Monthly Archives: July 2024

This Week in AI: With Chevron’s demise, AI regulation seems dead in the water

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down “Chevron deference,” a 40-year-old ruling on federal agencies’ power that required courts to defer to agencies’ interpretations of congressional laws. Chevron … Continue reading →

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Microsoft reaches settlement in California over claims it punished employees for taking protected time off

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

Microsoft has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle claims that the company unfairly treated California employees who took protected time off.

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Noplace, a mashup of Twitter and MySpace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

Noplace had already gone viral ahead of its public launch because of its feature that allows users to express themselves by customizing the colors of their profile. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch Minute: YouTube makes it easier to report and take down AI deepfakes

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

It’s easier than ever to make a deepfake of another person’s voice or face, but at least YouTube is making some small changes that make it slightly easier to report a video that uses your likeness without consent. You can … Continue reading →

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Dead Rising’s original voice actor confirms he’s not coming back to the role

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

A survival horror video game fan reached out to the original voice actor of zombie-survival adventure Dead Rising, to ask why Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, announced last week, was using a different voice instead of the first person to play … Continue reading →

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How to join friends in The First Descendant and play together in a party

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

Since The First Descendant is a very social experience, you’ll likely want to get in with your friends and all progress toward that max level together. However, with any new game in this day in age, the partying up process … Continue reading →

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Super Mario ice cream arrives as Nintendo colab with Baskin Robbins

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

Super Mario and Baskin Robbins have teamed up to bring the ice cream of gaming dreams to Japanese stores. Since their debut in the mid-1980s, Mario and Luigi have been a beloved part of the gaming world, bringing charm to … Continue reading →

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Figma disables new AI design feature after being called out on social media

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

After Figma’s new AI feature was called out for looking like Apple’s Weather app, the CEO Dylan Field has temporarily disabled it until they feel “confident” in standing behind its output. The founder of NotBoring Software, Andy Allen, was the … Continue reading →

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South Korea’s KT allegedly infected its P2P users with malware

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

Media outlets based in South Korea have alleged that Korea Telecom targeted some of its customers with malware due to excessive use of peer-to-peer downloading tools. The company set up a whole new division to develop, maintain, and distribute the … Continue reading →

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Cloudflare launches a tool to combat AI bots

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Techme101

Cloudflare, the publicly-traded cloud service provider, has launched a new, free tool to prevent bots from scraping websites hosted on its platform for data to train AI models. Some AI vendors, including Google, OpenAI and Apple, allow website owners to … Continue reading →

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