Today: November 14, 2024
Today: November 14, 2024

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Business|Election|Political|US

Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role

Choosing billionaire Elon Musk to be what President-elect Donald Trump calls “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, is not the first time an American president has empowered a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations

Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
Election|Technology|US

FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election

Several federal and state agencies are investigating how racist mass texts were sent to Black people across the country in the wake of the presidential election this week

FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
Business|News|Science|Technology

Tech industry leaders endorse regulating artificial intelligence at rare summit in Washington

At a closed-door Senate forum, tech leaders loosely endorsed the regulation of artificial intelligence

Crime|MidEast|News|Technology

X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is struggling with a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the latest war between Israel and Hamas

X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes
Business|Finance|Technology|Videos

Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after antitrust fights

Microsoft has completed its purchase of video game-maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion, closing one of the most expensive tech acquisitions in history that could have repercussions across the video game industry

Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after antitrust fights
Health|Science|Technology

Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism

Hospitals and health care systems are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records

Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism
Crime

AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action

A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos

AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action
Business|News|Science|Technology

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns

President Joe Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence

Biden wants to move fast on AI safeguards and signs an executive order to address his concerns
Election|News|Opinion|Technology|US

Poll shows most US adults think AI will add to election misinformation in 2024

A majority of American adults think artificial intelligence tools will increase the spread of false and misleading information in the 2024 presidential election

Poll shows most US adults think AI will add to election misinformation in 2024
Technology

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition

Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT has unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition
Business|Technology|US

Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO

The company that created ChatGPT is in turmoil after Microsoft hired its ousted CEO and many more employees threatened to follow him in a conflict that centered in part oin part on how to build artificial intelligence that’s smarter than humans

Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO
Business|Technology

OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos

The ousted leader of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him just days ago

OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos
News|Science|Technology

Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race

Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils

Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race
News|Technology

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children
Business|Finance|Technology|US

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout

Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 million purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout
Business

Microsoft's Nadella woos Indian developers to the company's AI tools

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has urged more than a thousand Indian computer code developers to use the company’s artificial intelligence tools being deployed across its products

Microsoft's Nadella woos Indian developers to the company's AI tools
Election|News|Technology|World

Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world

Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery
Business|Entertainment|Technology|Videos

Sora is ChatGPT maker OpenAI's new text-to-video generator. Here's what we know about the new tool

The maker of ChatGPT is now diving into AI-generated video

Sora is ChatGPT maker OpenAI's new text-to-video generator. Here's what we know about the new tool
Business|News|Technology

OpenAI has 'full confidence' in CEO Sam Altman after investigation, reinstates him to board

OpenAI said it is reinstating CEO Sam Altman to its board of directors and has “full confidence” in his leadership after a law firm concluded an investigation into the turmoil that led the company to abruptly fire and rehire him in November

OpenAI has 'full confidence' in CEO Sam Altman after investigation, reinstates him to board
Crime|News|Technology

Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse

A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation is “enormously valuable” but hasn't lived up to its potential

Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse
Business|Finance|News|Technology|US

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review

A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and put safeguards around it

Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review
Business|News|Technology

White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes

President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology

White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes
Business|Technology

AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it's ripping them off

The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information

AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it's ripping them off
Business|News|Technology

News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement

Another news organization is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement

News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement
Business|Technology|US

US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups

Three U.S. Senators are calling for action against a new practice big technology companies are using to swallow up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them

US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups

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