Speed trap — Google promised to create a better, faster web for media companies with a new standard called AMP. In the end, it ruined the trust publishers had in the internet giant
https://www.theverge.com/23711172/google-amp-accelerated-mobile-pages-search-publishers-lawsuit
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How Google tried to fix the web — by taking it over
“Accelerated Mobile Pages” succeeded in speeding up publishers’ mistrust of the search giant.
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Customers are being asked to tip even at self check-out. Some say it's 'emotional blackmail.'
https://www.businessinsider.com/customers-are-hesitant-to-tip-at-self-check-out-2023-5
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Customers are being asked to tip even at self check-out. Some say it's 'emotional blackmail.'
As self-checkout kiosks are incorporating the option to include tips, customers question where the money is going.
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White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31 | The "largest-ever" AI red team will seek flaws in OpenAI, Google, Anthropic language models
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/white-house-challenges-hackers-to-break-top-ai-models-at-def-con-31/
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White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31
The "largest-ever" AI red team will seek flaws in OpenAI, Google, Anthropic language models.
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People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1174132413/people-are-trying-to-claim-real-videos-are-deepfakes-the-courts-are-not-amused
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People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused
The unleashing of powerful, generative AI on the public is raising concerns that as the technology becomes more prevalent, it will become easier to claim that anything is fake.
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Google is increasing the number of ads in Gmail, showing them in the middle of inboxes
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Google is increasing the number of ads in Gmail, showing them in the middle of inboxes
Ads have appeared in Gmail for a long time now, placed at the top of the Promotions and Social inboxes, but it seems Google feels that users...
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In global rush to regulate AI, Europe set to be trailblazer.
https://wreg.com/news/international/ap-international/in-global-rush-to-regulate-ai-europe-set-to-be-trailblazer/
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The Billion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme That Hooked Wall Street, Warren Buffett, and the U.S. Treasury - The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/dc-solar-power-ponzi-scheme-scandal/673782/
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The Billion-Dollar Ponzi Scheme That Hooked Warren Buffett and the U.S. Treasury
How a small-town auto mechanic peddling a green-energy breakthrough pulled off a massive scam
Meta has team working to block news on Facebook, Instagram from Canadian users
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/meta-has-team-working-to-block-news-on-facebook-instagram-from-canadian-users-1.6389325
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Meta has team working to block news on Facebook, Instagram from Canadian users
Tech giant Meta has learned from the mistakes it made blocking online news from Facebook in Australia, when it accidentally limited access to emergency services pages, a company representative said Monday.
Spotify takes down thousands of AI-generated songs after suspected bot use to inflate streams, report says
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Spotify takes down thousands of AI-generated songs after suspected bot use to inflate streams, report says
Spotify took down about 7% of tracks from AI startup Boomy, after Universal warned streaming services they were artificially boosted, the FT reported.
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AI may make scams and misinformation harder to spot, warns Apple co-founder
https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/09/artificial-intelligence-may-make-scams-harder-to-spot-warns-wozniak-18751785/?ito=newsnow-feed
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AI may make scams and misinformation harder to spot, warns Apple co-founder
But the Silicon Valley veteran doesn't think AI will replace humans entirely.
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AI cameras are being set up on highways to catch drivers who throw trash out of their car windows
https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-cameras-highways-stop-trash-thrown-2023-5
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AI cameras are being set up on highways to catch drivers who throw trash out of their car windows
The decision to install cameras in UK lay-bys aims to prevent littering but one campaign group described the approach as "meaningless."
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Textbooks giant Pearson takes legal action over use of its content to train AI
https://www.standard.co.uk/business/pearson-takes-legal-action-over-use-of-its-content-to-train-ai-b1079807.html
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Evening Standard
Textbooks giant Pearson takes legal action over use of its content to train AI
Pearson has already sent out a cease-and-desist letter over use of its intellectual property
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Godfather of AI’ says its threat is ‘more urgent’ to humanity than climate change
https://nypost.com/2023/05/08/godfather-of-ai-says-its-threat-is-more-urgent-than-climate-change/
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‘Godfather of AI’ says its threat is ‘more urgent’ to humanity than climate change
Dr. Geoffrey Hinton said he views the AI technology he helped advance as an "existential risk."
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AI Predicts Future Pancreatic Cancer | AI model spots those at highest risk for up to three years before diagnosis
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/ai-predicts-future-pancreatic-cancer
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Intel layoffs announced after company sees largest quarterly loss ever
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2023/05/08/intel-layoff-2023-tech-layoffs/70197173007/
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Intel layoffs announced after company sees largest quarterly loss ever
Chip manufacturer Intel declined to share how many workers would be affected but said the layoffs would take place “across the company.”
Leaked Google engineer memo warns that Big Tech could lose AI race to the little guys
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna83146
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Leaked Google engineer memo warns that Big Tech could lose AI race to the little guys
Tech companies spent years developing AI in a behind-the-scenes arms race, but open source developers are quickly proving capable of catching up.
Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks
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Wikipedia will not perform Online Safety Bill age checks
It says age verification would contravene its commitment to collect minimal data from readers.
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TurboTax is sending checks to 4.4 million customers as part of a $141 million settlement
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/09/business/turbotax-settlement/index.html
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TurboTax is sending checks to 4.4 million customers as part of a $141 million settlement | CNN Business
Roughly 4.4 million people will soon receive checks from TurboTax, following a 50-state settlement with parent company Intuit for allegedly steering millions of low-income Americans away from free tax-filing services.
AI will create ‘a serious number of losers’, DeepMind co-founder warns — Mustafa Suleyman says governments should think about how to support workers who lose their jobs to technology
https://www.ft.com/content/0c105d93-e017-470d-8653-a2a30fd720b2
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News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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It's happening: AI chatbot to replace human order-takers at Wendy's drive-thru
https://www.techspot.com/news/98622-happening-ai-chatbot-replace-human-order-takers-wendy.html
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It's happening: AI chatbot to replace human order-takers at Wendy's drive-thru
According to Wendy's Chief Executive Todd Penegor, the test bot will be "very conversational" and some customers might not even realize they aren't talking to a human...
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