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Experts warn of a “hallucination” problem with ChatGPT and LaMDA, as these chatbots take what they have learned and reshape it without regard for what is true
Siri, Google Search, online marketing and your child's homework will never be the same. Then there's the misinformation problem.
With the “Twitter Files”, Elon Musk has become an egregious example of what he wanted to expose: managers leveraging their social platforms for partisan ends
But it is actually a tool of progressive power. While you were hypnotized by viral memes, a cabal …
Sources: Alameda secretly loaned $43M to LLCs tied to The Block CEO Michael McCaffrey, used in part to buy and run the crypto news site; McCaffrey resigns
The Block, a media company that says it covers crypto news independently, has been secretly funded for over a year with money funneled …
Worried about its reputation, Google is hesitant to release its capable bot LaMDA, but waiting too long could mean ceding the market to competitors like ChatGPT
The tech giant believes the future of search is conversational. How did it let OpenAI's ChatGPT take the lead? — Google's had an awkward week.
Three members of Twitter's Trust and Safety Council, including two who have been members since 2016, resign, alleging Twitter's new leadership had shut them out
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Elon Musk tweeted an excerpt of Yoel Roth's doctoral dissertation, baselessly suggesting that the ex-Twitter executive is an advocate for child sexualization
Elon Musk posted tweets including an excerpt of Yoel Roth's doctoral dissertation Saturday that suggested the former Twitter executive …
A look at some early-adopters using ChatGPT, GPT-3, and other text generator bots to write business emails, find creative inspiration, and more
The latest AI sensation, ChatGPT, is easy to talk to, bad at math and often deceptively, confidently wrong. Some people are finding real-world value in it, anyway.
Source: the US DOJ is preparing a potential fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried and others, examining USD sent to the Bahamas around FTX's bankruptcy filing
US prosecutors, laying the groundwork for a potential fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried and others involved in the collapse …
Huawei licenses key 5G tech to Oppo, amid a US crackdown, and says it has patent cross-licensing deals with 20 companies, including extended deals with Samsung
Chinese tech giant keen to make the most of its trove of intellectual property — PHOENIX, U.S. — Huawei Technologies …
The “Twitter Files” are a peek at moderation at scale and a win for transparency, despite failing to show systemic bias and the opaque way they were released
Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, is feverishly promoting his “Twitter Files”: selected internal communications from the company …
The FTC faces hurdles in blocking Microsoft's Activision deal, as courts are skeptical of vertical merger challenges where two companies don't compete directly
Ms. Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has staked an ambitious trustbusting agenda on a case that may be difficult to win.
How AI-based natural language processing algorithms can be applied to biological data to create protein-language models and cut drug discovery time to months
Natural language processing algorithms like the ones used in Google searches and OpenAI's ChatGPT promise to slash the time required to bring medications to market Tweets: @_karenhao Tweets: @_karenha...
Pactum, which offers AI-powered software to help big companies like Walmart automate routine supplier negotiations, raised a $20M Series A extension led by 3VC
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With Republicans set to take over the House in 2023, a look at the odds of passing the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act in a divided Congress
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FTC antitrust officials seeking to block Microsoft's Activision deal are potentially more concerned about the future of cloud gaming than console exclusives
Bloomberg :
Uber's slow response to law enforcement requests and a complex request process are leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks by riders using fake accounts
An investigation by The Markup found that Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks Tweets: @andyjayhawk , @sisiwei , @jonkeegan , @themarkup ...
Layoffs and rescinded job offers are threatening Amazon's reputation in the tech job market, where it was already facing challenges, per a leaked June 2022 memo
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Sony's CTO and NEC's CEO say US chip export controls may temporarily impact China's ability to procure chips but question the sanctions' long-term effectiveness
Eri Sugiura / Financial Times : Tweets: @jtseo9 , @williamyang120 , @rnaudbertrand , @sroach_econ , and @sariarhohavren Tweets: @jtseo9 : In plain English, “shoveling shit against the tide”. Like all...
Lawmakers in Greece approve legislation banning commercial spyware after the opposition accused the government of surveilling officials and journalists
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A profile of Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, who was involved in several failed ventures before founding the exchange, including an e-commerce company
Sources: EU antitrust regulators plan to open a full-scale investigation into chipmaker Broadcom's proposed $61B acquisition of cloud computing company VMware
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Vietnam plans to ban ads on content that it deems anti-government or “toxic”, including some YouTube and Facebook accounts, and punish advertisers on such sites
Lien Hoang / Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @lienh , @freedomonthenet , @charlesmok , and @nikkeiasia Tweets: Lien Hoang / @lienh : Facebook, Google had advertiser backlash before as ads aired with posts abou...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
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Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.