Apple has reportedly resumed talks with OpenAI to build a chatbot for the iPhone
The company is still talking to Google too, so how this shakes out is anyone's guess.
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The world's leading AI companies pledge to protect the safety of children online
OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and others have promised to stop their AI tools from generating and spreading content containing child sexual abuse.
Adobe Photoshop's latest beta makes AI-generated images from simple text prompts
It can also use reference images to expand backgrounds and add to images.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Mozilla urges WhatsApp to combat misinformation ahead of global elections
The foundation says Meta's election-related efforts focus overwhelmingly on Facebook even though WhatsApp has nearly as many users.
Netflix is done telling us how many people use Netflix
From next year, it will only disclose subscriber counts when it wants some good PR.
Meta is stuffing its AI chatbot into your Instagram DMs
Who needs to DM with friends when you can DM with a bot?
Google's new AI video generator is more HR than Hollywood
Google Vids punches up corporate presentations with AI.
How WhatsApp became the world’s default communication app
What was once a texting platform now runs the lives, businesses and political machinery of billions.
NVIDIA's GPUs powered the AI revolution. Its new Blackwell chips are up to 30 times faster
NVIDIA claims that Blackwell is the world's most powerful chip.
TikTok's CEO urges users to 'protect your constitutional rights' as US ban looms
He also implied that TikTok will mount a legal battle if the bill that seeks to ban the app in the US is signed into law.
Elon Musk kills Don Lemon's new X show before it ever began
The first episode's subject was Musk himself.
Facebook is using AI to supercharge the algorithm that recommends you videos
Early tests on Reels showed that watch times went up significantly.
A former Google engineer was arrested for allegedly stealing AI secrets for Chinese rivals
The development comes at a time of heightened tensions between the US and China over AI.
EA is laying off over 650 employees
An upcoming Star Wars first-person shooter was canceled as a result of the move.
The Apple Car project is reportedly dead
Ten years, billions of dollars, and multiple leadership changes later, Apple has canceled Project Titan.
Stable Diffusion 3 is a new AI image generator that won't mess up text in pictures, its makers claim
It isn't available to the general public yet.
Rivian is laying off 10 percent of its salaried employees
The move comes after the electric car maker lost $1.5 billion in the last quarter of 2023
Amazon, one of the world's largest employers, has called the National Labor Relations Board 'unconstitutional'
Amazon's claims are similar to the ones made by Elon Musk's SpaceX and grocery chain Trader Joe's.
Xbox Game Pass subscriptions have begun to taper off
Game Pass added just nine million subscribers over the last two years, far fewer than previous years.
