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Lisa Brooks

Thousands of Raterlabs employees laid off 1 year after pay raise

RaterLabs employees are responsible for evaluating Google鈥檚 search results by testing and rating how accurately the algorithm responds to various prompts.
1 year ago
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Micki Gamez

Instagram’s ‘nightly nudge’ may be a step toward healthy social media habits

A majority of Americans use electronic devices within an hour of going to bed causing unsatisfactory sleep, especially among kids and teenagers.
1 year ago
A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Catalyzing a ...
Associated Press

Here鈥檚 how ChatGPT plans to deter election misinformation in 2024

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has outlined a聽plan聽to prevent its tools from being used to spread election misinformation as voters in聽more than 50 countries聽prepare to cast their ballots in national elections this year.
1 year ago
A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Catalyzing a ...
Associated Press

AI-powered misinformation is the world鈥檚 biggest short-term threat

False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that聽threatens to erode democracy聽and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

Microsoft鈥檚 OpenAI investment could trigger merger review

Microsoft鈥檚 multibillion-dollar聽investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI聽could trigger a European Union merger investigation, the bloc鈥檚 executive branch said Tuesday.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk

A U.S. labor agency has accused聽SpaceX聽of unlawfully firing employees聽who penned an open letter聽critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company.
1 year ago
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Associated Press

The New York Times sues Microsoft for using its stories to train AI

The New York Times is striking back against the threat that artificial intelligence poses to the news industry, filing a federal lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to聽train chatbots.
1 year ago
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Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Blue Origin launches experiments in first flight since 2022 crash

Jeff Bezos鈥 space company successfully launched a rocket carrying experiments on Tuesday, its first flight since engine trouble caused a crash more than a year ago.
1 year ago
FILE - The Google logo is displayed at their offices, Nov. 1, 2018, in London. In a letter, Wednesd...
Associated Press

Google to pay $700M settlement to US states, including WA

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store 鈥 the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.
2 years ago
A ChapGPT logo is seen on a smartphone in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Catalyzing a ...
Associated Press

2023: The year we weren鈥檛 sure what to do about AI

Artificial intelligence聽went mainstream in 2023 鈥 it was a long time coming yet has a long way to go for the technology to match people鈥檚 science fiction fantasies of human-like machines.
2 years ago
FILE - Tesla vehicles charge at a station in Emeryville, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022. In a document poste...
Associated Press

Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix Autopilot system

Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that鈥檚 supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention聽when using Autopilot.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Amazon asks federal judge to dismiss the FTC鈥檚 antitrust lawsuit

Attorneys for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission鈥檚聽antitrust lawsuit聽against the e-commerce giant, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Amazon鈥檚 internal plans to advance its interests in California are laid bare in leaked memo

An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company鈥檚 carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against 鈥渓abor agitation鈥 from the Teamsters and other groups.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

AI鈥檚 future could be 鈥榦pen-source鈥 or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they鈥檙e also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Amazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence

The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q 鈥 a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

EU regulators say Amazon鈥檚 acquisition of vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition

European regulators said Monday that Amazon鈥檚聽proposed acquisition聽of robot vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Microsoft hires 2 leading executives from company that created ChatGPT

Microsoft on Monday hired two leading executives from the company that created ChatGPT after one of them was abruptly fired by OpenAI, the startup whose chatbot kicked off the era of聽generative artificial intelligence.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Amazon will allow US customers to buy cars on its site from local car dealers starting next year

The e-commerce giant will launch vehicle sales in the U.S. next year and allow local car dealers to sell directly to customers on its site.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery

Facebook and Instagram will require political ads running on their platforms to disclose if they were created using聽artificial intelligence, their parent company announced on Wednesday.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Amazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC says

Amazon used a secret algorithm to essentially help raise prices on other online sites and also 鈥渄estroyed鈥 internal communications as the Federal Trade Commission undertook an antitrust investigation against it, according to newly unredacted portions of the agency鈥檚 lawsuit.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Facebook parent Meta posts sharply higher profit in 3Q thanks to increase in ad revenue

Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday posted sharply higher earnings for the third quarter, boosted by an increase in advertising revenue and lower expenses after it聽laid off thousands聽of workers.
2 years ago
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Bill Kaczaraba

State attorneys general go after Meta claiming platforms are harming youth

Dozens of U.S. states, including Washington, are suing Meta Platforms claiming they harm young people and contribute to the youth mental health crisis.
2 years ago
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Tom Murphy and Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC

Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year 鈥 Prime Day 鈥 with a lawsuit hanging over its head that accuses it of preventing sellers from hawking their merchandise at lower prices on other sites.
2 years ago