If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights?

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.

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Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

Facebook will begin lowering the reach of accounts sharing spammy content and making them ineligible for monetization, Meta announced on Thursday. The company is also increasing efforts to remove Facebook accounts that coordinate fake engagement and impersonate others, it says. The move comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promised a return to “OG Facebook.” […]

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Alphabet to report Q1 earnings results after the bell

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

The Google parent company and search giant faces an online ad market that’s on edge due to concerns about how Trump’s tariffs will affect the economy and business spending.

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ServiceNow shares pop 15% on strong earnings, upbeat guidance

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

ServiceNow surged on stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and upbeat forecast amid an uncertain macroeconomic environment.

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TikTok adds support for ALT text for photos

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

TikTok is rolling out support for ALT text for photo posts to make content more accessible for users with visual and cognitive impairments. The company says creators can now provide descriptive text for photos to help users with screen readers understand the visual content through spoken descriptions. TikTok told TechCrunch in an email that creators […]

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Cyber attack causes further chaos for M&S shoppers

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

Customers have reported problems with click and collect orders as well as card and contactless payments.

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Anthropic is launching a new program to study AI ‘model welfare’

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

Could future AIs be “conscious,” and experience the world similarly to the way humans do? There’s no strong evidence that they will, but Anthropic isn’t ruling out the possibility. On Thursday, the AI lab announced that it has started a research program to investigate — and prepare to navigate — what it’s calling “model welfare.” […]

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Spotify’s AI playlist rolls out to Asia and more markets

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

Spotify announced on Thursday that it expanded the availability of its AI Playlist feature to over 40 additional markets, including countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean.  The AI-powered tool, currently in beta on Android and iOS devices, lets listeners create personalized playlists based on written prompts, such as “workout music to make my […]

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On TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade War

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

Videos on the social media app, filmed at factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury goods directly, as tariffs drive up prices. Americans are receptive.

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Trump Offers a Private Dinner to Top 220 Investors in His Memecoin

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Techme101

The offer, which caused President Trump’s memecoin to surge in price, was his family’s latest effort to profit from cryptocurrencies.

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