Monthly Archives: January 2024

Law Enforcement Braces for Flood of Child Sex Abuse Images Generated by A.I.

Artificial intelligence technology has drastically simplified the creation of images of children being exploited or abused, whether real or fake.

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Neuralink Implanted a Device in a Patient’s Brain, Elon Musk Says

The billionaire said his company’s first product, called Telepathy, would let a person control a phone or computer “just by thinking.”

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Minute-Long Soap Operas Are Here. Is America Ready?

Popularized in China during the pandemic, ReelShort and other apps are hoping to bring minute-by-minute melodramas to the United States.

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PayPal begins more layoffs

PayPal has begun company-wide layoffs, according to multiple reports, including an article published by The Information. It is not yet clear how many people will be affected by the job cuts but one source told TechCrunch it was expected to … Continue reading

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Some IRS employees still access TikTok despite ban on government devices

The TikTok ban on U.S. government devices is proving hard to enforce. A month after the IRS was found to be in non-compliance with the federally mandated ban on the Beijing-based video app, two Republican senators are asking the IRS … Continue reading

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Apple Card users earned more than $1 billion in Daily Cash in 2023

Apple revealed today that users earned more than $1 billion in Daily Cash from spending on Apple Card last year. The tech giant also announced that Apple Card has topped more than 12 million users. Apple Card, which first launched … Continue reading

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Heart failure monitoring startup, Acorai, turns heads with oversubscribed seed

Swedish medical device startup Acorai is pairing proprietary sensing hardware and machine learning software with the goal of putting a non-invasive heart pressure monitoring tool in the hands of clinicians — starting with doctors in the US. Patients hospitalized with … Continue reading

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Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI

The ad, which appears to be made using generative AI, shows how the technology can be used not just to mislead, but to more subtly influence.

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TikTok tests a feature that would bring TikTok Shop links to more videos

TikTok is experimenting with a feature that has the ability to make all posts on the app shoppable, as first reported by Bloomberg. The move is part of the company’s plans to turn TikTok Shop into a multi-billion dollar e-commerce … Continue reading

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Reading the fine print of Apple’s DMA rules: 25 things app developers need to know

Apple last week announced new rules for EU app developers to comply with new regulation, the  Digital Markets Act (DMA). After being designated as a “gatekeeper,” the EU required Apple to make changes to increase competition in the app industry, … Continue reading

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