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Robot Car Crash Investigation Concludes GM’s Cruise Didn’t Disclose Key Information
A law firm’s investigation of a gruesome crash in which a pedestrian was dragged under an...
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Etching AI Controls Into Silicon Could Keep Doomsday at Bay
As the US and other countries ponder how to prevent dangerous uses of AI, some researchers...
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We Tried a Dating App That Lets a Chatbot Break the Ice for You. It Got Weird
Users of the new dating app Volar train a chatbot to go on virtual first dates...
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Elon Musk Says a Cheaper Tesla Model Is Coming in 2025 as Chinese Competition Intensifies
A low-cost model of Tesla will launch in 2024, CEO Elon Musk told investors. It could...
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OpenAI Quietly Scrapped a Promise to Disclose Key Documents to the Public
From its founding, OpenAI said its governing documents were available to the public. When WIRED requested...
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Most Top News Sites Block AI Bots. Right-Wing Media Welcomes Them
Nearly 90 percent of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data...
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This Chinese Startup Is Winning the Open Source AI Race
Kai-Fu Lee, an AI expert and prominent investor who helped Google and Microsoft get established in...
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Apple Shares the Secret of Why the 40-Year-Old Mac Still Rules
The pioneering PC revolutionized how people interact with computers. As the Mac enters its fifth decade,...
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The One Part of the Vision Pro That Apple Doesn’t Want You to See
Apple’s latest series of Vision Pro demos carefully obscures one important hardware feature.
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Cable Firms to FTC: We Shouldn’t Have to Let Users Cancel Service With a Click
Customers may “misunderstand the consequences of canceling,” cable lobby says.
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ChatGPT's Hunger for Energy Could Trigger a GPU Revolution
With AI projects booming and the physical limits of silicon looming, some startups are challenging Nvidia's...
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Apple Turned Its Epic Defeat Into Another App Store Victory
Despite expensive legal battles and regulatory pressure, Apple’s and Google’s mobile app stores are mostly unchanged....
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An AI Executive Turns AI Crusader to Stand Up for Artists
Ed Newton-Rex quit his job at startup Stability AI over ethical concerns about its collection of...
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Google Search Is a Mess. Can Mobile AI Make It Better?
Two new enhancements coming to Google’s search tools on phones use machine intelligence to make the...
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Why Tech Workers Are Ditching Big Cities for Boise
Idaho’s capital city is seeing an influx of young people as they apply for tech jobs...
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Your Medical Data Is Code Blue
Medical data companies aren’t doing all they can to protect your most private information. When they...
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No, the Great Tech Layoffs of 2023 Aren’t Happening Again
Amazon, Discord, Duolingo, and Google all started 2024 with layoffs. But the tech job market isn’t...
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The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max
Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork—the aircraft...
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Why Crypto Idealogues Won’t Touch Bitcoin ETFs
The arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US offers easy access to the masses. Purists...
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Toyota's Robots Are Learning to Do Housework—By Copying Humans
Carmaker Toyota is developing robots capable of learning to do household chores by observing how humans...
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The White House Just Announced a $623 Million EV-Charging Bonanza
Electric vehicle charging stations are still scarce in many parts of the US. The White House...
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Congress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data
At a Senate hearing on AI’s impact on journalism, lawmakers backed media industry calls to make...
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Bitcoin ETFs Have Arrived. Here’s Who Stands to Get Rich
The US approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin,...
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OpenAI’s New App Store Could Turn ChatGPT Into an Everything App
A new app store from the creator of ChatGPT invites companies to build custom “GPTs” that...