Fake celebrity chatbots sent risqué messages to teens on top AI app
Chatbot mimics of Timothée Chalamet, Chappell Roan and Patrick Mahomes on the popular app Character.AI sent inappropriate messages to teen accounts, nonprofits found.
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What Will Happen to Google After the Antitrust Ruling?
The judge’s decision positions Google to keep its search business running largely without interruption.
Google critics think the search remedies ruling is a total whiff
Some want Congress to take action.
Mozilla’s Lifeline is Safe After Judge’s Google Antitrust Ruling
Mozilla can continue receiving Google payments under new antitrust ruling.
Wall Street analysts bullish on Apple & Google search deal remaining intact
Wall Street analysts are incredibly positive about Apple's Services revenue after the Google antitrust ruling, saying the company came out stronger with billions of dollars preserved and new bargaining power in AI search.
These 20- and 22-year-olds raised $5M from YC, General Catalyst to study online behavior using vision AI | TechCrunch
Founded by a 20-year-old and two 22-year-olds, Human Behaviour uses vision AI to give companies a real understanding of how people use their products.
Chrome increases its overwhelming market share, now over 70%
No matter how hard other browsers try, people stubbornly do not want to leave Chrome, and its market share is now above 70%.
What Will Happen to Google After the Antitrust Ruling?
The judge’s decision positions Google to keep its search business running largely without interruption.
Anthropic raises $13 billion in Series F round, doubles valuation - Fast Company
Anthropic raised $13 billion in a Series F round led by investment firm ICONIQ.
Google Barred From Exclusive Search Deals but Avoids Harsh U.S. Court Remedies
A federal judge declined other proposals to improve competition, saying AI has injected choice into the market.
ICE to Gain Access to Paragon Spyware After Biden Order Dropped
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on track to gain access to controversial spyware designed to hack phones and read private messages after the Trump administration jettisoned a Biden-era order.
Google gets to keep Chrome but is barred from exclusive search deals, judge rules
The ruling comes nearly a year after a U.S. judge ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search.
Try Apple’s lightning-fast video captioning model from your browser - 9to5Mac
A few months ago, Apple released FastVLM, a Visual Language Model with near-instant high-resolution image processing. Now, you can test it out.
Upgrade 579: The 2025 September Event Draft
Jason and Myke preview what will happen at next week’s Apple event. What form might a thinner iPhone Air take? Will the AirPods Pro come roaring back? Is the Apple Watch Ultra in store for an…
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs - Slashdot
An anonymous reader shares a report: Speaking to The Logan Bartlett Show on Friday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the use of AI agents had enabled him to "rebalance" his headcount in the customer support division by trimming 4,000 jobs. "I've reduced it from 9,000 head to about 5,000 because I ne...
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Stolen luggage at LAX recovered thanks to Apple AirTag - 9to5Mac
An AirTag helped a West Hollywood man recover his stolen suitcase after landing at Los Angeles International Airport last week.
Apple Plans AirPods Feature That Can Live-Translate Conversations
Apple Inc. is planning a new AirPods feature that allows the earbuds to live-translate an in-person conversation into another language, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image
Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI’s chatbot to be “politically neutral.” His actions say otherwise.
Delete, Delete, Delete: How FCC Republicans are killing rules faster than ever
FCC speeds up rule-cutting, giving public as little as 10 days to file objections.
OpenAI to safeguard ChatGPT for teens and people in crisis
The company says parents will soon be able to link their accounts to those of their teens.
Apple may be readying the largest case redesign yet for iPhone 17
Soon, Apple will launch the iPhone 17 lineup and with it, several new accessories. Here's what the rumors claim that Apple has in the works.
France's unnecessary iPhone 12 RF patch is spreading across Europe
After the French government used questionable methods of testing to declare the iPhone 12 modem exposed the user to radio frequency emissions above the legal limit, now the European Union is demanding it too.
Dolby Vision 2 goes beyond HDR with more AI and ‘authentic motion’ smoothing
Dolby has announced Dolby Vision 2, which offers new “Content Intelligence” to optimize your TV based on what you’re watching and where you’re watching it.
Wired, Business Insider Editors Duped By Completely Bogus ‘AI’ Using ‘Journalist’ Who Made Up Towns, People That Don’t Exist
The rushed integration of half-cooked automation into the already broken U.S. journalism industry simply isn’t going very well. There have been just countless examples where affluent media owners r…
AI is unmasking ICE officers. Can Washington do anything about it?
A new twist in the debate over surveillance tech raises tough questions for policymakers.
Meta updates chatbot rules to avoid inappropriate topics with teen users | TechCrunch
After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.
Bland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films?
Algorithm movies usually exhibit easy-to-follow story beats that leave no viewer behind; under this regime, exposition is no longer a screenwriting faux pas. A recent n+1 article revealed that screenwriters who work with Netflix often receive the note: “Have this character announce what they’re doing so that viewers who have this programme on in the background can follow along.”
Algorithm movies usually exhibit easy-to-follow story beats that leave no viewer behind; under this regime, exposition is no longer a screenwriting faux pas. A recent n+1 article revealed that screenwriters who work with Netflix often receive the note: “Have this character announce what they’re doing so that viewers who have this programme on in the background can follow along.”
FCC rejects calls for cable-like fees on broadband providers
The FCC says it doesn't have the budget or the manpower to enforce new regulatory fees on other sectors.
Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its services
Meta hosted several AI chatbots with the names and likenesses of celebrities without their permission, according to Reuters.