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Jules Rodriguez lost his voice in October of last year. His speech had been deteriorating since a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2020, as the muscles in his head and neck progressively weakened along with those in the rest of his body. By 2024, doctors were worried that he might not be able…
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I made the worst role-playing game of all time – and loved every minute of it
RPG Maker was launched in 1992 and has become increasingly complex, but it’s still a remarkably accessible way to make adventure games with no development experienceIt is said that every 100 years, a small fishing village on the southern coast of an unknown fantasy realm holds a magical artisanal cheese festival. As an adventurer and fan of ethically produced dairy products, you are determined to attend the fabled...
Rape under wraps: how Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner chose profits over safety
Match Group has known since 2016 about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the darkThe Dating Apps Reporting Project is an 18-month investigation. It was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network and the Markup, now a part of CalMatters, and co-published with the Guardian and the 19th.When a young woman in Denver met up with a smiling cardiologist...
The AI relationship revolution is already here
AI is everywhere, and it’s starting to alter our relationships in new and unexpected ways—relationships with our spouses, kids, colleagues, friends, and even ourselves. Although the technology remains unpredictable and sometimes baffling, individuals from all across the world and from all walks of life are finding it useful, supportive, and comforting, too. People are using…
AI Helps Businesses Adapt Posting Schedules in Real Time by Daniel Reitberg
AI tools are like the savvy social media detectives, keeping a close eye on Instagram’s algorithm shenanigans and tweaking posting…Continue reading on Medium »
AI-Generated Content Ensures Consistency Without Repetitiveness by Daniel Reitberg
Keeping the content train chugging along can feel like herding cats, but fear not! AI-generated captions, hashtags, and images are here to…Continue reading on Medium »
Memecoins: Culture Startups of the Crypto Matrix
Future culture emerging from the trenchesContinue reading on Medium »
Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman: The Billionaire Battle Over OpenAI
On the heels of a surprise $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI, Elon Musk continues his campaign against Sam Altman and the nonprofit AI…Continue reading on Medium »
AI Won’t Steal Your Job, But This Mindset Will
AI isn’t the enemy. Your resistance to change is. Learn how to adapt, stay relevant, and use AI to future-proof your career.Continue reading on Learn AI for Profit »
AI Determines the Ideal Number of Posts Per Day by Daniel Reitberg
What’s the magic number for Instagram posts? Is it once a day, twice a week, or just whenever your cat does something adorable? Let’s find…Continue reading on Medium »
AI-Powered Tools Help Maintain Posting Consistency by Daniel Reitberg
Staying consistent on Instagram is like trying to keep a cat off a keyboard—challenging but oh-so-rewarding! Thankfully, AI-powered…Continue reading on Medium »
Google defends scrapping AI pledges and DEI goals in all-staff meeting
Exclusive: Google executives gave employees details on dropping the company’s promise against weaponized AI and nixing diversity goalsGoogle’s executives gave details on Wednesday on how the tech giant will sunset its diversity initiatives and defended dropping its pledge against building artificial intelligence for weaponry and surveillance in an all-staff meeting.Melonie Parker, Google’s former head of diversity,...
Top of the flops: just what does the games industry deem ‘success’ any more?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has reached 1.5 million gamers around the world – yet its developers have labelled it a disappointment. With unfair expectations, it’s the niche and left-field titles that will sufferBack in 2013, having bought the series from Eidos, Square Enix released a reboot of the hit 1990s action game Tomb Raider starring a significantly less objectified Lara Croft. I loved that game, despite a...
Harnessing cloud and AI to power a sustainable future
Organizations working toward ambitious sustainability targets are finding an ally in emerging technologies. In agriculture, for instance, AI can use satellite imagery and real-time weather data to optimize irrigationand reduce water usage. In urban areas, cloud-enabled AI can power intelligent traffic systems, rerouting vehicles to cut commute times and emissions. At an industrial level, advanced…
The Download: robot reanimation, and AI crawler wars
This is today’s edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Robots are bringing new life to extinct species In the last few years, paleontologists have developed a new trick for turning back time and studying prehistoric animals: building experimental robotic models of them.…
How Harrison Ford brought a strike over video game AI to the world’s attention
Voice actors demanding compensation when AI generates performances from their work have taken industrial action since JulyWhen Harrison Ford spoke to the Wall Street Journal last week, praising the performance of voice actor Troy Baker in the recent video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, he was doing much more than recognising a great impression of himself. “You don’t need artificial intelligence to steal my...
I was a content moderator for Facebook. I saw the real cost of outsourcing digital labour | Sonia Kgomo
Tech firms must invest in and respect the people who filter social media and label the data that AI relies onSonia Kgomo is an organiser with African Tech Workers Rising; she spoke at the AI Action summit this weekMark Zuckerberg might be done with factchecking, but he cannot escape the truth. The third richest man in the world announced that Meta will replace its independent factchecking with community notes. I went...
Binance Moved Fast, Broke Things—and Paid the Price. Richard Teng Is Cleaning Up
After former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao went to prison, Richard Teng set out to show that the crypto exchange is now on its best behavior.
Robots are bringing new life to extinct species
Paleontologists aren’t easily deterred by evolutionary dead ends or a sparse fossil record. But in the last few years, they’ve developed a new trick for turning back time and studying prehistoric animals: building experimental robotic models of them. In the absence of a living specimen, scientists say, an ambling, flying, swimming, or slithering automaton is…
Elon Musk owning OpenAI would be a terrible idea. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen | Chris Stokel-Walker
My heart says he is settling scores and making mischief. My head fears Trump might like an ally controlling the key AI companyElon Musk and Sam Altman aren’t exactly the best of friends. The two had a blowout argument over the future direction of OpenAI – the company they came together to found in 2015 – with Altman seemingly content to pursue a for-profit approach and Musk feeling that was forswearing the founding...
Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Apple’s best workout buds are back with a bang
Better fit, great sound, noise cancelling, longer battery life and heart rate sensors upgrade just about everythingAfter five years, Apple is back with a full revamp of the earbuds that put its Beats headphones brand on the map for athletes and sports people: the Powerbeats Pro 2.Designed to hook on to the ear and stay put without wires, the original Powerbeats Pro were the best earbuds for working out and were worn by...
How AI is Changing Everyday Life
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gone from a futuristic concept to a vital part of our daily routines.Continue reading on Medium »
How to Improve Spark Shuffle Performance with Data Locality Optimization
In distributed data processing with Spark, one of the most expensive operations is shuffling. Shuffle involves redistributing data across…Continue reading on Medium »
“NeurochainAI: Where AI Meets Community, Agents, and Avatars to Redefine the Future”
The Future is Decentralized, Collaborative, and AnimatedContinue reading on Medium »
The future of AI is filled with both promise and peril
Artificial Intelligence is undeniably one of the most transformative technologies of the modern era. It promises to reshape industries…Continue reading on Medium »
The CFPB Work Freeze Is Putting Big Tech Regulations ‘On Ice’
The cease-work order at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau won’t just affect lawsuits and enforcement actions. It will stall regulation that could govern tech companies like Apple and Google.
Federal Workers Launch New Lawsuit to Fight DOGE’s Data Access
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed the complaint on behalf of US federal workers, arguing that DOGE’s data access is illegal and should be cut off.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rights holders.
World leaders and tech bosses focus on innovation at Paris AI summit – video highlights
Collaboration and opportunity were at the centre of the talks, as JD Vance urged his ‘European friends’ to view the technology with ‘optimism rather than trepidation’. The US and the UK refused to sign a declaration on ‘inclusive and sustainable’ artificial intelligence at the summit. Campaign groups criticised the UK’s decision and said it risked damaging its reputation in this areaUS and UK refuse to sign Paris...
An Adviser to Elon Musk’s xAI Has a Way to Make AI More Like Donald Trump
Dan Hendrycks is researching new methods of assessing AI risks that could be used to shape Grok’s politics.
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff
OpenAI’s CEO claims the company has yet to receive an official offer from Elon Musk’s team, sources say.
Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
Company says listed holidays were not ‘sustainable’ for its model as tech firms roll back diversity effortsGoogle’s online and mobile calendars are no longer including references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month and LGBTQ+ holidays, among other events.The world’s biggest search engine previously marked the beginning of Black History Month in February and Pride Month in June, but the events do not appear...
US and UK refuse to sign Paris summit declaration on ‘inclusive’ AI
Confirmation of snub comes after JD Vance criticises Europe’s ‘excessive regulation’ of technologyThe US and the UK have refused to sign a declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence at a landmark Paris summit, in a blow to hopes for a concerted approach to developing and regulating the technology.The communique states that priorities include “ensuring AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical,...
How Musk and Trump are flooding the zone
Musk raids a dizzying swath of agencies with the goal of ‘slashing waste and fraud’ as the two deploy brinkmanshipHello, and welcome back to TechScape. This week in tech: Elon Musk and Donald Trump flood the zone and deploy brinkmanship as a negotiating tactic; US Immigration and Customs Enforcement learns search engine optimization amid arrests and deportations; and Spotify tries to soften its algorithmic image with...
AI crawler wars threaten to make the web more closed for everyone
We often take the internet for granted. It’s an ocean of information at our fingertips—and it simply works. But this system relies on swarms of “crawlers”—bots that roam the web, visit millions of websites every day, and report what they see. This is how Google powers its search engines, how Amazon sets competitive prices, and…