Saturday the San Francisco Chronicle published a joint opinion piece from MIT professor Carlo Ratti (who directs an MIT digital lab exploring the collection of digital data about urban life) and John Rossant (founder of the collaborative data-sharing platform CoMotion). Together they penned a warning about a future filled with Read more…
In 1811 working men felt threatened by the arrival of wooden, waterâpowered looms. And yet “The Luddite rebellion came at a time when the working class was beset by a confluence of crises that today seem all too familiar…” writes Los Angeles Times technology columnist Brian Merchant. In an upcoming Read more…
Google is nearing the release of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence software intended to compete with OpenAI’s GPT-4 model. For Google, the stakes of Gemini’s launch are high. Google has intensified investments in generative AI this year as it plays catch-up after Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT last year took Read more…
Amazon.com has introduced a generative AI service that it claims will “dramatically improve the listing creation and management experience for sellers.” The company says the AI “will simplify how Amazon sellers create more thorough and captivating product descriptions” and “enrich existing listings, helping customers more confidently make purchase decisions.” The Read more…
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for the MGM Resorts cyber outage on Tuesday, according to a post by malware archive vx-underground. The group claims to have used common social engineering tactics, or gaining trust from employees to get inside information, to try and get a ransom out of MGM Read more…
Alphabet’s Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its position as the default search engine on web browsers and mobile devices, stifling competition, the US Justice Department said Tuesday at the start of a high-stakes antitrust trial in Washington. From a report: “This case is about the Read more…
A United Nations report “says that overreliance on remote learning technology during the pandemic led to ‘staggering’ education inequality around the world, the 655-page report from the United Nations’ education/culture agency UNESCO asks if we’ve just experienced a worldwide ed-tech tragedy. Some of the main findings of the report include: Read more…