Countless aspects of generative AI have caused rampant debate, including its access to copyrighted material. Now, the vice president of audio at Stability AI, Ed Newton-Rex, has resigned due to his belief that training generative AI models using copyrighted content doesn’t qualify as “fair use,” […]
Day: November 16, 2023
Biden and Xi Jinping: Renewing US-China Military Communication
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, during their four-hour encounter at the APEC summit in San Francisco, reached significant agreements. The key outcomes included the resumption of military-to-military communications…
Sega faces unfair labor practice complaint for planned mass layoff of union members
Workers at Sega of America are accusing the video game company of “bad faith bargaining with workers” for its plan to lay off dozens of temporary workers. The publisher known for franchises that include Sonic the Hedgehog and Yakuza is now facing an unfair labor […]
Google is giving teens around the world access to its Bard AI chatbot
In September, Google opened its AI-powered search experience to teens in the US, giving them access to richer results with additional information and links. Now, the company has also given teens in most countries around the world access to its Bard AI chatbot, as long […]
This week in data: Data moats, generative AI and how to outperform your peers
Bruno Aziza also talks data leaders you should be following, McKinsey’s rules for outperforming the market and Gartner predictions for 2024.
Biden and Xi Jinping: Renewing US-China Military Communication
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, during their four-hour encounter at the APEC summit in San Francisco, reached significant agreements. The key outcomes included the resumption of military-to-military communications…
Refilled wants to save 100 million plastic bottles from the landfill
The Australian government recently set new packaging regulations after an official review found just 18% of plastic packaging is recycled, falling far short of a 70% target by 2025. Refilled, a Sydney-based startup, wants to help with its smart drink dispensers, which are meant to […]
Researchers use magnetic fields for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring
Synex Medical, a Toronto-based biotech research firm backed by Sam Altman (the CEO of OpenAI), has developed a tool that can measure your blood glucose levels without a finger prick. It uses a combination of low-field magnets and low-frequency radio waves to directly measure blood […]
Peridot uses Gen AI to make its virtual beasties more lifelike
Niantic says it’s going to use Generative AI to give its Peridot virtual pets more realistic reactions to real stimuli.
Threads starts testing hashtags…without the hash
Instagram’s Threads has been duping Twitter/X in a number of ways and today it’s adding one more feature that’s been core to the Twitter experience for years: hashtags. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads will begin testing the ability to tag topics on Threads […]