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Congress is reportedly limiting staff use of AI models like ChatGPT

Andrew Tarantola   @terrortola For a product that its own creators, in a marketing pique, once declared “too dangerous” to release to the general public, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is seemingly everywhere these days. The versatile automated text generation (ATG) system, which is capable of outputting copy that is nearly indistinguishable from a human writer’s work, is … Continue reading Congress is reportedly limiting staff use of AI models like ChatGPT

YouTube is reportedly testing online games for mobile and desktop

Google is (unsurprisingly) shutting down Stadia in January   Kris Holt   @krisholt Despite claims to the contrary as recently as July, Google is shutting down its Stadia games streaming service after just three years. The company says players will still have access to their games and be able to play them until January 18, … Continue reading YouTube is reportedly testing online games for mobile and desktop

Meta mass layoffs: Another round of job losses will reportedly hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

  By Michael Grothaus April 19, 2023 Meta Platforms is expected to announce a third round of layoffs today, according to reports from Vox and Bloomberg. The layoffs follow two previous rounds of job cuts at Meta, which laid off 11,000 employees back in November and, just last month, announced that an additional 10,000 employees … Continue reading Meta mass layoffs: Another round of job losses will reportedly hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Google is reportedly developing a new AI-powered search engine

Google is reportedly developing a new AI-powered search engine   Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Facing renewed competition from Microsoft and OpenAI, Google is reportedly “racing” to build an “all-new” AI-powered search engine. According to The New York Times, the company is in the early stages of creating a search service that will attempt to anticipate what … Continue reading Google is reportedly developing a new AI-powered search engine

Apple reportedly held anti-union meetings at all of its US stores

Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to unionize   Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Apple Store employees at the company’s Towson Town Center location in Maryland have voted to unionize. According to the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, the group that led the unionization effort, workers voted “overwhelming” in favor of joining the International Association of Machinists … Continue reading Apple reportedly held anti-union meetings at all of its US stores

Portions of Twitter’s source code were reportedly leaked online

Andrew Tarantola   @terrortola A company’s public image is arguably even more important to its bottom line than the product they produce and very much not something to be trifled with. Would Disney be the entertainment behemoth it is today if not for its family-friendly facade, would Google have garnered so much goodwill if not … Continue reading Portions of Twitter’s source code were reportedly leaked online

Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord

Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord   Kris Holt @krisholt Elon Musk is reportedly attempting to build a company town where Tesla, Boring and SpaceX workers might live. The mooted town, which is around 35 miles away from Austin, Texas, would likely be called Snailbrook, The Wall Street Journal reports. The publication unearthed … Continue reading Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord