Image: Snap Snap has already begun experimenting with sponsored links in its My AI chatbot. During the NewFronts advertising event on Tuesday, the company announced that the bot will start surfacing paid links that are relevant to a conversation. For example, Snap says if you’re using My AI to figure out what to have for
Read MoreUnder Elon Musk, hate speech has surged and propaganda accounts have thrived.
Read MoreBryce Baschuk / Bloomberg: Microsoft Chief Economist Michael Schwarz says AI will be used by “bad actors”, such as spammers, to cause “real damage” and “clearly” must be regulated — Artificial intelligence will be dangerous in the hands of unscrupulous people, according to Microsoft Corp. Chief Economist Michael Schwarz.
Read MoreIllustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Google’s next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys — a new cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device — are coming to Google accounts on all major platforms. Starting today, Google users can switch to passkeys and ditch their passwords and
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: Meta warns that malware actors are spreading their infrastructure across multiple platforms and blocks 1K+ links using generative AI-themed lures since March — The company is adding new tools as bad actors use ChatGPT-themed lures and mask their infrastructure in an attempt to trick victims and elude defenders.
Read MoreCredit: Nothing Nothing has revealed that the Phone 2 is launching in summer 2023. The company adds that the phone will be available to purchase in the US. Nothing previously teased the arrival of the Nothing Phone 2 at MWC 2023 earlier this year. Now, the company has announced a launch window via email and
Read MoreThe wall of a giant warehouse comes right up to a homeowner’s property on April 26th, 2021, in San Bernardino, California. | Photo by Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images With millions of Americans now living in close proximity to a warehouse, it’s time to start treating these drab, feature-less buildings like
Read MoreThe real Joe Rogan at a comedy club in 2019. | Photo by Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images On a recent podcast episode, you can hear Joe Rogan ask OpenAI founder Sam Altman whether society should be concerned about fake AI content. “How will we be able to tell what’s real and what’s not?” It was
Read MoreJess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google releases passkeys, a new FIDO Alliance-developed cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device, to all accounts on major platforms — Google’s next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys — a new cryptographic keys solution …
Read MoreDashlane’s new Passwordless Login uses device authentication, so you can log in to your vault on your computer by scanning a QR code. | Image: Dashlane Password manager company Dashlane is replacing the master password with a new device-based / biometric “Passwordless Login” solution to better protect users’ password vaults. That means Dashlane users will
Read MoreTichina, a character from Punkrobot’s Visions Volume 2 short “In The Stars.” | Disney Plus / Lucasfilm Ltd. Star Wars: Visions’ second season is a breathtaking reminder of how freeing living outside of the canon can be. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Supplied by HMD Global The Nokia XR21 has been announced for the UK. HMD’s new phone uses the same rugged approach as the Nokia XR20. Expect to pay ~$625 when the phone goes on sale. HMD Global made its first foray into the rugged phone arena with 2021’s Nokia XR20, bringing a durable design
Read MoreReddit will finally show you a preview of a shared link and more thanks to improved sharing features.
Read MoreMLC LLM is another ChatGPT app that takes the whole AI and bundles it into an iOS app – but it’s a 4GB download.
Read MoreFinancial Times: A guide to how quantum computing, qubits, and “quantum algorithms” work, the biggest challenges, government involvement, and potential for hacking, or “Q-day” — The next generation of quantum computers will open a new world of possibilities, but also pose enormous risks to our online security
Read MoreApple is reportedly marking two of its most iconic products as obsolete at the end of May 2023.
Read MoreWe sat down to talk about work culture, automation, and also how to step away from the notifications (and your job).
Read MoreIn a remote part of the Amazon, anthropologists and neuroscientists are learning about life and health without an “embarrassment of riches.”
Read MoreAuthor and tech thinker Hugh Howey spoke with WIRED about his new Apple TV+ show, artificial intelligence, and why everyone’s got dystopia fever.
Read MoreGiven the number of spacecraft (both crewed and uncrewed) that touched down on the Moon during the Space Race it’s sometimes hard to imagine why today, with all our modern technology, our remotely operated vehicles seem to have so much trouble not smashing themselves to bits on the regolith surface. This is the focus of
Read MoreParmy Olson / Bloomberg: Geoffrey Hinton should have spoken up years ago when others like Timnit Gebru were criticizing Google over LLMs; hopefully Hinton spurs others to speak up now — It is hard not to be worried when the so-called godfather of artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, says he is leaving Google and regrets his
Read MoreA new 3D render of the rumored Apple Reality Pro headset has been shared and it looks pretty great.
Read MoreSarah Jeong / The Verge: Bluesky, which has ~55,000 users, feels absolutely wild, highlighted by the CEO pleading to stop “skeets” and increasingly weird struggles over norms and vibes — Early last week, barely anyone had heard of Bluesky. On Wednesday, it was just one of many alternatives vying …
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks/Smartprix Samsung is reportedly thinking about launching its new foldables earlier than planned. The company is apparently thinking about bringing the launch forward by two or three weeks. It’s believed that an earlier launch is motivated by poor earnings. Samsung traditionally launches its foldable phones in August each year, and we’re expecting the Galaxy
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