Category: Tech
ChatGPT introduces an image library to store your generated photos
A small addition that should be rolling out to all users on mobile and web. OpenAI has introduced a new image library inside ChatGPT, which gives users quick access to their AI-generated creations in a slick sidebar. The feature, now rolling out across both web and mobile platforms, is available to all users, paid or […]
Google’s AI models shut down 39 million fraudulent advertisers
How Google’s ad safety team has leveraged AI to combat bad actors. Google’s use of AI to combat harmful ads has resulted in the suspension 39.2 million fraudulent accounts. On Wednesday, the tech giant published its 2024 Ads Safety Report, highlighting its use of advanced LLMs (Large Language Models) to detect and enforce advertiser fraud. […]
Microsoft Outlook Classic bug will will devour your CPU usage
There’s a fix, though. Sort of. There’s a big problem with Microsoft Outlook Classic right now, and the main way for regular people to fix it will require a bit of old-school computing. The tech giant confirmed on its support website that CPU usage on a Windows machine can jump by as much as …
Spotify is down right now
The company is aware of “some issues.” Music streaming service Spotify is unavailable to many users early on Wednesday. The company’s official Spotify Status account on X tweeted they are “aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!” Downdetector, a service that tracks uptime for popular internet sites and apps, indicates that […]
Whatever Trump decides on tariffs, Apple and Tim Cook lose
Online safety advocate Lennon Torres keeps finding herself disappointed by the trailblazing CEO, especially his donation to tariff-crazed Trump. The last time I was around Tim Cook, I was screaming, “Queer kids need you” at the top of my lungs. Holding signs asking him to stop selling unsafe phones to kids, our team at the […]
Is OpenAI building a social network for ChatGPT’s viral image generator?
A new report claims OpenAI is secretly working on a social network. OpenAI is reportedly working on a social media prototype for sharing images generated by ChatGPT. According to The Verge, who spoke with anonymous sources “familiar with the matter,” OpenAI is working on a social media feed akin to X that would host …
Japan orders Google to stop alleged antitrust violations on Android phones
After a multi-year investigation, Japan antitrust regulators have taken action against Google. Google is under the microscope again — this time in Japan. The country’s Fair Trade Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order against the tech giant, claiming it may have broken Japan’s antitrust laws. The order, signed Tuesday, alleges that Google pressured Japanese smartphone […]
4chan is down, reportedly hacked as of April 15
The imageboard’s users are trading rumors of a potential hack. 4chan, the controversial imageboard where users can anonymously post anything and everything, is experiencing downtime as of this morning. Thousands of visitors reported outages on Tuesday, according to DownDetector. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis owns both Mashable and Down Detector.) The current speculation among users is that […]
HONOR and Google Cloud Strengthen Partnership to Revolutionize Intelligent Devices
Eric Fang, Senior Director of Product Planning at HONOR, articulated the company’s visionary partnership with Google Cloud, has yielded many user-friendly innovations such as Magic Portal 2.0.
Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk call to delete IP laws, but artists are pushing back
Creatives react to Dorsey’s provocative statement. As artists fight to protect their works from being used to train AI models, Jack Dorsey wants to eliminate intellectual property (IP) laws altogether. Elon Musk agrees. On Friday, the cofounder of X (then Twitter) and Block (then Square) posted on X, “delete all IP law.” Elon …
