The Securities and Exchange Commission filed back-to-back lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase — the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world and in the US, respectively — causing billions to be slashed from their respective CEOs’ fortunes. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao saw his wealth dip by $1.4 billion to $26 billion over the past two days, according to Bloomberg. Coinbase boss …
Read More »‘Black Mirror’ creator used ChatGPT to write episode: ‘Was s–t’
Oh, the humanity. “Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker, 52, says he used the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT to write an episode of the smash Netflix series — but he wasn’t impressed by the end product. “I’ve toyed around with ChatGPT a bit,” Brooker told Empire in an interview published Tuesday. The British series, which premiered in 2011, often explores how scientific and technological advancement …
Read More »Tesla’s Model 3 cheaper than Toyota’s Camry with tax benefits
Tesla’s rapid adjustment of its battery supply chain means all of its Model 3 vehicles qualify for federal US credits that, along with other tax breaks, could lower its price to less than a Toyota Camry. The Biden administration on Tuesday confirmed that all Tesla Model 3 vehicles now qualify for $7,500 electric vehicle consumer tax credits after two versions were eligible for half the …
Read More »Coinbase sued over crypto violations, one day after SEC sued Binance
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday sued Coinbase, accusing the largest US cryptocurrency exchange of operating illegally because it failed to first register with the regulator. The lawsuit is the SEC’s second in two days against a major crypto exchange, following its case against Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and founder Changpeng Zhao. Both civil cases are part of SEC …
Read More »Apple CEO Tim Cook panned for not wearing Vision Pro
Apple CEO Tim Cook was slammed Tuesday for failing to don the “Vision Pro” headset during the company’s much-anticipated reveal of its pricey new goggles. In classic Apple fashion, Cook introduced the “Vision Pro” as the company’s latest “one more thing” during his keynote address at the Worldwide Developers Conference in California on Monday. The Apple boss touted the $3,500 …
Read More »Microsoft to pay $20M for violating children’s privacy laws
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle charges from the US Federal Trade Commission that it illegally collected personal information from children without a guardian’s consent. The tech giant has been charged with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a federal law that requires online services and websites that cater to children under 13 to notify their guardians …
Read More »Price tag of Apple’s newly unveiled ‘Vision Pro’ headset draws mockery
Apple’s newly unveiled mixed-reality headset — hailed by the company as an innovation as groundbreaking as the original iPhone — drew near immediate mockery online with many scoffing at its eye-popping price tag. Dubbed the “Vision Pro,” the device will go for a whopping $3,499 a pop when it becomes available early next year, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced at …
Read More »Apple to tweak iPhone autocorrect function
One of the most notable happenings at Apple’s event for developers on Monday is likely the iPhone maker’s tweak that will keep its autocorrect feature from annoyingly correcting one of the most common expletives to “ducking.” “In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s software chief. The iPhone …
Read More »Mark Cuban says Elon Musk, Sam Altman are right to warn of potential AI doomsday: ‘It’s not an overreach’
Elon Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other tech bigwigs are right to publicly raise alarms about possible doomsday scenarios involving advanced artificial intelligence – even though the technology is currently “not an existential threat” to humanity, billionaire Mark Cuban told The Post. The “Shark TanK” host rejected the idea that Musk, Altman and others have been too extreme with …
Read More »Sam Altman — who warned AI poses ‘risk of extinction’ to humanity — is also a ‘doomsday prepper’
OpenAI boss Sam Altman is a self-admitted doomsday prepper who once bragged about his stash of guns, gold and other survival goods — long before he and other experts warned AI posed a “risk of extinction” to humanity on par with nuclear weapons and pandemics. In 2016, a profile of Altman in the New Yorker recounted a conversation in which …
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