Month: September 2024
Hollywood is coming out in force for California’s AI safety bill
Hollywood is squaring off against Silicon Valley in the battle over SB 1047, California’s first-of-its-kind AI safety bill. Amid doubts about whether Governor Gavin Newsom will sign the legislation, a wave of star-studded endorsements mark the first organized celebrity effort to advance AI regulations beyond the direct interests of the…
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Android 15 looks set to help you tidy up your notifications for good
Helping you keep on top of your phone notifications is something Android and iOS have struggled with for years – but it looks as though Android 15 is going to come with a couple of new features that might finally help you get on top of these alerts for good.…
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How Google made the ad tech industry revolve around itself
Google’s mission statement seems made to evoke warm and fuzzy feelings about how its products help everyone. “Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” Google says on its corporate site. The company used to have an even more saccharine motto: “Don’t be…
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Pokémon Sleep is coming to Fitbit, Google Pixel, Samsung, and Apple Watch – with one of the cutest animations ever
The popular adorable sleep app and Pokémon Go companion Pokémon Sleep is getting a much-requested feature. Until now, Pokémon Sleep relied on a phone’s motion sensor and microphone to detect sleep duration and quality: the higher quality sleep you get, the more Pokémon are drawn to your restful vibes. However,…
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Spotify’s AI Playlists are rolling out for Premium users in the US
Spotify’s beta AI Playlist feature is now rolling out for Premium users in the US, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. It lets you create and refine custom playlists using text prompts. It initially arrived in April in the UK and Australia. The company describes it as a tool “to effortlessly…
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Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years in jail for role in FTX fraud
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in the FTX collapse. She must also forfeit $11 billion. Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and five conspiracy counts in December 2022 as part of a cooperation agreement…
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