Monthly Archives: September 2023

Apple asks the Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling in Epic’s favor

Apple has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling in its fight against Epic Games that would change the rules of the App Store. In a cert petition, filed Thursday and embedded below, Apple criticized a prior decision … Continue reading

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AMD’s stock pops after Microsoft tech chief touts chipmaker’s AI products

AMD and Microsoft have collaborated for years on computers, consoles and the cloud, and are doing more work together now in artificial intelligence

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Medium hints at a nascent media coalition to block AI crawlers

Web publishing platform Medium has announced that it will block OpenAI’s GPTBot, an agent that scrapes web pages for content used to train the company’s AI models. But the real news may be that a group of platforms may soon … Continue reading

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Worldcoin doubles down on emerging markets amid wider criticism

Naysayers reacted to the hype around Worldcoin with almost the same level of intensity as its backers, but the company is still moving forward with its big plans.

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Six Months Ago Elon Musk Called for a Pause on AI. Instead Development Sped Up

Earlier this year, prominent AI and tech experts signed a letter calling for a halt to advanced AI development. When WIRED checked back in, some signatories said they had never expected it to work.

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Pilot is a social travel hub that uses AI to help you plan, book and share trips

Pilot, a Vancouver-based startup, wants to become “the hub of global travel experience” and connect people via travel.

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The generative AI boom could make the OS cool again

New AI tech could upend the status quo, and I think that Microsoft adding AI at the OS level could be a big step in that direction.

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Epic Games is eliminating 16% of its workforce and selling Bandcamp

Epic Games said on Thursday that it’s laying off 16% of its workforce and is selling Bandcamp, which it acquired last year.

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Fortnite maker Epic Games cutting 16% of workforce

The company says it is shedding the staff because it’s spending “way more” than it earns

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PlayStation boss Jim Ryan to retire from Sony next year

He said he took the decision due to issues he had living in Europe while working in North America.

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