Elon Musk’s X is now banned in Brazil
Brazil just gave Elon Musk’s X the boot. On Friday, Brazil’s top court ordered that Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, be banned in the country. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk’s X is the ‘home of social media piracy,’ sports leagues say The move comes after Musk has feuded with Brazilian Supreme Court […]
Spotify calls out Apple for removing volume control for connected devices
Spotify users on iPhone who listen to music and podcasts via Spotify Connect will have to take a few extra steps in order to control the volume on their audio devices — Spotify seems unhappy about it. According to Spotify, Apple has “discontinued” the technology that let Spotify users control their volume via the physical […]
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Apple Sports app will give real-time NFL and CFB updates on your iPhone and Apple Watch
Apple wants to be the hub for all your football updates. With Twitter’s slow degradation as X and an overwhelming number of competing sports apps, it doesn’t seem like the worst idea. The tech giant announced new features in its free Apple Sports app to help users access real-time updates to their favorite teams and […]
OpenAI, Anthropic agree to have their models tested before making them public
OpenAI and rival company Anthropic have signed agreements with the U.S. government to have new models tested before public release. On Thursday the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that its AI Safety Institute will oversee “AI safety research, testing and evaluation” with both companies. “These agreements are just the start, but they […]
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Facebook, Instagram opt out of allowing Apple AI to scrape their data for training
Apple Intelligence is upon us, but not every company that owns a major website is a fan of Apple scraping its data to train AI. A new report by Wired found that several widely recognizable online brands have chosen to opt out of training Apple’s AI bot. Among those who have deliberately turned it off […]
Amazon’s ‘Remarkable’ Alexa will actually be Claude in disguise, report claims
A smarter version of Amazon’s Alexa is coming — but it might not be powered by Amazon’s tech. According to a new report by Reuters, the new version of Alexa will “primarily” be powered by Anthropic’s Claude AI models, instead of Amazon’s own AI. Anthropic is an AI company founded by ex-OpenAI employees, which claimed […]
Google is training AI to ‘hear’ when you’re sick. Here’s how it works.
Google’s AI arm is reportedly tapping into “bioacoustics” — a field that blends a combination of biology and sounds that, in part, help researchers gain insights on how pathogen presence affects human sound. As it turns out, our sounds convey tell-tale information about our well-being. According to a Bloomberg report, the search-engine giant built an […]
Tom Hanks issues Instagram warning about fake AI videos
If you see a video ad of Tom Hanks promising you a miracle cure for something, the man himself wants you to know it’s a fake. On Thursday night, the actor took to Instagram to issue a PSA about AI-generated videos popping up on social media that are using his image. SEE ALSO: Apple is […]