A look at Meta's AI strategy, which is a bet that open sourcing the tech will drive down competitors' prices and spread Meta's version of AI more broadly
Wall Street Journal : Threads: @jjackyliang . Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social . X: @hoofnagle , @canadakaz , @ylecun , and @ylecun Threads: Jacky Liang / @jjackyliang : no tech company ever “open sou...
How an Uber Eats worker created UberCheats, a web app that computed the actual distance a courier traveled, after suspecting algorithmic error and underpayment
A tech-savvy Uber Eats worker was sick of the algorithms that controlled his day. So he decided to fight back X: @mrbrownsir , @hoofnagle , @ftmag , @michaelezra , @madhumita29 , @karenojeffrey , @le...
GM, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, and others added optional features in their apps to rate people's driving in recent years, offering the data to brokers like LexisNexis
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars … Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social . X: @evan_greer , @ccanonne_ , ...
Q&A with Andrew Ng, a Google Brain cofounder, Stanford professor, ex-Baidu executive, and investor, on AI models, training, regulation, Big Tech, and Biden's EO
The computer scientist says it's a mistake to fall for the doomsday hype on AI — and that regulators who do will only benefit vested interests X: @per_thorn , @hoofnagle , @anastasiabekt , and @drcoli...
Political advertisers have raised concerns about X's Community Notes after major brands like Apple, Samsung, and Uber had critical notes attached to their ads
his top priority for revenue growth. Community Notes on ads will 100% be removed because of this. Meg Graham / @megancgraham : “This Is a False Advertisement”: Major brands like Apple, Uber and Samsun...
Political advertisers have raised concerns about X's Community Notes after major brands like Apple, Samsung, and Uber had critical notes attached to their ads
his top priority for revenue growth. Community Notes on ads will 100% be removed because of this. Meg Graham / @megancgraham : “This Is a False Advertisement”: Major brands like Apple, Uber and Samsun...
The FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids' data, accusing the company of violating a 2020 order with its privacy program and COPPA with Messenger Kids
In an announcement today, the agency said that, on top of … Jamey Kistner : 🔒 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook, accusing the company of f...
As interest rates rise and economic growth slows, Affirm, Afterpay, Zip, Klarna, and other BNPL services are beginning to see late payments or related losses
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @sullycnbc , @matt_cochrane7 , @fedprom , and @hoofnagle Tweets: Brian Sullivan / @sullycnbc : Buy now, pay ... never? https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/... Ma...
FactSet survey of Q1 ad revenue: Google is expected to rise 23% YoY to $55.1B, Meta is expected to rise 8% YoY to ~$27.5B, and Twitter to grow 25% YoY to $1.1B
Google's search business expected to stay resilient while social platforms grapple with challenges Tweets: @megancgraham , @csooran , @enriqueabeyta , @hoofnagle , @jason_kint , and @jason_kint Tweets...
Several experts say steady improvements in advanced driver-assistance systems are a better pathway to scaling driverless tech than a “moonshot” Level 4 solution
they shouldn't have Tweets: Hussein Kanji / @hkanji : “There is really no path from L2 to L4 — there's a huge chasm. It's a completely different development mindset.” https://amp-ft-com.cdn.ampproject...