CES 2024 was all about “AI”, with many companies rebranding anything involving algorithms as AI and running the risk of overpromising to consumers
CES 2024 showed us how AI will truly benefit drivers Marty Swant / Digiday : AI Briefing: What marketing and tech experts noticed at CES 2024 Samsung Newsroom : [Video] [CES 2024] Samsung Showcases Fu...
An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android's earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 8
James Clayton and Ben Derico in San Francisco & Anna Foster in Turkey — Google's earthquake warning system failed …
Elon Musk forms xAI, a startup he will lead to “understand the true nature of the universe”; the staff has worked at Google, Microsoft, Tesla, OpenAI, and more
Today we announce the formation of xAI. The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe. Reuters : Elon Musk launches AI firm xAI as he looks to take on OpenAI Kara Carlson / USA Tod...
In a Twitter Space, Elon Musk claims Twitter is “roughly break even”, grew agitated over misinformation and hate speech questions, which he avoided, and more
The Elon Musk portion of the Twitter Files story meets its M. Night Shyamalan ending. Chris Stokel-Walker / The i Paper : Elon Musk says he never wanted Twitter, but there's no way out for him now Mik...
California regulators close SVB and name the FDIC as the receiver to protect insured deposits; SVB ended 2022 with ~$209B in assets and $175.4B in deposits
banks, lawyers, etc — and it's a minor but not insignificant screening mechanism. https://twitter.com/... Jason Zweig / @jasonzweigwsj : If you want to create a perverse incentive for banks to become ...
Netflix names Microsoft as its “global advertising technology and sales partner” for its upcoming ad-supported streaming tier, rumored to arrive later in 2022
Morning War & Peaceniks!! Welcome to our BREAKING NEWS Q&A edition! Evann Gastaldo / Newser : Netflix Has More News on Ad-Supported Tier Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint : Netflix's ad-supported tier will...
Meta will no longer block searches nor remove praise of Kyle Rittenhouse on Facebook and Instagram, after designating him a shooter in a “mass murder” in 2020
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How Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter plan to handle Election Day and the subsequent days, clamping down on falsehoods and highlighting accurate information
So, it's going to be a big week — or weeks. Alexander Hall / Newsbusters : Mark Levin: Facebook Censored My Page on Eve Before Election; ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’ David Gilbert / VICE : Current Face...
UK's national statistics regulator says it will review the algorithm used by exam regulator Ofqual to decide grades for high school students
The national statistics regulator is stepping in to review the algorithm used by Ofqual to decide A-level grades for students who could not sit exams. Tweets: @cjfweatherhead , @areeqchowdhury , @jame...
An independent audit commissioned by Facebook harshly criticizes the company, arguing that some of its decisions were “significant setbacks for civil rights”
but Facebook will ignore because Facebook is Facebook and will always be Facebook for as long as Facebook is allowed to decide what Facebook shouldn't and shouldn't do on Facebook. https://www.nytimes...