Viral TikTok video freezes scrolling — how to fix it
Users on TikTok are raising concerns due to a new viral video that appears to freeze their feeds after viewing it. TikToker @noahglenncarter, who regularly posts about viral trends on...
Scaling customer experiences with data and AI
Today, interactions matter more than ever. According to data compiled by NICE, once a consumer makes a buying decision for a product or service, 80% of their decision to keep...
How an iPhone Powered by Google’s Gemini AI Might Work
So, assuming the deal does go through, what might Gemini look like on the iPhone? First off, Gartenberg says it will likely manifest with a distinctly un-Apple label. “It would...
US senator accused of cozy ties to Apple after opposing congressional stock trading
A US lawmaker who has long campaigned against congressional stock trading is among the nearly one-in-five in the Senate who own or likely own chunks of Apple stock – and...
Does technology help or hurt employment?
This is part 2 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor....
Most work is new work, long-term study of U.S. census data shows
This is part 1 of a two-part MIT News feature examining new job creation in the U.S. since 1940, based on new research from Ford Professor of Economics David Autor....
Google’s ultimate April Fool’s prank that turned out to be real
SAN FRANCISCO — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool’s Day not long after starting their...
OpenAI Can Re-Create Human Voices—but Won’t Release the Tech Yet
Voice synthesis has come a long way since 1978’s Speak & Spell toy, which once wowed people with its state-of-the-art ability to read words aloud using an electronic voice. Now,...
How to Resist the Temptation of AI When Writing
Your local public library is a great source of free information, journals, and databases (even ones that generally require a subscription and include embargoed research). For example, your search should...
Eric Adams OKs robotaxis in NYC, but they can’t be driverless
New Yorkers will soon see self-driving cars snake their way through the city’s traffic-choked streets — though the vehicles won’t be driverless. Mayor Eric Adams signed off on allowing several...
Microsoft, OpenAI planning $100B data center to house AI supercomputer
Microsoft and ChatGPT parent OpenAI are planning a data-center project that could cost as much as $100 billion and will include an artificial intelligence supercomputer called “Stargate,” according to a report on Friday. The companies...
Workers were on break in their cars when Baltimore bridge collapsed, survivor’s wife says
The wife of one of the construction workers who survived the collapse of a Baltimore bridge said they were on a break when tragedy struck — and that it’s a...
Researchers create “The Consensus Game” to elevate AI’s text comprehension and generation skills
Imagine you and a friend are playing a game where your goal is to communicate secret messages to each other using only cryptic sentences. Your friend’s job is to guess...
Elon Musk’s xAI launching new version of Grok chatbot
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI announced that it’s releasing an upgraded version of its ChatGPT-rival chatbot Grok that will be able to code and do math-related tasks — but...
A conversation with OpenAI’s first artist in residence
Alex Reben’s work is often absurd, sometimes surreal: a mash-up of giant ears imagined by DALL-E and sculpted by hand out of marble; critical burns generated by ChatGPT that thumb...
