These six questions will dictate the future of generative AI
It was a stranger who first brought home for me how big this year’s vibe shift was going to be. As we waited for a stuck elevator together in March,...
Four trends that changed AI in 2023
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. This has been one of the...
EU probes X over disinformation on Israel-Hamas war
The European Union has launched an investigation into whether Elon Musk’s X is complying with rules that require the social media giant to counter illegal content and disinformation. The European...
Should you hand over your email and number for discounts?
It’s a savvy shopper’s favorite time of year: Discounts and deals as far as the eye can see. You’re probably like me — I don’t like paying full price. But is handing...
Apple halting US sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 smartwatches over patent dispute
Apple on Monday said it will halt all sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the US over a patent dispute regarding the technology used to enable...
Comcast’s Xfinity warns customer information ‘likely acquired’ in hacking incident
Comcast’s Xfinity said Monday there was unauthorized access to its internal systems between Oct. 16 and Oct. 19. Xfinity, which provides video, broadband and phone services, said it had notified federal...
I worked at Apple — these iPhone hacks are a battery lifesaver
The average American checks their phone on average 96 times per day, or once every 10 minutes. To better deal with such frequent usage, a former Apple employee has revealed the...
What your email signature says about you — and what to use instead
Signatures are often the part of an email that people spend the least amount of time on — but how you sign off could say more about you than you...
Lawmakers ask DOJ to probe Apple after it shut down iMessage app on Android
A bipartisan group of four US senators and representatives asked the Department of Justice whether Apple violated antitrust laws for shutting down an application that enabled Android devices to text...
Navigating a shifting customer-engagement landscape with generative AI
One can’t step into the same river twice. This simple representation of change as the only constant was taught by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus more than 2000 years ago. Today,...
Artificial intelligence now capable of creating new AI without human intervention, scientists say
Artificial intelligence models can now create smaller AI systems without the help of a human, according to research published Friday by a group of scientists who said the project was...
Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced four years for fraud
Trevor Milton, the convicted founder of electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker Nikola, was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday after a jury last year found him guilty of lying to investors about...
A-Rod’s SPAC plans $800M merger with Lynk Global
Alex Rodriguez’s blank-check firm announced plans to merge with satellite communications provider Lynk Global in a deal worth at least $800 million. Rodriguez’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Slam Corp.,...
OpenAI suspends ByteDance’s account after it allegedly used GPT to build rival AI product: report
OpenAI has suspended the account of TikTok parent ByteDance following a report that the China-owned firm was “secretly” using its “GPT” AI technology to build its own rival chatbot service....
In the Age of AI, ‘Her’ Is a Fairy Tale
When Spike Jonze’s Her came out in 2013, the film about a lonely man falling for an artificially intelligent operating system won widespread praise. Watching today, the qualities critics celebrated...
