Month: February 2024
Unravelling the threat of data poisoning to generative AI
I age myself when I talk about the old days of computing, back when the cloud was known as ‘utility computing’ and hosted services. From those early days, it took about 10 years for cloud to go from niche and new to the default way of building and consuming applications.…
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DOJ’s Jonathan Kanter says the antitrust fight against Big Tech is just beginning
Today, I’m talking with Jonathan Kanter, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice. Alongside FTC Chair Lina Khan, Kanter is one of the most prominent figures in the big shift happening in competition and antitrust in the United States. This is a…
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The return of the (robot) travel agent
I was recently sitting in a hot tub with a friend — a glaciologist who studies how quickly the southern ice is sliding into the sea — when she mentioned that she had recently planned her honeymoon using ChatGPT. Our fellow bathers burst into laughter. “You’d done it, too?” This,…
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Twisters and Wicked’s whirlwind first trailers make debuts at Super Bowl 2024
We’re barely into the year and already, 2024 is shaping up to be a big year for blockbuster movie releases. Trailers for two of our most anticipated new movies –Wicked and Twisters – were shown at last night’s Super Bowl, and both look spectacular. Wicked is the screen adaptation of…
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Apple’s Journal App Is Easy, Free, and Already on Your Phone
For reluctant diarists, Apple’s latest app is an easy-to-use tool for keeping track of your thoughts and memories. Source
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The unsettling scourge of obituary spam
In late December 2023, several of Brian Vastag and Beth Mazur’s friends were devastated to learn that the couple had suddenly died. Vastag and Mazur had dedicated their lives to advocating for disabled people and writing about chronic illness. As the obituaries surfaced on Google, members of their community began…
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