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May 24, 2023 • 9min
Google Will Soon Show You AI-Generated Ads
Advertisers can save money and perhaps make ads more clickable using ChatGPT-style tools to generate text and images. Meta is testing similar technology.
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May 23, 2023 • 9min
Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism
The record-breaking GDPR penalty for data transfers to the US could upend Meta's business and spur regulators to finalize a new data-sharing agreement.
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May 21, 2023 • 7min
France Is Fighting to Save Your iPhone From an Early Death
With iPhones getting harder and more expensive to repair, French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence.
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May 19, 2023 • 5min
Politicians Need to Learn How AI Works—Fast
Tech regulation has often disappointed. Automation expert Missy Cummings hopes a course to teach policymakers about artificial intelligence can help.
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May 18, 2023 • 7min
Spooked by ChatGPT, US Lawmakers Want to Create an AI Regulator
At a congressional hearing senators from both parties and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said a new federal agency was needed to protect people from AI gone bad.
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May 17, 2023 • 8min
Autonomous Worlds Aim to Free Online Games From Corporate Control
Multiplayer titles like Minecraft encourage creativity, but prototype games built on the blockchain claim to give players more meaningful independence.
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May 16, 2023 • 5min
The Curious Case of the Missing Google Assistant
Google’s generative AI chatbot Bard took center stage at the company’s I/O conference. The company’s answer to Siri was left backstage.
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May 15, 2023 • 6min
This European Satellite Giant Is Coming for Starlink
To compete with American rivals, Eutelsat’s Eva Berneke first has to navigate Russia’s war in Ukraine, Brexit politics, and jamming attacks by Iran.
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May 12, 2023 • 11min
Self-Driving Cars Are Being Put on a Data Diet
Growing fleets, fancier sensors, and tighter budgets are forcing autonomous vehicle developers to get pickier about what stays on their servers.
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May 11, 2023 • 6min
Google Just Added Generative AI to Search
Challenged by ChatGPT, the king of search launches a feature that can answer queries with text summarizing information found online.
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