A new art exhibition in San Francisco showcases some of the unique ways that artists have begun to incorporate Dall-E 2, GPT-3 and other AI systems into their work — efforts that go well beyond just typing some text and seeing what pops out. The exhibit, “Artificial Imagination,” comes amid Read more…
Today ProPublica published “the largest-ever analysis of Google’s ad practices on non-English-language websites,” saying their report shows Google “is funneling revenue to some of the web’s most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa,” and “reveals how the tech giant makes disinformation profitable….” The company has Read more…
Thus spake the master programmer: “Time for you to leave.” — Geoffrey James, “The Tao of Programming”
Cartridges and discs used to be how you got the latest games, but that’s been changing as downloads have become more convenient and reliable. But some people prefer the sure thing: a physical copy, so they can play offline or with a bad connection. To them, Activision says “qq”: the Read more…
Social media platform Twitter today announced that it will let users buy, sell, and display NFTs directly through tweets in partnership with four marketplaces. The integration, called NFT Tweet Tiles, displays the artwork of an NFT in a dedicated panel within a tweet, and includes a button to let users Read more…
Tech giant Google said Thursday it will be launching a cloud-based node engine for Ethereum projects. The company said its Google Cloud Blockchain Node Engine will be a “fully managed node-hosting service that can minimize the need for node operations,” meaning that Google will be responsible for monitoring node activity Read more…
If you’ve been seeing mysterious Bladerunner-type ads popping up on your phone recently for Neom in Saudi Arabia and wondered what on earth you’re looking at it’s not surprising — this futuristic desert development is eye-popping in its ambition. With a mammoth budget of $500 billion, Neom is a key Read more…