When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the ruling also could have implications for rapidly developing technologies like artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The justices are due to rule by the end of June whether Alphabet Inc’s YouTube can …
Read More »Disney’s latest and biggest round of layoffs has begun
Following CEO Bob Iger’s announcement back in March that Disney was seeking to lay off some 7,000 of its employees, Reuters reports that the second round of firings began today and is projected to continue through Thursday before picking up again later this year. While the frontline hourly workers at …
Read More »Newly unearthed iPhone spyware tool sold to governments for targeted surveillance
A new type of spyware has been discovered being sold to various governments throughout the world and is meant to be used to spy mainly on journalists, activists, and political opponents. Here is what we know so far and how you can make sure your devices are always protected. CLICK …
Read More »Substack co-founder says ‘we don’t like or condone bigotry,’ doesn’t explain how Notes will moderate it
“Last week, we caught some heat after Chris didn’t accept the terms of a question from a podcast interviewer about how Substack will handle bigoted speech on Notes,” McKenzie said. “It came across poorly and some people sternly criticized us for our naivety while others wondered how we’d discourage bad …
Read More »Dalle-2 vs. Bing Creator – which comes out on top in this AI showdown?
It’s an artificial intelligence showdown: which AI photo generator is the winner? You’ve probably heard of ChatGPT by now, but did you know AI was also creating almost instant images? Open AI, the artificial intelligence lab behind ChatGPT, also has Dall-E 2, a system they claim can create realistic images …
Read More »Supreme Court could decide if government officials can block social media users
The Supreme Court is set to hear two cases that could decide if the First Amendment allows government officials to block users on personal social media accounts where they post about their work. The cases are O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed, both concerning public officials who use social …
Read More »Don’t let yourself get caught up in these shameful situations
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Read More »AnkerMake M5 3D printer review: speed is not enough
Last April, I introduced you to a seemingly game-changing new 3D printer: the AnkerMake M5. “Printing So Smart, It’s Easy”, the company’s tagline read. 3D printing has never been exactly what I’d call “easy,” but Anker really turned my head with its multi-part pitch: Prints five times faster than the …
Read More »Woman turns to ChatGPT after landlord tries to hike rent despite broken washing machines
A New York City woman said she successfully used OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot to get appliances in her apartment building fixed after her landlord tried to increase her rent. “It was the audacity to increase the rent, seemingly in retaliation after I filed a complaint and request for a rent decrease …
Read More »All of my favorite games this year are old
As I installed the original Final Fantasy, a game that first came out when I was three years old, on Sony’s most advanced console to date, I came to a realization: almost everything I’ve played this year has been old. Between the remakes, rereleases, and retro collections, it’s been a …
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