Enlarge / The Gemini prompt box in the 'Dear Sydney' ad. Google Have you seen Google's “Dear Sydney” ad? The one where a young girl… Read More »Google pulls its awful pro-AI “Dear Sydney” ad after backlash
Donald Trump is an unlikely crypto ally. The power of bitcoin, embodied in Satoshi Nakamoto’s founding document, is that it frees participants from murky judgments… Read More »Trump's crypto embrace could be a disaster for Bitcoin
Chinese scientists have developed a way to extract uranium from seawater, Interesting Engineering reported. The breakthrough could have major implications for making nuclear power cheaper… Read More »Chinese company makes first-of-its-kind advancement using seawater – see how the new technology could change the future of nuclear power
The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining has chosen a UN environmental watchdog to replace a leader accused of having too close ties to… Read More »Agency votes to replace official accused of rushing start of seabed mining
RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of three inmates killed in a Nevada prison fight this week was a member of a white supremacist prison gang… Read More »1 in 3 people killed in Nevada prison fights were members of a white supremacist gang that killed an inmate in 2016
If deals are reached, Meta could integrate the actors' voices into a digital assistant product called MetaAI, insiders said.
In March 2019, TikTok agreed to an injunction from a U.S. federal court that prohibited the social media giant from collecting personal information from its… Read More »TikTok Sued by US Department of Justice for Allegedly Violating Children's Privacy
Alachua County has declared a local emergency in preparation for Tropical Cyclone Four. The order was signed Friday night by County Commission Chair Mary Alford.… Read More »Alachua County declares emergency due to possible tropical cyclone
Buying counterfeit weight-loss drugs from illegal online pharmacies that don't require a prescription is a very bad idea, according to a study published Friday in… Read More »Buying dodgy weight loss drugs online is a bad idea, in case you were wondering
Central bankers are preparing to cut interest rates and are closely monitoring employment figures to determine when and by how much to cut interest rates.
A Newark, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing narcotics to two teenagers “in exchange for sexual favors,” prosecutors… Read More »Newark man convicted of providing drugs to teens in exchange for sexual favors
Tesla lawyers have asked a Delaware judge to overturn its decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Musk after shareholders approved it for the… Read More »Delaware judge questions Tesla over Elon Musk's Tesla Pay vote
When Meta released its major language model Llama 3 for free in April, it took third-party developers just a few days to create a version… Read More »A new trick could block the abuse of open source AI
It seems like we just can’t let AI go, especially when it comes to fast food restaurants. Just weeks after customers cheered at the news… Read More »Why Taco Bell Is Doubling Down on AI Drive-Thrus While Other Chains See Massive Failures
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called social media groups to account for the misinformation on their platforms that led to violent clashes this week. But… Read More »The UK riots were fuelled online. Will social media companies take action?
