Technology

Social media pioneer Jack Dorsey fears mixed-reality headsets such as the Apple Vision Pro and the Meta Quest 3 will turn Americans into socially-distant couch potatoes. The Twitter co-founder said he is concerned that society is heading toward a dystopian future similar to the one depicted in the 2008 Pixar film “WALL-E,” in which people spend their days sitting in …

Twitter is reportedly being evicted from its office in Boulder, Colo., after not paying rent the past two months. Last month, Twitter’s landlord filed a complaint against its Elon Musk-headed tenant, alleging the company was behind on rent payments, according to court documents obtained by the Denver Business Journal. A Boulder County judge has since ordered a sheriff to remove …

Maxwell Social is a new members-only club in Tribeca that costs as much as $12,000 to join – but instead of white-glove service, members can expect to cook their own dinner, pour their own drinks and entertain each other. While posh rivals such as Soho House or Zero Bond offer luxe spas, bars and restaurants with doting staffers, Maxwell members …

X-rated celebrity deepfakes are in heavy circulation online, as artificial intelligence and advanced technology blur the lines between real images and doctored content. Despite Twitter’s policies against misleading media and non-consensual nudity, digitally altered imagery of popular TikTok creators and celebrities has cropped up on the platform, according to an NBC report. Twitter searches for TikTok creators Addison Rae Easterling, …

A group of 17 music publishers sued Twitter in Nashville, Tenn., federal court on Wednesday, accusing the company of enabling thousands of copyright violations by allowing users to post music without a license. Twitter drives user engagement with “countless infringing copies of musical compositions,” the lawsuit said. Members of the National Music Publishers’ Association, including Sony Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management and Universal Music …

Following the the tragic news that a teenage football player from Michigan committed suicide after allegedly falling victim to online predators, cybersecurity experts are warning teens and parents of the ever-increasing dangers of sharing suggestive images with strangers. With unscrupulous operators around the globe now enjoying unfettered access to artificial intelligence, sophisticated deepfakes and AI-generated pornography can be created with …

Fed-up Google employees are reportedly venting their frustrations about the company’s plan to strictly enforce its return-to-office requirements — a crackdown that includes tracking employee badge swipes. Google’s internal forum Memegen has been flooded with posts about the return-to-office push with some employees grumbling “they’re being treated like schoolchildren,” CNBC reported, citing a review of the posts and conversations with …

Amazon workers suggested tapping ChatGPT to auto-generate software code and marketing materials as part of dozens of new ways for integrating AI into their workflow, according to a document leaked to Insider. The document, compiled by a manager for the Seattle-based e-commerce giant — asked workers for ideas on how to take advantage of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence-powered chatbots …

Bill Gates, Microsoft’s co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The meeting will mark Xi’s first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The people said the encounter may be a one-on-one meeting. A third source confirmed they would meet, without …

White-collar “knowledge workers” are likely to suffer a profound career shakeup in the coming years as generative AI tools such as ChatGPT transform the global economy, according to an analysis by consulting firm McKinsey released Wednesday. McKinsey consultants see the rise of generative AI as a net positive — potentially boosting the global economy by as much as $4.4 trillion …