Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic announce industry group to promote safe AI development
Some of the world's top artificial intelligence companies are launching a new industry body to work together — and with policymakers and researchers — on ways to regulate the development of bleeding-edge AI.
2023-07-26 23:24
Department of Education launches civil rights probe after lawsuit accuses Harvard of giving preferential treatment to legacy admissions
The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard University discriminates in its admissions process by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, roughly three weeks after a lawsuit made those allegations.
2023-07-26 05:26
ChatGPT creator pulls AI detection tool due to 'low rate of accuracy'
Less than six months after ChatGPT-creator OpenAI unveiled an AI detection tool with the potential to help teachers and other professionals detect AI generated work, the company has pulled the feature.
2023-07-26 02:24
20 Popular Google Doodle Games You Can Still Play
There’s a Google Doodle game for practically everything, from garden gnomes and ‘Doctor Who’ to magic cats and boba.
2023-07-26 02:23
Meta's Threads gets a highly requested 'following feed'
Meta on Tuesday launched a highly anticipated "following feed" option in its Threads app as part of its latest batch of updates that could help the new social platform further chip away at Twitter's position in the market.
2023-07-26 01:20
Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name
Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft (already have intellectual property rights to the same letter.
2023-07-25 23:19
Twitter's rebrand is the next stage in Elon Musk's vision for the company. But does anyone want it?
Elon Musk's move over the weekend to rebrand Twitter and replace its iconic bird logo with an X is just the latest step in his effort to make over the billionaire's longtime favorite platform in his image.
2023-07-25 20:16
The stock market is dominated by just a handful of companies. The Biden administration is worried
Just seven stocks -- Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla and Meta Platforms -- make up close to $11 trillion in market value and contributed about 75% of returns of the S&P 500 in the first half of 2023, according to a recent Bank of America report.
2023-07-25 19:52
TikTok brings in text posts to rival Elon Musk's X
TikTok will now allow users to post text-only content for the first time in a challenge to Elon Musk's beleaguered X, formerly known as Twitter.
2023-07-25 19:24
Apple faces $1 billion UK lawsuit by app developers over App Store fees
More than 1,500 app developers in the United Kingdom brought a £785 million ($1 billion) class action lawsuit against Apple Tuesday over its App Store fees.
2023-07-25 18:59
Taiwan's TSMC to invest $2.9 billion in new plant as demand for AI chips soars
TSMC, the world's largest chipmaker, says it plans to invest nearly 90 billion New Taiwan dollars ($2.9 billion) to build an advanced chip plant in Taiwan, as it expands production to meet booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) products.
2023-07-25 16:59
Spotify is hiking its prices
Spotify is the latest streaming service to hike its prices.
2023-07-24 19:56