Google is developing an artificial intelligence tool — code-named “Genesis” — that will be capable of writing news articles and crafting headlines, the company said Thursday. The search giant has approached major news organizations — including News Corp, the parent company of the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal — to pitch them on the benefits of its …
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s earnings reportedly top $1 billlion as ChatGPT drives stock surge
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has reportedly raked in more than $1 billion in compensation at the company – a personal fortune bolstered by the tech giant’s prescient investment in OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool. Bloomberg calculated Nadella’s windfall by tallying his salary, bonuses, stock dividends and equity grants that were disclosed in Microsoft’s public regulatory filings. He earned nearly $55 million in …
Read More »The secret to making your iPhone battery last longer
A little charge can go a long way. iPhone users are discovering a hidden tool that apparently can make your phone’s battery last longer. Although Apple released the game-changing mechanism last year, iPhone users are now sharing the hack to avoid phones dying quickly. People are now relying on Optimized Battery Charging, a feature designed to reduce the wear on …
Read More »Tesla Q2 sales beat estimates as Elon Musk’s price cuts drive demand
Tesla on Wednesday handily beat quarterly profit estimates and reported automotive gross margin in line with Wall Street expectations, signaling it was gaining ground in the electric-vehicle price war ignited by CEO Elon Musk. Under pressure from increasing competition and an uncertain economy, Tesla has slashed prices several times in the US, China and other markets since late last year, and increased discounts …
Read More »‘The Knot’ swindles advertisers, fosters ‘culture of fear’: ex-workers
The Knot has been accused of systematically swindling clients for years — from major corporate retailers like Macy’s to mom-and-pop caterers and dressmakers — and ex-workers claim former top executives have aggressively silenced those who tried to raise alarms, The Post has learned. Vendors who spoke with The Post complained they bought premium ads on the go-to wedding planning site …
Read More »ChatGPT’s evil twin WormGPT is secretly entering emails, raiding banks
ChatGPT has an evil twin — and it wants to take your money. WormGPT was created by a hacker and is designed for phishing attacks on a larger scale than ever before. Cybersecurity firm SlashNext confirmed that the “sophisticated AI model” was developed purely with malevolent intent. “This tool presents itself as a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically …
Read More »AI bartenders that recognize regulars could be the future of dining: expert
Artificial intelligence may one day take customers’ orders at bars and even recognize regulars as the food and hospitality sectors “slowly” move to embrace integrating AI into day-to-day tasks, according to an expert. Glenn Tait, the product director of UK-based hospitality tech firm Zonal, outlined six ways artificial intelligence will shape the food and hospitality industry as the technology both grows …
Read More »Apple tests AI tools, including ‘Apple GPT,’ to rival ChatGPT: report
Apple is working on artificial intelligence offerings similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, sending its shares up as much as 2% to a record high. The iPhone maker has built its own framework, known as “Ajax,” to create large language models (LLMs) and is also testing a chatbot that some engineers call “Apple GPT,” the report said,citing people with knowledge …
Read More »Microsoft, Activision extend $75B deal deadline to secure UK approval
Activision Blizzard and Microsoft on Wednesday extended the deadline for the close of their $75 billion deal by three months to Oct. 18 as the American companies work to secure UK approval for the biggest gaming deal in history. US regulatory efforts to block the takeover and Britain’s push to restructure it forced the companies to miss their original cutoff date of July 18. The extension will “provide …
Read More »G/O Media publishing AI-generated stories despite employee outcry
A media company that runs several sites including Jezebel, the Onion and Gizmodo is publishing mistake-ridden stories written by AI bots despite an outcry from staff over what they slammed as “computer-generated garbage.” G/O Media heads are doubling down on the eyebrow-raising practice and plan to publish additional AI-written articles soon, according to an internal memo obtained by Vox. The …
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