Three ways we can fight deepfake porn
Last week, sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift, one of the world’s biggest pop stars, went viral online. Millions of people viewed nonconsensual deepfake porn of Swift on the social...
118 new emojis are coming to iPhones — including new foods, animals and gender-neutral families
This warrants two digital thumbs way up. Craving fresh ways to express yourself pictorially? Not to fear: iPhone users will soon be able to enhance their graphic vocabulary with the...
Reddit mulls valuation of at least $5 billion in IPO: report
Reddit is reportedly being advised to target a valuation of at least $5 billion as it prepares to potentially go public this year – a fraction of what the social...
7 ways to pay less on streaming every month
Five years ago, Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu with Live TV would cost you around $56 a month. Not bad! Today, the same services will run you over $106. How’s that for outrageous? New research...
US Lawmakers Tell DOJ to Quit Blindly Funding ‘Predictive’ Police Tools
The United States Department of Justice has failed to convince a group of US lawmakers that state and local police agencies aren’t awarded federal grants to buy AI-based “policing” tools...
Ex-PayPal execs buys rights to film about Peter Thiel, Elon Musk
A former PayPal executive has bought the rights to a movie about Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman — who led Silicon Valley’s legendary “PayPal Mafia” in the days...
The George Carlin ‘AI’ Standup Creators Now Say a Human Wrote the Jokes
The estate of George Carlin has filed a federal lawsuit against the comedy podcast Dudesy for an hour-long comedy special sold as an AI-generated impression of the late comedian. But...
Amazon cancels $1.7B takeover of Roomba maker iRobot
Amazon has nixed plans to buy Roomba maker iRobot after the companies mutually determined the pending acquisition has “no path to regulatory approval in the European Union.” In a related...
Steve Ells’ plant-based, robot-run fast food startup Kernel scores NFL stars as investors, sets launch date
Chipotle founder Steve Ells’ plant-based, robot-powered fast-food startup Kernel is set to open its first location next month -– and has scored New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones as an...
Musk’s X aims to hire 100 content moderators in Austin by end of year
Social media company X is in the process of hiring 100 content moderators for a new office in Austin, Texas that will focus on fighting child abuse content, a goal...
How to protect yourself from Venmo, Zelle and Cash App scams
Imagine walking down the sidewalk and being confronted at gunpoint by a crook. Open the payment app on your phone and transfer out your hard-earned cash, or take a bullet...
OpenAI and Other Tech Giants Will Have to Warn the US Government When They Start New AI Projects
When OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm last year, it caught many power brokers in both Silicon Valley and Washington, DC, by surprise. The US government should now get...
If Taylor Swift Can’t Defeat Deepfake Porn, No One Can
If anyone can rally up a base, it’s Taylor Swift. When sexually explicit, likely AI-generated images of Swift circulated on social media this week, it galvanized her fans. Swifties found...
The AI-Fueled Future of Work Needs Humans More Than Ever
Much like the internet did in the 1990s, AI is going to change the very definition of work. While change can be scary, if the last three years taught us...
Researchers Say the Deepfake Biden Robocall Was Likely Made With Tools From AI Startup ElevenLabs
Last week, some voters in New Hampshire received an AI-generated robocall impersonating President Biden, telling them not to vote in the state’s primary election. It’s not clear who was responsible...
