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Oct 30, 2023 • 6min
President Biden issues executive order to set standards for AI safety and security
U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order that seeks to establish “new standards” for AI safety and security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 30, 2023 • 4min
Cruise pauses all driverless robotaxi operations to ‘rebuild public trust’
Cruise said Thursday evening it has paused all driverless operations, a decision that comes just two days after the California DMV suspended Cruise’s deployment and driverless testing permits effectively ending its robotaxi operations in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 27, 2023 • 4min
A year after Musk’s takeover, X says an average user spends 32 minutes per day on the platform
A year after Musk's takeover, X examines its performance under new management, including user engagement, daily active users, ad revenue, and trust and safety efforts.
Oct 27, 2023 • 4min
Meta says users and businesses have 600 million chats on its platforms every day
Meta reveals 600 million daily chats on its platforms, focuses on generating revenue through business messages, plans to use generative AI-based bots for customer support and leverage AI in business accounts.
Oct 26, 2023 • 5min
Will X’s addition of audio and video calling create stickiness in the app?
Elon Musk announced Wednesday that an early version of video and audio calling is now available on X, formerly known as Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2023 • 4min
California agency pulls Cruise’s commercial robotaxi permit following DMV action
The California Public Utilities Commission has suspended Cruise’s authority to carry and charge passengers for its robotaxi service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2023 • 4min
Google is actively looking to insert different types of ads in its generative AI search
Google confirmed on its earnings call that it is working on different ad formats for its generative AI-powered search experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 25, 2023 • 4min
FCC aims to investigate the risk of AI-enhanced robocalls
As if robocalling wasn’t already enough of a problem, the advent of easily accessible, realistic AI-powered writing and synthetic voice could supercharge the practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 24, 2023 • 3min
Feds expand Tesla investigation to include vehicle range, personal benefits
Tesla has the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice — again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 24, 2023 • 5min
After $43B valuation, Databricks acquires data replication startup Arcion for $100M
Databricks has remained a hot startup at a time when interest from investors has cooled across the ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
