Here Comes the Flood of AI-Generated Clickbait
Domain names have value, even when the websites that were once hosted there are shut down or abandoned. Prospectors will often swoop in and snatch up an unused domain, then...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams sues Facebook, Instagram, others for fueling youth mental health crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies including Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram for fueling mental health crisis...
Tinder, Hinge, League dating apps encourage ‘compulsive use’ with ‘predatory’ business model: lawsuit
Match Group was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action claiming that its dating apps Tinder, Hinge and The League are designed to addict users, generating more profit for the...
Ex-Twitter engineer says Musk wrongly fired him over leaks to media: book
A former Twitter engineer claims he was wrongly fired by a paranoid Elon Musk because of persistent press leaks shortly after the mogul bought the social media site according to...
Gen Z doesn’t trust their bosses to give career advice — here’s what they’re turning to instead
Providing employees with opportunities for growth in the workplace can be critical in building loyalty, which is something many employers could use these days in an age of increased attrition...
Typo in earnings report sends Lyft stock soaring by 67%
A typo in Lyft’s earnings report overstated a key profit metric by a factor of 10 — sparking a 67% spike in its stock late Tuesday before management corrected the...
Jeff Bezos creeps closer to Elon Musk on world’s richest billionaires list
Jeff Bezos is nipping at Elon Musk’s heels on the billionaires list after the Amazon founder sold some $4 billion worth of company stock in the last week. The Amazon...
Elon Musk in talks with Tesla shareholder before appeal of nixed $56B pay package
Elon Musk and the Tesla shareholder who won a verdict last month voiding the CEO’s $56-billion pay package will ask a judge to pause her ruling until an appeal is resolved, according to a Tuesday letter...
Using AI to discover stiff and tough microstructures
Every time you smoothly drive from point A to point B, you’re not just enjoying the convenience of your car, but also the sophisticated engineering that makes it safe and...
Mark Zuckerberg mocks Apple ‘fanboys’ in takedown of ‘Vision Pro’ headset
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg ripped Apple’s $3,500 “Vision Pro” virtual reality headset – and poked fun at the company’s “fanboy” defenders” – in the latest sign of an escalating rivalry...
Providing the right products at the right time with machine learning
Whether your favorite condiment is Heinz ketchup or your preferred spread for your bagel is Philadelphia cream cheese, ensuring that all customers have access to their preferred products at the...
‘AI Girlfriends’ Are a Privacy Nightmare
You shouldn’t trust any answers a chatbot sends you. And you probably shouldn’t trust it with your personal information either. That’s especially true for “AI girlfriends” or “AI boyfriends,” according...
Amazon hit with lawsuit over controversial move to show ads on Prime Video
An Amazon Prime subscriber has a significant problem with the company’s implementation of ads on Prime Video and filed a class action lawsuit on Friday challenging the move. The plaintiff, who lives...
Walmart reportedly in talks to buy TV maker Vizio for $2B
Walmart is in talks to buy smart television manufacturer Vizio for more than $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Vizio jumped...
FCC should probe Apple over Beeper Mini shutdown: GOP Commissioner
Republican FCC Commission Brendan Carr said the agency should investigate Apple over its move to block the “Beeper Mini” app that allowed Android users to access iMessage. Carr – a...
