Category Archives: Business

The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet

WhatsApp and Signal have threatened to shut down services in Britain if the Online Safety Bill includes restrictions that undermine encryption. The government is pushing it through anyway.

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What OpenAI Really Wants

The young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT. But that was just the start. The ultimate goal: Change everything. Yes. Everything.

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The End of Airbnb in New York

Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.

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India’s IITs Are a Golden Ticket With a Dark Side

The Indian Institutes of Technology are a production line for global tech CEOs, but critics say they promote a toxic, discriminatory work culture.

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Meta Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Political Ads Policy, While the 2024 US Election Looms

A nonprofit watchdog group has found that the right-wing group PragerU has pushed out more than 100 political ads on Facebook and Instagram, flouting Meta’s policies.

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People Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Make Daily Life Worse

A Pew survey finds that a majority of Americans are more concerned than excited about the impact of artificial intelligence—adding weight to calls for more regulation.

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The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient

Stephen Thaler’s series of high-profile copyright cases has made headlines worldwide. He’s done it to demonstrate his AI is capable of independent thought.

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She Sacrificed Her Youth to Get the Tech Bros to Grow Up

As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world.

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Meet Aleph Alpha, Europe’s Answer to OpenAI

The European Union is desperate for its own artificial intelligence giant. German startup Aleph Alpha might be its best hope.

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It Costs Just $400 to Build an AI Disinformation Machine

A developer used widely available AI tools to generate anti-Russian tweets and articles. The project is intended to highlight how cheap and easy it has become to create propaganda at scale.

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