Meta name Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of AI Superintelligence Unit
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that former Openai researcher Shengjia Zhao will lead research efforts at the company’s new AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Zhao has contributed to some of Openai’s biggest breakthroughs, including CHATGPT, GPT-4 and the company’s first AI inference model O1. “We look forward to sharing Shengjia Zhao’s role […]
Sam Altman warns that ChatGpt is not legally confidential when using it as a therapist
CHATGPT users may want to think twice before turning to AI apps for treatment or other kinds of emotional support. According to Openai CEO Sam Altman, the AI industry still doesn’t understand how to protect user privacy when it comes to these more sensitive conversations. Executives made these comments about the recent episode of Theo […]
It took Google a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on the server
Google has suspended Catwatchful’s account, a phone monitoring operator who was using Tech Giant’s servers to host and operate monitoring software. Google’s move to shut down Spyware operations takes place a month after TechCrunch warns the tech giant. The operator was hosting Firebase Opering, one of Google’s developer platforms. Catwatchful relied on Firebase to host […]
Tesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxis service to San Francisco
Tesla is launching an evenly restricted version of its early Robotaxi services in San Francisco this weekend, following its initial rollout in Austin, Texas last month, according to Business Insider. California DMV records show that Tesla does not have the proper permit to test or deploy drivers, so they plan to provide rides with the […]
Apple expands the App Store age system
Apple is expanding its app age system. The company said Thursday it had updated its age rating system to add 13+, 16+ and 18+ ratings to its existing 4+ and 9+ ratings slates and remove the 12+ and 17+ ranges. Additionally, app developers need to answer new questions in new age ratings to identify sensitive […]
Meta will stop selling political ads in the EU from October
In response to new restrictions on political advertising in the European Union, Meta said on Friday it will halt sales and display of political advertising in the EU from October. Calling the legal requirements “no work,” the tech giant wrote in a blog post that what law calls transparency and targeting political advertising (TTPA) “introduces […]
Google is testing a vibe coding app called Opal
AI-powered coding tools have been extremely popular over the past few months, almost all major tech companies use one or create their own. The makers of these so-called “vibe coding” tools are hot products at the moment, and startups like startups like buyers and investors want to tap on hot trends. Google is now the […]
With defense momentum growing, NATO Innovation Fund will update its investment team
Two years after securing $1 billion in commitments from more than 20 countries, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) enters a new chapter marked by the arrival of two new partners and the departure of founding team partners. In the context of increasing military spending across NATO members, investment in double-use technologies has skyrocketed since the […]
Use x Community Notes to test and find everyone’s favorite posts
Elon Musk’s X begins experimenting with a new way of using community notes, a crowdsourced fact checking system, highlighting appropriate posts from users with different perspectives. On Thursday, the Community Notes X account announced the launch of a pilot test where selected contributors can rate posts by answering questions about whether they like or don’t […]
Chimbucker Lauren Korodney bets on AI to revolutionize real estate processing
Lauren Kolodny, a partner at Acrew Capital, has always defended the power of technology to democratize access to financial services for everyday people. When fledgling neobank chimes struggled to convince investors in 2016 that they could build a massive business serving the working class, Korodney was the only VC out of 100 chimes that agreed […]