Consumer groups call on US and EU to regulate AI that powers ChatGPT
A coalition of consumer advocacy groups in the U.S. and Europe are calling on governments to quickly adopt regulations on generative AI to protect consumers from its potential harms.
Tosca Musk says having Elon Musk as her brother made someone try to charge her more
Tosca Musk revealed in a Daily Mail interview that having Elon Musk as a brother prompted someone to try to significantly increase the price they were charging.
Intel reveals plan to build new $33B chip plant in Germany with government help
Intel announcement an agreement to invest $32.8 billion in a chip plant in Magdeburg, Germany. The German government announced it would contribute a third of its cost.
AT&T closing San Francisco flagship store
The flagship store AT&T has in San Francisco will soon stop operating. An AT&T spokesperson said the company was adapting as "consumer shopping habits continue to change."
AI makes it easier for fraudsters to create fake companies, hamper due diligence: report
A report by the ACFE and Thomson Reuters found that companies are concerned about being duped by fraudsters' synthetic businesses that are easier than ever to fake with generative AI.
World's first AI DJ hits the airwaves in Oregon via RadioGPT
KBFF Live 95.5 FM in Portland, Oregon made history last week by debuting the world's first AI DJ, modeled after one of its afternoon hosts.
Microsoft admits June service disruptions to OneDrive, Outlook cyberattacks from mysterious hacker group
A service disruption affecting 18,000 Microsoft users on June 5 is now confirmed to be the fault of a new hacker group which calls itself Anonymous Sudan.
Musk says Tesla close to reaching vehicle autonomy
Billionaire Elon Musk told a crowd in France on Friday that Tesla is close to achieving fully autonomous vehicles, saying that autonomy was the "main driver" of its market value.
Boeing subsidiary WISK Aero unveils all-electric self-driving air taxi at Paris Air Show
Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is debuting its all-electric, autonomous sixth-generation air taxi at the Paris Air Show on Saturday, signaling a new era for pilotless flight.
AI has been Choice Hotels' secret weapon for years, but it's holding off on new GenAI for now
Choice Hotels has used artificial intelligence, but the hospitality giant's chief information officer says the chain is waiting to see the bugs worked out of new generative AI tools.
Oracle announces new generative AI services for businesses
Oracle announced a new partnership with AI startup Cohere that will utilize Cohere's large language models and Oracle's cloud infrastructure to help clients make generative AI tools.
Oracle's Larry Ellison now world's third richest as AI explodes
With a 42% stake in Oracle and the company’ stock rising roughly 54% year-to-date, CTO Larry Ellison has knocked Amazon’s Jeff Bezos out of the third spot for world’s richest person.
Bitcoin slides to $25K after Fed meeting
The price of Bitcoin and Ethereum are falling after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that additional interest rate hikes were on the way in 2023.
AMD confirms AI 'superchip' takes on Nvidia
Advanced Micro Devices is expected to offer new information on an AI "superchip" when the company CEO Lisa Su gives her keynote address at an event in San Francisco.
Tesla valuation adds $240B over 13-day winning streak
Tesla’s market valuation has grown by $240 billion amid 13 straight trading sessions on Wall Street for the EV maker in which the stock value finished with a gain.
EU wants Google ad business broken up over competition issues
Antitrust regulators at the European Union (EU) say Google must sell a portion of its digital advertising business to ease competition concerns.
Generative AI will add trillions to global economy: McKinsey
A new report finds AI tools like ChatGPT could add trillions in value to the global economy each year, and that was after just 63 uses were studied.
Amazon Web Services suffers hours-long outage
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing division of e-commerce giant Amazon, experienced problems Tuesday that resulted in outages affecting thousands of customers.
Using AI for SEO marketing? You could be doing more harm than good
Companies are jumping on the bandwagon to use new generative artificial intelligence tools to shake up their SEO marketing strategies, but doing so could be a mistake.
Grubhub lays off 15% of corporate workforce
CEO Howard Migdal told employees Monday that the company will cut 15% of its staff as it operates "in a highly competitive and constantly evolving industry."