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I used ChatGPT to envision my kid’s doodles as real animals, and they looked surprisingly lifelike
ChatGPT and other AI platforms can produce some amusing, disturbing, and even adorable (if often in a possibly copyright-infringing way) images. But, much like how the AI tends to default to an overly optimistic and encouraging tone in its written responses, there’s a tendency to soften or flatten image styles…
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‘Every Apple user needs to know about this nasty scam’: Fake warnings tell users their iCloud data will be deleted — but don’t fall for this devious phishing trick
Fake iCloud deletion emails are pressuring Apple users into dangerous clicks Poor grammar in iCloud alerts remains a clear sign of fraud Clicking fake iCloud upgrade links can expose banking and personal data A wave of deceptive emails is attempting to pressure Apple users into believing their iCloud data is…
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‘Makes it even more disappointing’: Microsoft backs fossil fuel big time with $7 billion deal in race for AI supremacy
Microsoft signs massive methane gas deals to sustain growing AI workloads AI expansion is driving hyperscalers toward faster fossil fuel power solutions Microsoft’s data center emissions are projected to rise sharply by 2028 Microsoft has signed a series of methane gas-powered AI data center deals totaling nearly 5 gigawatts of…
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Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company
Doug Field, who left Apple five years ago to helm Ford’s multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and software, is stepping down next month. Replacing him will be Alan Clarke, the ex-Tesla engineer who now leads Ford’s California-based skunkworks lab. Clarke’s new title will be vice president of advanced development projects,…
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Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech power plays in Washington and beyond. (And when I say beyond, I mean the great beyond, like Heaven, maybe.) If you’ve found your way to this newsletter from the wild, annual subscriptions are currently 50 percent off.…
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‘Maybe it’s not science fiction’: Solar panels are causing rainwater to fall in one of the driest places on Earth
Dark solar panels turn desert heat into rain clouds, not just electricity A 20 square kilometer solar farm produces more rain than a year of cloud seeding The Persian Gulf’s moist winds are what the desert solar needs to make rain In the United Arab Emirates, where water is more…
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