Google Jams Even More Ads in Your Gmail Inbox
Despite scientists’ best efforts, there’s still no way to inject ads directly into your veins, so Google is going for the next best thing. Reports from angry emailers across the…
Facebook’s Head Flak Bailed on a Government Hearing Last Minute Because Its Name Changed
Meta’s President of Global Affairs and top corporate punching bag Nick Clegg decided to abruptly bail on a hearing in Canada’s House of Commons after lawmakers changed the event’s title…
This ‘Companion’ AI Chatbot Convinced Me to Find a Therapist
It was a Wednesday morning, I’m burned up in midweek blues, and there was a subtle drumming building to a four-on-the-floor on my temples. I spotted a small press release…
Uber’s Ex-Security Chief Leaves Court With No Jail Time for Covering Up Massive Hack
Update 05/05/23: Late on Thursday, federal judge William Orrick declared Uber’s former head of cybersecurity Joseph Sullivan would suffer no prison time for covering up a massive security breach at…
Meta issues warning to look out for ChatGPT-related scams
As sure as night follows day, scammers have been quick to take an interest in ChatGPT, the advanced AI-powered chatbot from Microsoft-backed OpenAI that burst onto the scene in November.…
The FTC Is Trying to Ban Meta From Using Kids’ Data
The Federal Trade Commission proposed a “blanket prohibition” that would ban Meta from monetizing children’s data Wednesday. The FTC says Meta—the company formerly known as Facebook—failed to comply with an…
Meta Avatar Upgrade Could Use an Upgrade
It’s been about 20 years since the life-simulator game, Second Life, came out. Nintendo Miis first emerged on the scene more than a decade and a half ago. We live…
Watch Republicans Grill FBI Over Alleged Domestic Surveillance Abuses
House lawmakers are holding a hearing today that foreshadows months of fierce debate over one of the country’s most controversial warrantless surveillance programs. Rainn Wilson Would Be the Best Dungeon…
Meta to ‘introduce AI agents to billions of people’
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said that recent advances in artificial technology present an “opportunity to introduce AI agents to billions of people in ways that will be useful and meaningful.”…
Meta Begins to Dig Itself Out of ‘Year of Efficiency’ Hole
Meta has had a lot to prove about its future ambitions. First it was all about the “metaverse,” but now it’s AI. Before, the company could sit back and let…