Artists Can Fight Back Against AI by Killing Art Generators From the Inside
How can artists hope to fight back against the whims of tech companies wanting to use their work to train AI? One group of researchers has a novel idea: slip…
Instagram Apologizes for Putting ‘Terrorist’ In Palestinian Users’ Bios
Photo: Alexander Koerner (Getty Images) Instagram users reported last week that their bios including the word “Palestinian” and the Arabic phrase “Alhamdulillah”, which means “praise be to God”, were auto-translated…
FCC Gives Metaverse Go-Ahead to Operate on 6GHz Wi-Fi Band
Meta with its Quest series, as well as Apple, Google, and Microsoft, can now operate VR tech on the 6 GHz wireless band without needing a license.Photo: Dan Ackerman /…
23andMe Users’ Info Leaked Again, Millions of Records Found on Dark Web
Millions of 23andMe users had their info leaked once again after being hacked earlier this month, according to a report by TechCrunch Thursday. The hacker, who goes by the name…
Meta Plans to Grow Threads By Ramming Its Posts to Facebook
Image: Ascannio (Shutterstock) Threads was a unicorn in the vacuum left behind by a Musk-infested Twitter turned X. But as the excitement for the sterile and lifeless platform inevitably waned…
Threads ‘Temporarily’ Blocking Covid-Related Search Terms
Image: rafapress (Shutterstock) Threads search is blocking terms like “Covid,” “vaccines,” “long Covid,” and others, but it is reportedly only temporary according to Instagram’s head, Adam Mosseri. This comes a…
ChatGPT Can ‘Infer’ Personal Details From Anonymous Text
Quiz time: If you or your friends were given the following string of text during a party, would anyone in the room confidently be able to guess or infer any…
Twitch Stories Will Allow Streamers to Share Quick Instagram-like Posts With Followers
Twitch Stories will let creators share short, 48-hour posts for their followers and subscribers.Photo: Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket (Getty Images) Twitch users may start receiving some potentially annoying push notifications from…
The 12 Worst Examples of Meta’s Dystopian AI Influencers
Meta’s flirtation with innovation has been, at best, poorly panning out and, at worst, delightfully creepy. The latter best describes the case of the tech company’s new foray into AI…
Threads Edit Button Is Here, No Payment to Zuck Required
Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Threads may not be the place to go for news, but it now has an edit button. And unlike a certain other social media platform,…