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Day: October 22, 2024
How to Close the Gender Health Gap
Sexism within health systems means that women get worse and delayed treatment. The UK has proposed a plan that could solve this issue—experts weigh in on how to do it best.
NetVRk launches its AI-powered metaverse with Unreal Engine 5 graphics
NetVRk, a cross-platform AI and Web3-driven metaverse, unveiled its platform for building virtual worlds with Unreal Engine 5.
Peter Todd Was ‘Unmasked’ As Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Now He’s In Hiding
Peter Todd has gone underground after an HBO documentary named him as the creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, whose real identity has long remained a mystery.
Stability claims its newest Stable Diffusion models generate more ‘diverse’ images
Following a string of controversies stemming from technical hiccups and licensing changes, AI startup Stability AI has announced its latest family of image generation models. The new Stable Diffusion 3.5 series is more customizable and versatile than Stability’s previous-generation tech, the company claims — as […]
Spotify now lets you create custom cover art for your playlists
Spotify is rolling out the ability for users to design and customize their own playlist cover art, the company announced on Tuesday. While users have already been able to upload a custom image for a playlist, this new feature lets you design you own cover […]
You can no longer sign up for Hulu or Disney+ in Apple’s App Store
New subscribers to Disney+ or Hulu will no longer be able to sign up through Apple’s App Store, both Disney-owned platforms announced through updates to their help centers. Instead, individuals are encouraged to visit their browser sites and sign up directly with them. The reason […]
Thousands of creatives sign petition against AI data scraping
What do the actor Kevin Bacon, the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, the musician Robert Smith, and the journalist and historian Sidney Blumenthal have in common? They are among the 11,500 signatories of a petition against unlicensed use of creative works for AI training. “The unlicensed use […]
UK Considers New Smartphone Bans for Children
A proposed law would tighten up phone bans in schools and limit how tech companies use children’s data, but experts are unconvinced these measures would make kids safer or healthier.
AI startup Ideogram launches infinite Canvas for manipulating, combining generated images
Users can spread newly generated images out, compare them to older ones, resize and reorder them at will, and even combine two with AI.