Monthly Archives: July 2024

The EU Is Coming for X’s Paid Blue Checks

Elon Musk’s paid blue-check system on X deceives users and can be abused by malicious actors, the European Union said today.

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on The EU Is Coming for X’s Paid Blue Checks

Nextiva Review (2024): Is it Right for My Business?

Wondering if Nextiva is the best choice for your team? Check out the full review to learn about its standout features, pros, cons and biggest competitors.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Nextiva Review (2024): Is it Right for My Business?

Biggest risks of using gen AI like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Apple Intelligence in your private life

From OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Apple Intelligence, AI tools for consumers are accessible and proliferating, and full of risks.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Biggest risks of using gen AI like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Apple Intelligence in your private life

Saudi Arabia Extends Its Embrace of the World of Video Games

For struggling American video game companies, Saudi Arabia’s investments in the industry have been hard to resist. Not all gamers are happy about it.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Saudi Arabia Extends Its Embrace of the World of Video Games

EU says X’s blue tick accounts deceive users

The EU says the way the social media site designs and operates blue tick accounts “deceives” users.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on EU says X’s blue tick accounts deceive users

SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment

The error brings to a close SpaceX’s incredible streak of 335 flawless launches across the company’s Falcon family of rockets, which also includes the more powerful Falcon Heavy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment

At 25, Metafilter Feels Like a Time Capsule From Another Internet

After a quarter century the community-driven site hasn’t changed much. And don’t ask it to license its archive to AI.

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on At 25, Metafilter Feels Like a Time Capsule From Another Internet

Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all U.S. customers

Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant, named “Rufus,” is now live for all U.S. customers in the Amazon mobile app, the retailer announced on Friday. The assistant, which lives on the bottom right of the app’s main navigation bar, is designed to … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all U.S. customers

More bad news for Elon Musk after X user’s legal challenge to shadowban prevails

If X continues to violate Europe’s data protection rules, the company is on the hook for fines of up to €4,000 per day. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on More bad news for Elon Musk after X user’s legal challenge to shadowban prevails

After leaving Google, Jakob Uszkoreit started Inceptive to apply AI to drug development

Inceptive CEO Jakob Uszkoreit helped invent the tech behind generative AI. Now, he says it will change the pharmaceutical industry by altering how drugs work.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on After leaving Google, Jakob Uszkoreit started Inceptive to apply AI to drug development