Month: August 2023
The Biden administration urges the Supreme Court to take up content moderation cases
The Biden administration has requested the US Supreme Court review Florida and Texas laws restricting how social media companies like Facebook moderate the content users post on their platforms. In briefs filed on Monday, the US solicitor general urged the court to take up a pair of lawsuits led by…
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AI companies must prove their AI is safe, says nonprofit group
Nonprofits Accountable Tech, AI Now, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) released policy proposals that seek to limit how much power big AI companies have on regulation that could also expand the power of government agencies against some uses of generative AI. The group sent the framework to politicians…
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Now you can get food delivered to your gate at some of the biggest US airports
Some major US airport terminals like JFK now have options for ordering food for delivery to your gate, Bloomberg reports. This is made possible by airport food management company OTG, which is planning to shed the 21,000 iPads it manages for its bars, restaurants, and fast food offerings across various…
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Amazon’s hardware boss running Alexa and Echo plans to retire
Dave Limp, Amazon’s SVP of devices and services, plans to retire in the coming months, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. His retirement marks the end of a more than 13-year career at the company. Amazon published emails to staff from CEO Andy Jassy and Limp addressing the departure…
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Saudi group reportedly abandoned $2 billion deal with the Lord of the Rings game company
Embracer Group was forced to halt its breakneck pace of acquisitions after a mysterious partner left a $2 billion deal intended to drive its continued gaming ambitions. Now, we might know who the partner is: Axios reported today that Savvy Games Group is the party that backed out of the…
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Amazon’s new AI review summarizer could help you empty your pockets even faster
Have you ever been shopping on Amazon, but found yourself too lazy to read the user reviews at the bottom of a product listing? Well, you’re in luck because Amazon has recently implemented a generative AI to its platform that will summarize reviews. The company states the AI tool will…
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