Google’s defeat in its antitrust battle with Epic Games was a sweeping victory for the Fortnite maker and a significant upset to the business model underpinning the mobile […]
OpenAI inks deal with Axel Springer on licensing news for model training
Many, if not most, generative AI tech vendors argue that fair use entitles them to train AI models on copyrighted material scraped from the internet — even if […]
Google brings Gemini Pro to Vertex AI
After coming to Bard and the Pixel 8 Pro last week, Gemini, Google’s recently announced flagship gen AI model family, is launching for Google Cloud customers using Vertex […]
Google debuts Imagen 2 with text and logo generation
Google’s making the second generation of Imagen, its AI model that can create and edit images given a text prompt, more widely available — at least to Google […]
Tesla to restrict Autopilot’s best feature following recall
Tesla is limiting the use of its Autopilot driver-assistance software as part of a 2-million-vehicle recall, one of the first results to come from an ongoing multi-year investigation […]
5 ways AI changed the internet in 2023
A roundup of all the ways ChatGPT and other generative AI models shaped the internet in 2023.
Elon Musk reinstates Alex Jones and Infowars on X / Twitter
Alex Jones and Infowars are back on X / Twitter, thanks to Elon Musk.
23andMe changes to terms of service are ‘cynical’ and ‘self-serving,’ lawyers say
Two days before 23andMe disclosed that hackers had accessed the personal and genetic data of almost seven million customers, the genetic testing giant updated its terms of service. […]
Elon Musk ‘considers’ Alex Jones’ return to X / Twitter
Will Elon Musk reinstated Alex Jones on X? Musk says he’s considering it.
Google’s Gemini isn’t the generative AI model we expected
Google’s long-promised, next-gen generative AI model, Gemini, has arrived. Sort of. The version of Gemini launching this week, Gemini Pro, is essentially a lightweight offshoot of a more […]