OpenAI cast the actor of Sky’s voice months before Sam Altman contacted Scarlett Johansson, and it had no intention of finding someone who sounded like her, according to The Washington Post. The publication said the flier OpenAI issued last year looked for actors that had “warm, engaging [and] charismatic” voices. They needed to be between… Continue reading OpenAI didn’t intend to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice, ‘The Washington Post’ reports
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OpenAI will reportedly pay $250 million to put News Corp’s journalism in ChatGPT
OpenAI and News Corp, the owner of The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, The Sun, and more than a dozen other publishing brands, have struck a multi-year deal to display news from these publications in ChatGPT, News Corp announced on Wednesday. OpenAI will be able to access both current and well as archived content from News… Continue reading OpenAI will reportedly pay $250 million to put News Corp’s journalism in ChatGPT
Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’
Bluesky, the open source social media service that began as an internal Twitter project, has gained a key feature as it looks to compete with X and Threads. The service has finally added direct messaging capabilities more than a year after it started onboarding new users. Direct messages are now available on both Bluesky’s app… Continue reading Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’
Snap brings its AR lenses to Chrome through an extension
Back when we were all stuck at home in 2020 and had to stay on video calls all day, some companies tried to liven things up with augmented reality filters and background replacements. Maybe they caused someone, somewhere to smile once or twice. Although it’s hard to argue that they lifted most people out of… Continue reading Snap brings its AR lenses to Chrome through an extension
The best way to compost your food scraps
The EPA estimates each person in the US sends 200 pounds of food to the landfill each year where it disgorges methane and contributes to climate change. Composted, those scraps turn into soil-feeding, carbon-capturing humus instead. If that sounds like the better option, you have a couple choices: compost at home, with or without a… Continue reading The best way to compost your food scraps
There’s a new Vision show coming to Disney+ with Paul Bettany
Disney+ has greenlit a standalone show for Marvel’s Vision, as reported by Variety. Paul Bettany will return to portray everyone’s favorite android/synthezoid and reporting indicates that the story will pick up after the events of WandaVision. We have a long time to wait, however, as it won’t air on the streaming platform until 2026. This… Continue reading There’s a new Vision show coming to Disney+ with Paul Bettany
Volkswagen indefinitely delays the ID.7 electric sedan’s arrival in North America
Engadget The DOJ makes its first known arrest for AI-generated CSAM The US Department of Justice arrested a Wisconsin man last week for generating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. As far as we know, this is the first case of its kind as the DOJ looks to establish a judicial precedent that exploitative… Continue reading Volkswagen indefinitely delays the ID.7 electric sedan’s arrival in North America
Starliner’s first crew mission gets pushed back yet again, this time with no new launch date
Engadget The DOJ makes its first known arrest for AI-generated CSAM The US Department of Justice arrested a Wisconsin man last week for generating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. As far as we know, this is the first case of its kind as the DOJ looks to establish a judicial precedent that exploitative… Continue reading Starliner’s first crew mission gets pushed back yet again, this time with no new launch date
Sure, why not: China built a chatbot based on Xi Jinping
Engadget The DOJ makes its first known arrest for AI-generated CSAM The US Department of Justice arrested a Wisconsin man last week for generating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. As far as we know, this is the first case of its kind as the DOJ looks to establish a judicial precedent that exploitative… Continue reading Sure, why not: China built a chatbot based on Xi Jinping
Anker power banks are up to half off ahead of Memorial Day weekend
Engadget The DOJ makes its first known arrest for AI-generated CSAM The US Department of Justice arrested a Wisconsin man last week for generating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. As far as we know, this is the first case of its kind as the DOJ looks to establish a judicial precedent that exploitative… Continue reading Anker power banks are up to half off ahead of Memorial Day weekend