ICE is building a social media panopticon
ICE is building a social media panopticon As Immigration and Customs Enforcement carries out raids across the country, the agency is working rapidly to expand an online surveillance system that could potentially track millions of users on the web. Federal records uncovered by The Lever reveal that ICE is paying $5.7 million to use an […]
OpenAI made ChatGPT better at sifting through your work or school information
OpenAI made ChatGPT better at sifting through your work or school information Here are some of the third-party workspace apps that are available for company knowledge. OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT feature that makes it easier to search for workspace information without switching between apps. The “company knowledge” ChatGPT update for Business, Enterprise, and […]
Oreo-maker Mondelez will use AI for TV ads next year
Oreo-maker Mondelez will use AI for TV ads next year Snacking giant Mondelez is using generative AI to slash marketing costs and is preparing to release AI-generated TV ads next year, a senior executive told Reuters. Jon Halvorson, Mondelez’s global senior vice president of consumer experience, said the company has spent more than $40 million […]
Microsoft Edge’s new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features
Microsoft Edge's new Copilot Mode turns on more AI features Microsoft is joining the AI browser wave with the official launch of a new “Copilot Mode” in Edge. The option, first announced in July, turns Copilot into your portal to the web, with each new tab opening a chat window where you can either ask […]
Anthropic’s Claude chatbot is getting a ‘memory’ upgrade
Anthropic's Claude chatbot is getting a 'memory' upgrade Anthropic is rolling out an update for Claude that will let the AI chatbot “remember” past conversations without prompting. The upgrade for all paid subscribers should make Claude more useful and convenient. Max subscribers will be able to turn on Claude’s “memory” in their settings from today, […]
Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
Meet Mico, Microsoft's AI version of Clippy It’s been nearly 30 years since Microsoft’s Office assistant, Clippy, first graced our screens as an annoying paperclip. After the Groucho-browed interruptions of Clippy came to an end in 2001 with Office XP, Microsoft tried to revive the spirit of an assistant with Cortana on Windows Phone. The technology […]
Amazon’s latest attempt at selling stuff with AI is the ‘Help me decide’ button
Amazon's latest attempt at selling stuff with AI is the 'Help me decide' button Amazon is launching a new AI-powered tool that’s supposed to help you choose which product to buy. Now, when you look at multiple similar items on Amazon’s app or mobile website, it may display a “Help me decide” button that picks […]
Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots
Amazon claims the headline isn't robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots A New York Times report on Tuesday cited internal Amazon documents touting how its shift into automation could help it sell more products without hiring more people, but today the company has issued a PR blast about robotics and delivery tech […]
Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly ripping its content to feed AI
Reddit sues Perplexity for allegedly ripping its content to feed AI Reddit is suing Perplexity and three “data-scraping service providers” to “stop the industrial-scale, unlawful circumvention of data protections by a group of bad actors who will stop at nothing to get their hands on valuable copyrighted content on Reddit,” according to the complaint. The […]
Meta is reportedly downsizing its legacy AI research team
Meta is reportedly downsizing its legacy AI research team Meta is planning to axe around 600 roles within its legacy AI research division, according to a report from Axios. The layoffs will reportedly impact Meta’s Fundamental AI Research unit, also known as FAIR, while the company continues to hire workers for its newly formed superintelligence […]