Category: Tech
BBC and Agatha Christie estate respond to ‘deepfake’ controversy
A new writing course uses artificial intelligence to recreate Agatha Christie’s likeness. On Wednesday, BBC Maestro — a similar service to Masterclass — launched a new writing course taught by the best-selling novelist of all time. There’s a catch: the author, genre-defining mystery writer Agatha Christie, died 50 years ago, and was thus unavailable to […]
Wyze shares massive tariff bill on just one shipment from China
The tariffs are starting to feel very real. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hitting tech companies hard, or at least they are in this one specific case. Wyze, a company that specializes in security equipment like cameras, took to X on Wednesday to share an example of what tech companies are going through …
What Trump’s de minimis change means for your online shopping habit
From Amazon to Temu to TikTok Shop, brace for impact. There are many reasons why you might want to start spending less money online: It can be bad for the environment, it can be bad for your quality of life, it’s bad for your wallet, and, with the “de minimis” import rule changing, it …
Tesla reportedly went looking for a new CEO. Elon Musk denies it.
Were Tesla board members seriously looking to replace Elon Musk as CEO? Was Tesla’s board looking to replace Elon Musk as CEO? A surprising new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Tesla’s board sought to replace Elon Musk with a new CEO. However, since the report was published, Musk has denied the accuracy of […]
Mark Zuckerberg wants AI to do half of Meta’s coding by 2026
The comments came during a discussion between Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Tonight at LlamaCon, Meta’s first inaugural AI developer conference, an interview between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed just how much of their products’ code is written by AI. During the closing keynote for LlamaCon, Zuckerberg asked Nadella […]
OpenAI rolls back ChatGPT 4o model for being too much of a suck-up
Nothing wrong with an ego boost, but 4o was doing too much. ChatGPT — and generative AI tools like it — have long had a reputation for being a bit too agreeable. It’s been clear for a while now that the default ChatGPT experience is designed to nod along with most of what you say. […]
Elon Musk’s X lost 11 million users in the EU over the past 5 months
Millions of people in France and Germany have left X, according to X itself. X’s user base in the European Union is now officially lower than it was prior to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company. And that’s according to a new report from Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter, but you knew that). The social […]
Meta has finally launched its ChatGPT competitor
Including a jump scare-worthy announcement from Mark Zuckerberg. In the thick of Meta’s first-ever AI developer conference, LlamaCon, CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit the launch button on Meta AI — the company’s full-throttle answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. According to Meta’s April 29 press release, the new standalone AI app …
Wait, did Siri’s voice just change?
No, you’re not crazy — something is different. Maybe you’ve noticed: Siri doesn’t quite sound like Siri anymore. It’s not the most dramatic shift. Rather, it’s a different lilt to its tone or a slight tonal drift. However, it’s just enough to make you pause and ask, “Hey, Siri, did your voice change?” Occasionally, Google search […]
Congress passes ‘Take It Down’ Act to fight AI-fueled deepfake pornography
The bill had bipartisan support as well as tech industry backers. Congress has passed a bill that forces tech companies to take action against certain deepfakes and revenge porn posted on their platforms. In a 409-2 vote on Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Take It Down” Act, which has received bipartisan support. […]
