One minute we’re supposed to believe that artificial intelligence is the most incredible accelerator of human progress, and the next that it’s the most dangerous technology in the world.
I am not going to tell you that the truth is somewhere in between. We have got to stop talking about AI as though “it” has any innate qualities. What we’re talking about are people, companies, and institutions who have values and goals that are embedded into data a
Omegle, the anonymous video chat service founded in 2009, which saw a surge of popularity as people were isolated at home during the pandemic, has finally called it quits after 14 years. The closure comes following the settlement of a recent lawsuit that alleged Omegle gave sexual predators free rein online.
Leif K-Brooks, the app’s founder, announced the shutdown in a rambling, defensive post on the site, which ranged from his theory that we live in a “world of mandat
If you purchased an Apple App Store or iTunes gift card, Apple may owe you money after it agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company misrepresented the value and security of its gift cards.
The primary issue plaintiffs had was that gift cards could be redeemed by an unknown third party even though that third party did not purchase the card. As detailed in this Apple community forum post from 2020, one of the ways someone else can redeem a gift card you purchase
Lyft is betting that its scheduled-ride service will make holiday travel a breeze—otherwise, it’s willing to compensate travelers for their trouble.
The rideshare company said Thursday that customers who are not picked up on time for scheduled rides to airports will automatically get $20 in Lyft credits if a driver is more than 10 minutes late, or $50 if they’re not matched with a driver 10 minutes after the scheduled pick-up time. Lyft will also reimburse rider
Where do I start with AI? Is it safe? How do I talk about risk with my stakeholders?
These are questions I am asked often these days.
While AI is helping developers code faster and be more productive, some leaders are concerned that it can introduce additional security and risk management headaches. But the cybersecurity industry is no stranger to emerging technologies, and we must continue to embrace every tool at our disposal to secure the software ecosystem.
Wikipedia is often touted as the world’s encyclopedia. But how much of your part of the globe is represented on the website depends on where you live.
That’s the finding of a new study by a team of researchers led by Thorsten Ruprechter at Austria’s Graz University of Technology. They analyzed 17,500 articles across four different language editions of Wikipedia, finding that across the board, more attention is devoted to events in more economically developed cou
If you haven’t traveled for a while, let me share some unsurprising news: It hasn’t improved. Lines are longer. Flights are more expensive. Delays and cancellations seem to be the norm now, not the exception.
And with the holidays coming up, things certainly aren’t going to get much better. Luckily, these four apps can help you outmaneuver your fellow travelers in the face of such setbacks.
LoungeBuddy
If you’re going to get stuck in
This week, the coworking company WeWork, which was once valued at $47 billion, filed for bankruptcy. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company’s main backer, Softbank, lost more than $14 billion from its investments in the once high-flying startup.
To understand how this all happened, w
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OpenAI’s GPTs: Is the bot revolution finally happening?
When I interviewed OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap last month, I asked him how his company is thinking about evolving its large language models (LLM
Salon, the left-leaning news and opinion website, is being sold to a team of French entrepreneurs behind the two-year-old Malta-based media company, Find.co, sources involved in the deal tell Fast Company.
Salon was founded and staffed in 1995 by former San Francisco Examiner journalists as one of the early digital magazines. Known for its dispensations of news and opinion through a politically progressive (and often tabloid-y) lens, Salon was valued at $107 million when it went pub