Chat site Omegle shuts down after 14 years
Notorious video chat site Omegle — which was launched to link like-minded strangers but morphed into a cesspool for child predators — was shut down Thursday. Founded in 2009 by...
How Humane’s Ai Pin Works
This week, we talk about the new Humane wearable and the future of phone alternatives. Source
Noise-canceling headphones could let you pick and choose the sounds you want to hear
Future noise-canceling headphones could let users opt back in to certain sounds they’d like to hear, such as babies crying, birds tweeting, or alarms ringing. The technology that makes it...
Explained: Generative AI
A quick scan of the headlines makes it seem like generative artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. In fact, some of those headlines may actually have been written by generative...
Hollywood Actors Strike Ends With a Deal That Will Impact AI and Streaming for Decades
After 118 days on the picket lines, the longest such strike in Hollywood’s history, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a deal with the...
Google staffers squabble over $1.2B contract with Israel
Google staffers are locked in an escalating office squabble over the search giant’s business ties with Israel, which include a $1.2 billion agreement to provide cloud services to the Israeli...
The US and 30 Other Nations Agree to Set Guardrails for Military AI
Vice President Harris announced during her speech in London that the declaration has now been signed by US-aligned nations that include the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and France. The 31...
Google paid Activision-Blizzard $360M to use its app store, Epic Games says
Google gave “Call of Duty” parent Activision-Blizzard a whopping $360 million in incentives in 2020 to launch its video game on the “Play” app store, according to lawyers in Epic...
Bridging the expectation-reality gap in machine learning
Machine learning (ML) is now mission critical in every industry. Business leaders are urging their technical teams to accelerate ML adoption across the enterprise to fuel innovation and long-term growth....
Swimmers’ shock reaction to sharks at Bondi Beach
Wild footage has captured the moment swimmers are confronted by sharks in a number of incredibly close encounters at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. A video shared by the Drone Shark App...
Joe Rogan holds all the cards as his Spotify deal set to expire
Podcast king Joe Rogan may ditch Spotify for another platform — possibly even joining Elon Musk’s X — after his contract expires next year. The wildly popular host of the...
Deepfake video of Indian star Rashmika Mandanna leaves nation fuming
A short clip of what appears to be popular Indian star Rashmika Mandanna entering an elevator has blown up in India and received condemnation across the world. At first glance,...
Apple, PayPal could face bank-like supervision under watchdog’s proposal
The top US consumer financial watchdog on Tuesday proposed to regulate tech giants’ digital payments and smartphone wallet services, saying they rival traditional payment methods in scale and scope but...
5 Key Updates in GPT-4 Turbo, OpenAI’s Newest Model
OpenAI recently announced multiple new features for ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools during its recent developer conference. The upcoming launch of a creator tool for chatbots, called GPTs (short...
Google slammed for ‘bribe and block’ tactics as app store antitrust trial kicks off
“Fortnite” maker Epic Games accused Google of using a two-pronged “bribe and block” scheme to stifle competition to its Play Store at the start of a federal antitrust trial –...
