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Elon Musk loses his case against Sam Altman
The Musk v. Altman jury dismissed all charges due to the statute of limitations.
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Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts
Amazon is rolling out Alexa Podcasts, a new feature that allows its upgraded Alexa Plus assistant to generate podcast episodes based on a topic of your choice.
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Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
The company is banking on privacy being its AI differentiator.
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University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. And, as his speech veered into talk of AI, he was repeatedly drowned out by boos. AI is already a contentious topic, and it's not surprising that those...
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Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is seeping into our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The...
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Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn’t suck
After Sony drew some unwanted attention for a post demonstrating its AI Camera Assistant on the Xperia 1 XIII, it's trying to clarify how the feature works. The company says it doesn't edit photos, but makes suggestions based on lighting, depth, and...
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YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection program to all users over 18 years old. The tool scans YouTube for deepfakes and allows users to request removals.
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ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
ArXiv will ban authors of papers that have “incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation” for one year.
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AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone
Andon Labs told four AI models to run profitable radio stations. Instead, Gemini got morbid, Claude turned revolutionary, and Grok had a nervous breakdown.
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Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?
The Trump Mobile T1 Phone may have a US flag on the rear, but not as we know it.
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Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI
Google’s spam policy now explicitly bans attempts to manipulate AI search responses, such as in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search.