Twitter’s executive A.J. Brown to leave

Twitter's executive A.J. Brown to leave

Twitter’s head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown, has decided to leave the company, according to a source familiar with the matter on Friday, the second safety leader to depart in a matter of days. The latest departure adds to a growing challenge for new Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino, even before she steps into the role. On Thursday, …

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Robots could go full ‘Terminator’ after scientists create realistic, self-healing skin

Robots could go full ‘Terminator’ after scientists create realistic, self-healing skin

Robots could soon be cloaked in human-like synthetic skin, similar to the cyborg assassin of the “Terminator” movie franchise, after Stanford University researchers developed an ultra-realistic, self-healing material.  Researchers have been studying and developing convincing skin materials for robots for years, with Stanford professor Zhenan Bao touting the first multi-layer self-healing synthetic electronic skin back in 2012.  More than a decade …

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Amazon in talks to offer mobile services to Prime members

Amazon in talks to offer mobile services to Prime members

Amazon is in talks with several telecom providers to offer low-cost or possibly free mobile phone service to US Prime subscribers, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The e-commerce giant is engaged with Verizon Communications, T-Mobile US and Dish Network, and looking to offer wireless plans for $10 a month or lower to Prime members, according to the …

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Meta orders workers back to office 3 days per week after layoffs

Meta orders workers back to office 3 days per week after layoffs

Facebook parent Meta is ordering most of its employees to work on site at least three days per week beginning this fall — the latest move in Mark Zuckerberg’s ongoing “year of efficiency” at the tech giant that has slashed 21,000 jobs. The change will take effect on Sept. 5 and will only apply to hybrid employees who are assigned …

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Some 30,000 Amazon employees could spy on Alexa users: FTC

Some 30,000 Amazon employees could spy on Alexa users: FTC

Amazon has paid $25 million to settle federal allegations that tens of thousands of its employees had access to Alexa users’ voice recordings picked up by the smart device’s speakers. US regulators made the allegation in a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission that has resulted in the $25 million settlement, according to Bloomberg News. The FTC claimed that …

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Elon Musk accused of insider trading by dogecoin investors

Elon Musk accused of insider trading by dogecoin investors

Elon Musk is being accused of insider trading in a proposed class action by investors accusing the Tesla CEO of manipulating the cryptocurrency dogecoin, costing them billions of dollars. In a Wednesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, investors said Musk used Twitter posts, paid online influencers, his 2021 appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and other “publicity stunts” to trade profitably at their …

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Getty sues Stability AI system to stop UK sales

Getty sues Stability AI system to stop UK sales

Stock photo provider Getty Images has asked London’s High Court for an injunction to prevent artificial intelligence company Stability AI from selling its AI image-generation system in Britain, court filings show. The Seattle-based company accuses the company of breaching its copyright by using its images to “train” its Stable Diffusion system, according to the filing dated May 12. Stability AI has yet …

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Meta threatens to block news in Calif. over push to pay publishers

Meta threatens to block news in Calif. over push to pay publishers

Facebook parent Meta threatened to remove all news content in California ahead of a key vote by state lawmakers Thursday on whether to advance a bill requiring Big Tech firms to pay media outlets. The California Journalism Preservation Act would require “online platforms” to fork over a “journalism usage fee” to outlets whose content appears on their sites. “If the …

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Mark Zuckerberg reveals $499 Meta Quest 3 VR headset in latest metaverse bet

Mark Zuckerberg reveals $499 Meta Quest 3 VR headset in latest metaverse bet

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the company’s next mixed-reality headset, the Quest 3, in a Thursday morning Instagram post – setting up a looming clash with Apple as it prepares to release its own pricier version. Zuckerberg said the Quest 3 will be priced starting at $499 for the 128GB model and be “the first mainstream headset with high-res color …

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