Category Archives: Business

A National Security Insider Does the Math on the Dangers of AI

Jason Matheny, CEO of the influential think tank Rand Corporation, says advances in AI are making it easier to learn how to build biological weapons and other tools of destruction.

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Semiconductor Giant ASML Has a New Boss, and a Big Problem

European chip machine-maker ASML is at the center of US-China trade tensions. Its new chief executive now faces a daunting political juggling act.

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The Biggest Deepfake Porn Website Is Now Blocked in the UK

The world’s most-visited deepfake website and another large competing site are stopping people in the UK from accessing them, days after the UK government announced a crackdown.

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Bitcoin Miners Brace for the ‘Halving’—and Race to Cash In

The Bitcoin halving is imminent. Crypto mining companies are reaching for every trick in the book to survive it.

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A Wave of AI Tools Is Set to Transform Work Meetings

An AI-powered wearable from startup Limitless promises to make meetings more productive. It’s the beginning of a wider transformation of human interactions.

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How to Stop ChatGPT’s Voice Feature From Interrupting You

ChatGPT’s conversation tools are fantastic—when the chatbot isn’t constantly talking over you. Try these tips for a better AI audio experience.

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She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell

A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up.

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Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3

The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta today is just the start, according to the company’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun. He said a new, much larger version is in the works.

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Tesla’s Layoffs Won’t Solve Its Growing Pains

The car company popularized EVs. Now, facing intense competition from China, it has to figure out what to do next.

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What If Your AI Girlfriend Hated You?

AngryGF offers a perpetually enraged chatbot intended to teach men better communication skills. WIRED took it for a spin.

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