Month: August 2025
US government takes 10 percent stake in Intel in exchange for money it was already on the hook for
The US is investing $8.9 billion into Intel, but most of the funds come from money that the government was supposed to pay the embattled chipmaker anyway. In an announcement on Friday, Intel said the federal government will fund its investment using the remaining $5.7 billion in grants it hasn’t…
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Netflix wants its partners to follow these rules when using gen AI
Netflix has already faced backlash over the use of AI in What Jennifer Did, director Jenny Popplewell’s 2024 true crime documentary that seemingly used AI-generated images in place of real archival photos. That documentary stood out as a shining example of gen AI’s ability to distort reality in situations where…
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Bluesky blocks Mississippi under new age verification law
Bluesky will block access to Mississippi IP addresses in response to a new state law requiring age verification and parental consent for underage users. The decision, outlined in a blog post, will stand until courts decide the fate of the law. “Mississippi’s approach would fundamentally change how users access Bluesky,”…
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Meta is going to stuff Midjourney AI images into your feed
Meta is partnering with Midjourney to “license their aesthetic technology” for use in its own models and products, Meta’s new chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, announced on Friday. The partnership involves a “technical collaboration between our research teams,” Wang said, suggesting the deal involves more than simply using Midjourney’s existing…
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The power shift inside OpenAI
Fidji Simo is wrapping up her first week at OpenAI, where she is expected to oversee most of the company’s roughly 3,000 employees. To investors and partners, OpenAI leaders have been describing the former Instacart CEO as the kind of steady hand the company needs. Her mandate is clear: turn…
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Massive data breach sees 16 million PayPal accounts leaked online – here’s what we know, and how to stay safe
Hackers claim to be selling millions of PayPal logins, but experts suspect foul play The dataset allegedly includes passwords, emails, and URLs for automated attacks Experts say the leaked sample is too small to confirm authenticity, and its low pricing casts doubt about its legitimacy Hackers recently announced on a…
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