The tech industry is moving fast and breaking things again — and this time it is humanity’s shared reality and control of our likeness before and after death.
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Udio said it would give its frustrated users 48 hours to download their songs before the company shifts to a new business model.
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iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers.
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Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere.
Read More Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates
In California, the parents of a 16-year-old boy who committed suicide have amended a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that the company’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, played a role in their son’s death by relaxing safety protocols surrounding discussions of self-harm.
Read More Parents suing OpenAI allege its AI bot ChatGPT intentionally relaxed safety guardrails, contributing to their son’s suicide
Reddit’s lawsuit takes aim at San Francisco-based Perplexity, maker of an AI chatbot and “answer engine” that competes with Google, ChatGPT and others in online search.
Read More Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for ‘industrial-scale’ scraping of user comments