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Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has come back online nearly a decade after shutting down ... as an apparent AI-generated content farm.
Karissa Bell07.10.2024
Bumble wants users to report AI-generated images
Bumble members can now report profiles they suspect of using AI-generated photos or videos.
Anna Washenko07.10.2024
You can now get AI Judy Garland or James Dean to read you the news
ElevenLabs is offering AI voices of deceased icons on their new Reader App.
Sarah Fielding07.05.2024
Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers
Cloudflare has introduced a free tool for any of its clients to block all known AI website crawlers, even those that aren't following the rules.
Anna Washenko07.04.2024
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50 percent in five years due to AI
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions spiked by nearly 50 percent in the last five years thanks to energy-guzzling data centers required to power artificial intelligence, according to the company’s 2024 Environmental Report
Pranav Dixit07.03.2024
Amazon reportedly investigated Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent
Amazon Web Services has started an investigation to determine whether Perplexity AI is breaking its rules, according to Wired.
Mariella Moon06.29.2024
FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they're actually trying to stop political AI robocalls
FCC chair asks telecom companies if they’re actually doing anything to stop AI political robocalls. This follows a consultant getting indicted over calls imitating President Biden.
Lawrence Bonk06.29.2024
Please don’t get your news from AI chatbots
When Nieman Lab asked ChatGPT for links to high-profile stories in publications it had paid millions of dollars to, it spat back fake links.
Pranav Dixit06.28.2024
Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI's gaping maw
Time is the latest big-name publication to let OpenAI train its large language models on its journalism archives.
Kris Holt06.27.2024
YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training
YouTube is allegedly looking to pay music labels a sum of money to use their content for AI training.
Sarah Fielding06.27.2024
Google uses AI to add 110 new languages to Translate
Google Translate is using PaLM 2 for its 110 language expansion.
Sarah Fielding06.27.2024
Welcome to the future, where AI-generated Al Michaels reads you personalized Olympic recaps
NBC’s “Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock” will let you choose your favorite sports and highlight types for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and an AI-generated Michaels will read a 10-minute customized recap of the previous day’s events based on your preferences.
Will Shanklin06.27.2024
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot called Metis.
Sarah Fielding06.26.2024
Rabbit R1 security issue allegedly leaves sensitive user data accessible to anybody
The team behind Rabbitude, the community-formed reverse engineering project for the Rabbit R1, has revealed finding a security issue with the company's code that left users' sensitive information accessible to everyone.
Mariella Moon06.26.2024
OpenAI has delayed its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants
“Exact timelines depend on meeting our high safety and reliability bar,” the company said.
Pranav Dixit06.26.2024
Toys 'R' Us uses OpenAI's Sora to make a brand film about its origin story and it’s horrifying
Toys 'R' Us tapped a creative ad agency to create a short story called The Origin of Toys 'R' using OpenAI's text-to-video model Sora.
Danny Gallagher06.26.2024
ChatGPT for macOS no longer requires a subscription
The macOS ChatGPT desktop app is now available to everyone. That is, provided you’re running an Apple Silicon Mac (sorry, Intel users) and are running macOS Sonoma or higher.
Will Shanklin06.26.2024
Made by Google's next event will be August 13
Google has announced the date for its next Made by Google event, which is scheduled to take place at 10AM PT on August 13.
Sam Rutherford06.26.2024
ChatGPT is now available in many Volkswagen models
ChatGPT is now available in many Volkswagen models. It works with the company’s pre-existing voice assistant IDA.
Lawrence Bonk06.26.2024
Motorola’s 2024 Razr and Razr+ might be the most stylish and affordable foldables of the year
For 2024, Motorola's Razr and Razr+ feature bigger screens, stunning new colors and a big upgrade in water resistance.
Sam Rutherford06.26.2024