Microsoft says it will shut down Skype on May 5 and directs users to migrate all their contacts and chat data to Teams; Skype had 36M+ DAUs in 2023
Microsoft has announced it is discontinuing … Thomas Stevenson / The Post Millennial : Microsoft to shut down Skype in two months, company says switch to Teams David Phelan / Forbes : Microsoft Kills ...
Some US school districts are adopting Sonny, an AI “wellbeing companion,” to provide mental health support to students when there aren't enough counselors
Is a human-AI texting service the future of mental-health care for students? — Teens around the country are confiding … Bluesky: @daniloc.xyz , @kiwired , and @radiobeartime.com . LinkedIn: Ana Bran...
A US man pleads guilty to a cyberstalking campaign against a professor, including by creating chatbots on Crushon.ai and JanitorAI using her personal info
James Florence, 36, agreed to plead guilty after using victim's information to guide chatbots in impersonation Bluesky: @anabrandusescu . LinkedIn: Maree Crabbe . Forums: r/whenwomenrefuse Bluesky: An...
How Dustin Moskovitz's Open Philanthropy is pushing policymakers to focus on AI's long-term risks by funding salaries of staff in Congress and federal agencies
How a billionaire-backed network of AI advisers took over Washington - POLITICO … Kim Perales / @KimPerales@toad.social : Corrupt, self-serving, & dangerous #AI tech titans are influencing MOC. Horiz...
A look at the global freelancer labor force on sites like 99designs, some of whom are early generative AI adopters and are most at risk of being replaced by AI
The global labor force of outsourced and contract workers are early adopters of generative AI — and the most at risk. — R Bluesky: @sesmith.bsky.social and @anabrandusescu.bsky.social . Mastodon: @w...
Profile of Paul Romer, once tech's favorite economist and now a critic, who has championed state taxes on the digital ads sold by Facebook and Google
Paul Romer's call for government activism, particularly toward the big tech companies, reflects “a profound change in my thinking.” Tweets: @ramaswmysridhar , @1br0wn , @staceynycdc , @hoofnagle , @an...
Sources: CEO of AI startup Clarifai says internal ethics officers do not suit small companies and that Clarifai would one day supply autonomous weapons
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — When a news article revealed that Clarifai was working with the Pentagon and some employees questioned the ethics … Tweets: @david_gunkel , @frankpasquale , @nytimes , @techwor...
How Instagram influencers portray themselves as self-made wealthy traders to build up affiliate marketing schemes, often targeting teens
Symeon Brown / The Guardian : Tweets: @randfish , @anabmap , @mattzarb , and @rationalhill Tweets: Rand Fishkin / @randfish : Just like in the early days of SEO, the viral stories about “influencer m...