Category Archives: Business

Generative AI Is Totally Shameless. I Want to Be It

The best thing about brain-melting software like ChatGPT? It doesn’t feel remorse.

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Protesters Are Fighting to Stop AI, but They’re Split on How to Do It

PauseAI protests are underway in London, New York, San Francisco, and across the globe. Its members have wildly different opinions on what the group should do next.

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OpenAI’s GPT-4o Model Gives ChatGPT a Snappy, Flirty Upgrade

Prepare for ChatGPT to get more emotional. OpenAI demonstrated upgrades that make the chatbot capable of snappier conversations, and showed the AI helper picking up on and expressing emotional cues

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The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy

Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance.

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Generative AI Doesn’t Make Hardware Less Hard

Wearable AI gadgets from Rabbit and Humane were panned by reviewers, including at WIRED. Their face-plants show that it’s still tough to compete with big tech in the age of ChatGPT.

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Inside the Cult of the Haskell Programmer

It’s spooky. It’s esoteric. It’s also the key to understanding the rise and relevance of functional programming.

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Time Is Running Out in the Hunt for Rare Bitcoin

A small band of collectors is finding and collecting rare fragments of bitcoin worth many times the face value. But their window of opportunity is closing.

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An Innovative EV Motor Used by Lamborghini, McLaren, and Ferrari Is Being Mass-Produced by Mercedes

Compared to the usual EV power plants, axial-flux motors are smaller and lighter, and have more torque. But they’re hard to make at scale. Now Mercedes is bringing them to the masses.

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Climate Protesters Storm Tesla’s Gigafactory in Europe

The carmaker’s only European gigafactory has become the target of increasingly radical protests since announcing expansion plans.

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Stack Overflow Users Are Revolting Against an OpenAI Deal

Members of the software developer community have reported deleting or altering their posts to prevent them from being used by OpenAI.

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