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TikTok’s rough week in the west went from bad to worse today when Italian authorities slapped the app with a €10mn fine over a viral challenge called the “French scar.” The game invites users to pinch their cheeks until they leave a lasting bruise. It became particularly
If President Joe Biden keeps his promise to sign a ban on TikTok over its ties to the Chinese government, the 81-year-old may rob his reelection campaign of a platform that he and fellow Democrats rely on to reach younger voters.
Biden’s campaign got thousands of “likes” on Tuesday for a TikTok video skewering Republican rival Donald Trump about cutting Social Security spending. But the comments were focused on another issue altogether: the proposed ban.
Yahoo is testing out a new creator program that will allow certain writers to publish and monetize stories under the Yahoo News brand, the company tells Fast Company.
The effort is meant to broaden the news platform’s lifestyle content—which it described as fitness, DIY, travel, home, and style stories—in a rapidly changing media landscape. So it won’t be available for people who want to write about things like politics or sports. The draw to creators, me
Dutch startup TheyDo has raised $34mn to solve “the biggest business problem” of the century — scaling customer journeys. Founded in 2019, the company produces a live platform that provides actionable insights about customers. Enterprises can use the tools a
A California state senator is planning to soften a proposal that would have banned self-checkout lanes at large grocery stores and other establishments, Fast Company has learned.
The proposal, announced last month by state Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas of California’s 28th District, was part of a package of bills aimed at “empowering vulnerable populations,” including helping workers and promoting economic growth in underserved communities across the state. As i
House approves bill to ban TikTok: In a 356 to 52 vote on Wednesday, the House voted to approve a bill that could potentially ban TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, from U.S. app stores (or force a sale) in an effort to restrict China’s access to Americans’ data. TikTok has urged users to “tell Congress what TikTok means to you,” and argues the bill impedes on First Amendment rights. The bill will now head to the Senate; if it passes there, Presid
A distinctly British scandal caused by sloppy photo editing has sparked calls for watermarking untouched images. The pleas come after a picture of Princess Kate intensified wild rumours about her whereabouts. Kate’s representatives issued the image this week
With one week until the January kickoff of Y Combinator’s winter 2024 startup batch, there’s a hush in the prestigious accelerator program’s cavernous new San Francisco headquarters.
The only sound, aside from steady rain streaking the windows, is the muffled labor of two YC partners in a makeshift subterranean kitchen, where they are practicing a chicken and dumplings recipe to serve to a group of incoming founders. Like thousands of hopefuls before them, these
SpaceX will attempt to launch its mega-rocket Starship on its third test flight from its spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas, today. The livestream is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. ET, with liftoff targeted for about 8 a.m. ET.
The flight plan for SpaceX’s third Starship test is different from its previous two attempts. The “Super Heavy” rocket booster will once again attempt a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. But the first stage, Starship, will ascend and then ta
Learn the essential tactics for successful law firm marketing. From digital strategies to personalized approaches, stay ahead of the competition and attract potential clients.
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Local businesses can benefit from utilizing video digital marketing - learn why and how in this helpful blog post!
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The weird robots.txt file of Google's John Mueller's personal site became an object of curiosity after the site was deindexed
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Alphabet’s Waymo said on Wednesday it will begin offering free driverless robotaxi services to select members of the public in Los Angeles starting Thursday.
The company received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) earlier this month to start its ride-hailing program, Waymo One, in Los Angeles and some cities near San Francisco.
Waymo’s latest plans put it ahead of its General Motors-owned rival Cruise, which is currently facing sc
Two British surgeons say that they used Apple’s new $3,500 headset to carry out Britain’s first virtual-reality operation. The team at London’s Cromwell Hospital, led by orthopedic surgeons Fady Sedra and Syed Aftab, used the Vision Pro to repair a patient’s spine. Neither surgeon donned the ski goggle-esque device themselves, but instead entrusted it to a nurse working alongside them, the Daily Mail has reported.
Nurse Suvi Verho tells the paper tha
Former CNN host Don Lemon says Elon Musk has terminated a previous agreement to air his new program after the billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter) was unhappy about an interview between the two.
“Elon Musk is mad at me,” said Lemon in a video posted to the social media network. “There’s a whole lot that went down and I’m going to tell you about it in the coming days.”
In a separate statement posted to X, Lemon said, “El
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.
DeepMind created an agent that can play any game
Researchers have for years been teaching AI models to play video games as a way of preparing them to perform certain tasks in everyday life. Google-owned DeepMind has upped the ante when it comes to AI gaming, re
On Wednesday the European Parliament passed the AI Act by a wide majority, with 523 of its 705 members voting in favor. Hailed as the world’s first major effort to regulate AI, the legislation takes a risk-based approach to services or products that use AI. Content recommendation systems, for example, would be deemed low risk and thus subject to relatively lax oversight; medical devices, on the other hand, would face heightened scrutiny around issues like data and transparency.
Politicians take leave of their senses when they’re on the campaign trail. Self-preservation, shaped through the desire to win re-election, comes before principles. How else to explain the sight of 352 members of the House of Representatives voting on Wednesday to pass the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (also known as the TikTok Act)?
The overwhelming passage of the act, which compels TikTok parent company ByteDance to force a sale of
Google Search Console adds Interaction to Next Paint (INP) metric to Core Web Vitals report.
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LinkedIn offers 250 free AI courses until April 5, helping professionals, including SEO experts, adapt to changing skill requirements.
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Computing power to develop artificial intelligence does not come cheap. While you can build a simple AI chatbot for next to nothing, training a fine-tuned model on large data sets can cost millions of do
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The EU has officially adopted the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive rulebook on artificial intelligence. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) overwhelmingly endorsed the regulation on Wednesday. The law passed with 523 votes in favour, 46 against,
YouTube wants people to do more than just sit back and watch videos on their TVs.
To that end, it’s launching a redesigned video player for smart TVs and streaming devices, with a sidebar view for descriptions, comments, chapter links, and other details. While such information was already available in YouTube’s TV app, the old design used an overlay that covered up the video when users clicked into the description. The new player shrinks the video down so it appears al
The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill today that could effectively ban TikTok in the United States. The contentious bill has bipartisan support in the House, but many American TikTok users and free speech and civil liberty organizations say the bill represents government overreach, violates Americans’ First Amendment rights, and is nothing more than censorship. Here’s what you need to know.
What is the bill about?
Offi
The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring the new technology is “safe, secure and trustworthy” and that all countries, especially those in the developing world, have equal access.The draft General Assembly resolution aims to close the digital divide between countries and make sure they are all at the table in discussions on AI — and that they have the technology and capabilities to take advantage of
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Andrii and Linnea talk
Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka maglev. Italian firm IronLev, which developed the tech, claims to have completed the first-ever maglev test on an existing train track — and has the footage to pr
Writing about e-bikes isn’t as much fun as riding one, but it’s still fun, so I’m always happy to seize the opportunity. Especially since it usually involves riding an e-bike—such as Gazelle’s thoroughly enjoyable new Eclipse T11+, the best all-around one I’ve spent time with.
Before I tell you more about it, here are some Fast Company tech stories you may not have read yet:
European Union lawmakers are set to give final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year.Lawmakers in the European Parliament are poised to vote in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act five years after they were first proposed. The AI Act is expected to act as a global signpost for other governments grappling with how to regulate the fast-developing technology.“The AI Act ha
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Government officials have been talking tough to Big Tech for years now.
President Biden has publicly accused Facebook of “killing people” with vaccine misinformation, while members of his administration have privately pushed the platforms to remove objectionable posts “ASAP.” During the Trump era, the president repeatedly skewered tech giants for “shadowbanning” conservatives and even threatened to sue tech companies for bias—a promis
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Google updated their documentation to make it clear that CWV is used in their ranking systems (without explicitly calling them ranking factors)
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Scott talks to Scott McAlister from ngrok about some of the features ngrok can provide to its users and Scott’s talk about webhooks at php[tek] 2024 Links: ngrok – https://ngrok.com/ Webhooks.fyi – https://webhooks.fyi/ Tickets to php[tek] 2024 – http://tinyurl.com/tek-2024-tickets
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March 12 is Equal Pay Day in the U.S., a representation of the additional number of days women must work in order to match the amount men earned last year. But in some cities, it could take even longer.
A report from product research company, ChamberofCommerce.org, using data from the U.S. Census, examines which U.S. cities have the dubious honor of having the largest gender pay gaps. Four of the top 10 cities are in California, with Texas claiming three of the other Top 10 spots. A
A consortium of healthcare leaders unveiled the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network (TRAIN) during the HIMSS 2024 Global Health Conference in Orlando, Florida, yesterday. The network aims to apply responsible AI practices to enhance the quality, safety, and reliability of AI in healthcare.
Beyond mere task automation, AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare and medical industries, reshaping patient care by contributing significantly to disease diagnosis, crafting persona
WordPress developers accuse a Bricks Builder add-on plugin of containing a backdoor that removes posts
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Google's March 2024 Core Update deindexes hundreds of websites so far, targeting AI-generated spam and prioritizing high-quality, human-generated content.
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Depression affects approximately 280 million people all over the world, and disproportionately affects the female population — it is 50% more common in women than men. Treatments range fr
It’s the scandal that keeps on giving—and has dominated social media discourse in a way few other stories have for years: What the hell is going on with Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, and wife to the next King-in-waiting?
Princess Catherine, to use her official royal name, has been rarely seen in public since the new year. While Kensington Palace released a statement earlier this year saying she had undergone an operation and would be missing until Easter, her
AI appears incapable of generating a dad joke my family will tolerate. In fact, AI-generated content only seems to exacerbate a joke’s groaning reception. I sit, pleading with ChatGPT to deliver a better knock-knock joke to please my teenage kids, but it fails to live up to their adolescent standards.
Neither has AI delivered the next great piece of art, hit movie, breakout TV show, nor the advertising campaigns that bring them to market. It begs the question: Has AI ever gen
Natural disasters are happening with increased frequency and severity in the U.S. and around the world. The 2023 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report states that “every region in the world is projected to face further increases in climate hazards.” This paints a daunting picture of humanity’s future. Let’s take a look at an innovative set of new tools that can help us to prepare, respond, and recover.
Preparedness
Google is restricting AI chatbot Gemini from answering questions about the global elections set to happen this year, the Alphabet-owned firm said on Tuesday, as it looks to avoid potential missteps in the deployment of the technology.
The update comes at a time when advancements in generative AI, including image and video generation, have fanned concerns of misinformation and fake news among the public, prompting governments to regulate the technology.
When asked about ele
From batteries and semiconductors to energy storage, the transition to green technologies requires the development of new, sustainable materials at an unprecedented pace. German startup Quantistry believes it can fast-track the discovery of s
Struggling to earn links from journalists and the press? Digital PR for SEO has quickly become an alternative to traditional link building. However, earning links from the press can be a challenge creatively. That’s where we come in. Watch our on-demand webinar, as we explore how to scale the very time-consuming and complicated process of earning links from digital PR, with proven case studies showing how you can earn hundreds of links in 30 days. You’ll learn: The process and tools to earn p
Explore Google's efforts to reduce unoriginal content in search results and learn why creating original content is more important than ever.
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Before the Enlightenment spread across Europe, inspiring the likes of Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson in colonial America, most people were subjects. Their claim on life was quite literally subject to the discretion of a king or queen, and their livelihoods were determined by an accident of birth that left them obligated to serve the lord or baron on whose land they toiled.
Under American democracy, people became citizens, a concept that not only recognized their rights to liberty
Airbnb has announced sweeping changes to its policy on security cameras inside a rental unit. The changes are likely to give guests more peace of mind while at the same time leaving some hosts frustrated that they cannot monitor their property as closely as before.
The new rules go into effect worldwide on April 30, 2024.
What does the policy say?
Under Airbnb’s new security cameras policy, hosts will no longer be allowed to have indoor security cameras
Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure drivers are paying attention, and they don’t issue strong enough warnings or take other actions to make drivers behave, according to an insurance industry study published Tuesday.Only one of 14 partially automated systems tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety performed well enough to get an overall “acceptable” rating. Two others were rated “marginal,
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. teens say they feel happy or peaceful when they don’t have their phones with them, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.In a survey published Monday, Pew also found that despite the positive associations with going phone-free, most teens have not limited their phone or social media use.The survey comes as policymakers and children’s advocates are growing increasingly concerned with teens’ relationships with their phones and
For much of the 21st century, software development has been an attractive career option. Now, however, there are perceived threats on the horizon as new tools seem set to fill the software development skills gap. Generative AI models are evolving quickly with t
Volvo has invested in Breathe Battery Technologies and plans to install the UK startup’s software in all of its next-gen EVs. Devices that use lithium-ion battery packs, from smartphones to cars, are typically designed to limit their power
The March 2024 core algorithm update is penalizing AI content. Here's how to make Google love it instead.
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Learn how to measure ROI of content on a page whether it be for a media company, publisher, YouTube creator, affiliate, or trade organization.
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It is no secret that VC investing has a diversity and inclusion problem. Fortunately, there are funders out there who are committed to ushering
To get the basics out of the way first: Apple’s new MacBook Airs, which began shipping on March 7, are what computer nerds call a speed bump update. Available in 13-inch and 15-inch versions, they’re nearly the same laptops as their immediate predecessors, with Apple’s faster M3 chip swapped in for the previous generation’s M2. They also support the new Wi-Fi 6E wireless networking standard and, when closed, can drive two external displays.
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Ben talks with Ryan Polk, Chief Product Officer at Stack Overflow, about our strategic partnership with Google Cloud, the importance of collaboration between AI companies and the Stack Overflow community, and why Stack Overflow’s Q&A format is so suitable for training AI models. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/12/how-stack-overflow-is-partnering-with-google-to-encourage-socially-responsible-ai/
Back in November, Sam Altman was fired from his position as CEO of OpenAI on a Friday the week before a holiday weekend—only to return to his job after a chaotic 86 hours that nearly tanked the $80 billion company. This past Friday, OpenAI dropped another bombshell. It announced the outcome of the investigation into the behavior that prompted Altman’s ouster—and it introduced a handful of new members to the board.
According to OpenAI, a review of more than 30,00
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AI continues to pervade our work lives. According to recent research by the Society for Human Resource Management, one in four employers use AI in human resources functions. Meanwhile, technology is becoming an increasingly common presence in everything from education and healthcare to criminal justice and law.
Yet we largely aren’t addressing bias in any meaningful way, and for anyone with a disability, that can be a real problem.
Indeed, a Pennsylvania State Unive
Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take its ChatGPT challenger “Grok” open-source this week, days after he sued OpenAI for abandoning its original mission in favor of a for-profit model.
The billionaire has warned on several occasions against the use of technology for profit by big technology companies such as Google.
He filed the lawsuit earlier this month against Microsoft-backed OpenAI, which he cofounded in 2015 but lef
Bitcoin is getting a lot of attention lately, hitting new all-time highs as it crossed $72,000 on Monday. But another area of the crypto world is gaining ground nearly as fast. Artificial intelligence-related tokens, like all things AI, are red hot. In mid-February, the category had a market cap of just under $10 billion. As of midday Monday, that stood at just over $27 billion.
AI cryptos are similar to many other cryptocurrencies, except that they present an opportunity for people
Sam Altman is rejoining the board of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI along with three new directors, as the startup tries to move past his sudden ouster in November that had shocked the tech industry.
Altman had returned as CEO of OpenAI just four days after his firing with a new board made up of Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and former co-CEO of Salesforce Bret Taylor.
The board will now expand with the addition of Sue Desmond-Hellmann,