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US Senator Uses ChatGPT for Opening Remarks at a Hearing on AI
US Senator Uses ChatGPT for Opening Remarks at a Hearing on AI
US Senator Richard Blumenthal opened a hearing on AI with a recording of his voice describing the risks
2023-05-16 22:49
Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators
Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine
2023-09-11 23:52
Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say
Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say
Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio
2023-06-27 00:15
Elon Musk says Twitter's cash flow still negative as ad revenue drops
Elon Musk says Twitter's cash flow still negative as ad revenue drops
Elon Musk said Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and
2023-07-15 22:24
EU seeks top court backing in $14 billion tax fight against Apple
EU seeks top court backing in $14 billion tax fight against Apple
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG EU competition regulators appealed to the bloc's highest court on Tuesday to override
2023-05-23 18:49
Rate limit exceeded: What Twitter error message means and why Elon Musk has imposed restrictions
Rate limit exceeded: What Twitter error message means and why Elon Musk has imposed restrictions
Thousands of Twitter users reported problems with the social media platform this weekend, with many receiving a message saying “rate-limit exceeded” on their personal feed page meant for curated content. Many users complained of several issues over the weekend, such as disappearing timelines, an inability to retrieve or send out their own tweets or even send a direct message. Users could scroll only a limited number of times on their curated “For You” personal feed pages before hitting limits. Twitter owner and chief technology officer Elon Musk explained on Saturday that the platform was issuing temporary reading limits with verified accounts being restricted to reading 6,000 posts a day. Mr Musk said the new restriction was applied “to address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation”. The Tesla chief then later added that the “rate limits” were increasing to “8,000 for verified, 800 for unverified and 400 for new unverified”. He then followed it with another update, raising the limits to 10,000, 1,000 and 500 respectively. It remains unclear for how long the new restrictions will be in place as many users continue to face the “Rate limit exceeded. Please wait a few moments then try again” message. Mr Musk has been attempting to generate more revenue for Twitter by making changes to the platform’s policy regarding the use of its API – the system used to communicate with other services. The Tesla and SpaceX chief has previously expressed displeasure with third-party clients, including artificial intelligence firms, using Twitter’s data to train their AI models. The company has been cutting its free API support, which has effectively killed off third-party services that rely on it. Commenting on the outage, Adam Leon Smith of BCS, the UK’s professional IT body, said while data scraping may be “part of the reason”, there are likely to be “underlying technical problems” on the platform. “The alleged data scraping could well be caused by Twitter now charging exorbitant fees for API access, which may have led to a secondary market for tweet data,” he said. Mr Musk retweeted an Elon Musk parody account that said “we are all Twitter addicts and need to go outside”. “I’m doing a good deed for the world here. Also, that’s another view you just used,” the tweet read. Read More Jack Dorsey calls for ‘open internet’ as Musk imposes new reading limits on Twitter Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces Is Twitter down? Thousands of users complain of issues with social media website and app Jack Dorsey calls for ‘open internet’ as Musk imposes new reading limits on Twitter Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day Twitter applies temporary reading limits amid ongoing problems with platform
2023-07-03 14:47
Instagram attempts to explain 'shadowbanning', but creators still aren't happy
Instagram attempts to explain 'shadowbanning', but creators still aren't happy
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri released a blog post on Wednesday in an effort to
2023-06-01 17:48
Thomson Reuters to acquire legal tech provider Casetext for $650 million
Thomson Reuters to acquire legal tech provider Casetext for $650 million
Thomson Reuters Corporation said on Monday it had agreed to acquire Casetext, a California-based company that provides technology
2023-06-27 10:22
Morgan Stanley Reaches 70% of $1 Trillion ESG Funding Goal
Morgan Stanley Reaches 70% of $1 Trillion ESG Funding Goal
Morgan Stanley said it’s more than two thirds of the way towards achieving its target to finance $1
2023-08-04 22:17
Spotify preparing to launch ‘Supremium’ tier with new features and higher price, rumours say
Spotify preparing to launch ‘Supremium’ tier with new features and higher price, rumours say
Spotify is preparing to launch a new “Supremium” tier, with extra features for a higher price, according to new rumours. The membership will cost $19.99 – twice the current price – and offer a variety of new features. Chief among them is expected to be lossless audio, which is already offered for free on rival Apple Music. But the extra tier will also offer advanced playlist mixing tools that allow people to choose songs by tempo, feel, activity and more. It will have new listening stats, the inclusion of audiobook listening and AI playlist generation tools, according to technology expert Chris Messina, who found mentions of the update within Spotify. Spotify has focused heavily on artificial intelligence tools in recent months. They have included the addition of an AI DJ that not only automatically selects songs but also introduces them, and AI-powered translation that allows people to listen to podcasts in other languages but with realistic-sounding voices. Spotify’s HiFi tier has been in the works for years. The company first announced it at the beginning of 2021, but it has not arrived since, and there have been rumours about it ever since. The new leaks suggest that the upgrade will bring 24-bit lossless audio. That bitrate matches the high-quality offering on other music streaming services, such as Apple Music. A number of streaming services have launched HiFi or lossless tiers in recent months, even as most people listen with Bluetooth headphones that are unable to actually play music at high enough quality. Amazon has a lossless plan that costs $14.99 per month, for instance, and Tidal offers its HiFi plan at $19.99. It is unclear whether Spotify will offer any more revenue to artists from the extra cost of the higher-priced lossless plan. The company has received sustained criticism for the relatively small fees it pays to musicians when their music is streamed. The leaked code is the latest suggestion that Spotify will use the “Supremium” branding for its higher-priced tier. Previously, it had called it “HiFi”, and a survey sent to subscribers last year referred to it as “Platinum”. Read More Spotify clarifies position on whether it will ban AI-powered music Spotify makes voice clones of podcasters and uses them to speak other languages Slack has stopped working
2023-10-07 01:57
8 of the best free AI courses from Google
8 of the best free AI courses from Google
TL;DR: Google has released a range of artificial intelligence courses that you can take for
2023-06-07 12:22
Paige Spiranac takes fans on trip down memory lane of her golf influencer career: 'It's been all worth it'
Paige Spiranac takes fans on trip down memory lane of her golf influencer career: 'It's been all worth it'
Paige Spiranac shared how she transformed her humble start as a collegiate golfer into the career of a golf influencer
2023-08-27 13:55