The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web’s visionaries and power-brokers – but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice – and why he would ban TikTok Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality …
The extremely popular app has provoked the ire of two presidential administrations and Congress over its ties to China The chief executive of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, is set to face a grilling from US lawmakers on Thursday as the political storm surrounding the China-owned social media platform intensifies with the Biden administration threatening to …
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With the rise of AI-led services to write, voice and provide effects, industry experts express concern over the future What will AI (artificial intelligence) do to Hollywood? Who better to answer that question than ChatGPT, a thrilling but scary chatbot developed by OpenAI. When the Guardian asked it about AI’s potential impact on the film …
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The email auto-reply isn’t the first time the CEO has embraced the symbol as he works to own the libs How would Twitter describe its own relationship with the media? With a poop emoji. Continue reading… The email auto-reply isn’t the first time the CEO has embraced the symbol as he works to own the …
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SEC charged eight celebrities for ‘illegally touting TRX and/or BTT’, along with Tron founder Justin Sun The Securities and Exchange Commission have filed charges against a handful of celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Ne-Yo for violating laws in touting cryptocurrencies. On Wednesday, the SEC filed the charges against the celebrities as part of …
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It may be connected to the internet, but this AI tool seems trained to give the least insightful answers In June 2022, the Google engineer Blake Lemoine was suspended from his job after he spoke out about his belief that the company’s LaMDA chatbot was sentient. “LaMDA is a sweet kid who just wants to …
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Online retailer has increased minimum hourly pay for warehouse workers by 50p an hour to £11 Amazon workers in the UK are planning further strike action as they dismissed as “an insult” a 50p an hour increase to its minimum hourly pay for warehouse workers to £11. The company said the pay rise announced on …
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The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco has been a career-making event for decades. But with costs to visit rising and the ability to meet online growing, does it need to change? Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It’s Game Developers Conference week, which means one of two things for …
Following an increase in interest rates, new startups, old tech companies and SVB are facing hard times Tech companies and their bank of choice are in crisis: there have been widespread layoffs, and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) recently collapsed. So what went wrong? Let’s start with tech companies. There are at least two types: “new …
Organizers say an increased unionizing drive has been met with threats and retaliation – and now the Senate wants answers Last year, public support for labor unions hit a high unseen since 1965 amid high-profile union campaigns at major corporations including Apple, Amazon, Starbucks, Chipotle, REI and Trader Joe’s. This renewed interest has been accompanied …
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