Source: Donald Trump had a lengthy phone conversation with Sam Altman last week about AI's potential and the need to develop the tech in the US instead of China
24 hours of Elon Musk and Sam Altman's public exchanges since Trump announced Stargate Beatrice Nolan / Fortune : Sam Altman has ‘changed his perspective’ on Trump and wishes he hadn't been a ‘non pla...
After a backlash, Meta says newly viral AI-generated profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting them
and what you can do with it Mia Sato / The Verge : Meta's AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well Josh Kerwick / Star Observer : Meta Wipes Scrutinised AI Accounts, Including A “Black Qu...
Beeper says “Beeper Mini is back” but now requires users to log in with their Apple ID, as phone number registration doesn't work; Beeper makes the service free
Bug fixes and other improvements — We've created an updated version … Anurag Singh / Dexerto : Android iMessage app releases new update to sidestep Apple block Alexander Maxham / Android Headlines :...
How one disgruntled person destroyed the online reputations of 145+ people, aided by “complaint sites” in the US and platforms like Google that rarely intervene
Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock's online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined. Tweets: @kashhill , @zoeschiffer , @dabeard...
Garmin says a ransomware attack occurred on July 23 but there's “no indication” customer data was stolen, expects to return to normal operation in a few days
TAREN STANTON, FRONT RANGE FLIGHT SCHOOL A Cyberattack on Garmin Disrupted More Than Workouts | WIRED https://www.wired.com/... @wired : Runners and athletes weren't the only ones affected by the cybe...
BBC pulls podcasts from Google Podcasts and Assistant, blaming Google for not providing enough audience data and sending podcast user searches to its own app
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Apple's Heart Study, announced with Stanford in Nov. 2017, finds ~0.5% of 400K+ participants using Apple Watch up to Series 3 received irregular pulse alerts
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Reid Hoffman says he wasn't aware of disinformation campaign in Alabama race, apologizes for funding group linked to it; source says Hoffman invested $750K
A series of articles in the New York … Matt Binder / Mashable : LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman accidentally funded fake news Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch : Reid Hoffman denies direct knowledge of fu...
YouTube collaborates with Jigsaw to launch Redirect Method, responding to certain keyword searches with videos that discredit extremist recruiting narratives
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YouTube collaborates with Jigsaw to launch Redirect Method, responding to certain keyword searches with videos that discredit extremist recruiting narratives
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