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Flock Safety Announces New Privacy Measures After Backlash, Reports of Law Enforcement Abuse
Flock Safety, the private AI-powered security camera company installing surveillance technology around the U.S., announced…
Slop Detector: Spotify to Label AI-Generated Artists Starting Next Month
Spotify announced this week that it will begin labeling artists whose personas are generated by AI, a move driven by user…
Amazon Is Training AI with Data from Its Twitch Streaming Platform, Here’s How to Opt Out
Video game streaming giant Twitch has introduced a setting that allows users to opt out of Amazon using their channel…
‘Meta Glasses’ With Built-in Cameras Banned From English Courts Over Longstanding Photography Prohibition: Report
Meta Glasses, often derided by critics as “pervert glasses”, will be confiscated if worn in courts in England and Wales, a…
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Puts $102 Million Behind Effort to Block California Billionaire Tax
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has contributed $102 million this year to a political group funding ballot measures that could…
AI Boom: Nvidia Lines Up $500 Billion in Financing from Wall Street Partners
Nvidia is partnering with six major Wall Street asset managers on a $500 billion financing push meant to turn AI chips into…
OpenAI’s Head of Ethics Quits After Less Than a Year with ChatGPT Giant
OpenAI has lost another senior leader who was responsible for examining the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. This…
AI Slop Identified: Anthropic Adds Invisible Watermark to Claude’s Text Output
Anthropic announced Monday that new versions of its Claude AI models will embed an “imperceptible watermark” into the text…
Roku Unveils Channel Dedicated to 24/7 Broadcast of AI Slop
Roku has unveiled a new channel dedicated to a 24/7 broadcast of creative AI slop, complete with AI-generated ads. The new…
Appeals Court Allows Thousands of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta, TikTok, Google to Continue
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that more than 3,000 lawsuits accusing Meta, TikTok, Google, Snap and other tech…