Month: August 2024
Will OpenAI sharing future AI models early with the government improve AI safety, or just let it write the rules?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared in a post on X this week that the company is teaming up with the U.S. AI Safety Institute and will give the government agency early access to its next major AI model for safety testing. Altman described the plan as part of a larger…
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MrBeast blames terrible Beast Games conditions on the CrowdStrike outage
The New York Times is reporting that after 2,000 contestants arrived at Allegiant Stadium this July, they were barely fed and didn’t receive their prescription medication or clean underwear on time — despite providing it to the organizers themselves. (The 1,000 contestants who make it through can return for the…
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The 2025 Explorer is the first Ford to get the new Android-powered infotainment system
Ford’s new Android-powered infotainment system is finally coming to a Ford-branded vehicle. The automaker’s so-called Digital Experience, which debuted with the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus earlier this year, will power the new 2025 Ford Explorer SUV, the company announced today. The 2025 Ford Explorer includes many of the Digital Experience’s main…
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This new AI modeler can turn pictures into 3D sculptures in seconds
Remember in “The Simpsons” Halloween special when Homer walked through a portal and instantly became three-dimensional? Well, Stability AI has introduced a new tool that leverages AI to do just that. The new Stable Fast 3D AI model can produce a 3D asset from a single image in about half…
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Tesla sues maker of ‘highly unsafe’ breakaway EV charging adapters
Tesla suing a company that makes a MagSafe-style connector designed to let EV owners make a quick escape from a charging stall if they feel their safety is threatened. The automaker alleges that the Escape Connector by company EVject is “highly unsafe and poses a high risk of injury to…
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US sues TikTok for collecting kids’ data without parents’ permission
The Department of Justice is suing TikTok for allegedly letting kids under 13 make accounts without their parents’ permission and collecting “extensive data” on them, in violation of US child privacy law. The DOJ claims that TikTok knowingly let kids onto its platform through its “Kids Mode,” collected their information,…
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