In its investigation, which involved reviewing more than 30,000 documents and interviewing dozens of people, WilmerHale found that the four board members had accurately portrayed their reasoning when they fired Altman citing his lack of candor with the board. The report found that they had not expected firing Altman “would destabilize the company,” according to… Continue reading Sam Altman Back on OpenAI’s Board After He Is Cleared by Investigation
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Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates
Two teenage boys from Miami, Florida, were arrested in December for allegedly creating and sharing AI-generated nude images of male and female classmates without consent, according to police reports obtained by WIRED via public record request. The arrest reports say the boys, aged 13 and 14, created the images of the students who were “between… Continue reading Florida Middle Schoolers Arrested for Allegedly Creating Deepfake Nudes of Classmates
This Senator Wants to Know What Meta and TikTok Are Doing About Parent-Run Girl Influencer Accounts
In January, the CEOs of X, TikTok, Meta, Snap, and Discord testified in front of a congressional committee about child exploitation on their platforms. “Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands,” Senator Lindsey Graham said at the time.… Continue reading This Senator Wants to Know What Meta and TikTok Are Doing About Parent-Run Girl Influencer Accounts
Rivian R2, R3, R3X Electric SUVs: Price, Specs, Release Date
Yes, things sure have changed—for Rivian and for the world—since the automaker debuted in the US in 2021 and recorded the largest IPO the stock market had seen in seven years. One big change is that interest rates are higher, which makes large purchases more expensive to finance, and makes buyers cagier about purchasing anything,… Continue reading Rivian R2, R3, R3X Electric SUVs: Price, Specs, Release Date
TCL Q6310 Soundbar Review: Solid Sound, Uninspiring
Swapping between the bar’s multiple inputs is slightly more intuitive, with a different LED color assigned to each input: HDMI ARC glows magenta, optical is yellow, the analog input is green, and the USB input is cyan. This color coding has become more common in A/V gear of late, usually seen in active/powered bookshelf speakers… Continue reading TCL Q6310 Soundbar Review: Solid Sound, Uninspiring
5 Years After San Francisco Banned Face Recognition, Voters Ask for More Surveillance
San Francisco made history in 2019 when its Board of Supervisors voted to ban city agencies including the police department from using face recognition. About two dozen other US cities have since followed suit. But on Tuesday, San Francisco voters appeared to turn against the idea of restricting police technology, backing a ballot proposition that… Continue reading 5 Years After San Francisco Banned Face Recognition, Voters Ask for More Surveillance
Europe’s Digital Markets Act Is Breaking Open the Empires of Big Tech
Citizens of the European Union live in an internet built and ruled by foreign powers. Most people in the EU use an American search engine, shop on an American ecommerce site, thumb American phones, and scroll through American social media feeds. That fact has triggered increasing alarm in the corridors of Brussels, as the EU… Continue reading Europe’s Digital Markets Act Is Breaking Open the Empires of Big Tech
A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine
A 62-year-old man in Germany decided to get 217 Covid-19 vaccinations over the course of 29 months —for “private reasons.” But, somewhat surprisingly, he doesn’t seem to have suffered any ill effects from the excessive immunization, according to a newly published case study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The case is just one person, of… Continue reading A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine
Inside Election Conspiracy Groups on Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday was a blowout for former president Donald Trump, who won 14 out of 15 states. And yet, Trump’s most ardent supporters who believe that all votes and elections are now irredeemably fraudulent spent the day boosting wild conspiracies online, predicting what would happen in November, and guessing how their perceived enemies will conspire… Continue reading Inside Election Conspiracy Groups on Super Tuesday
Cities Aren’t Prepared for a Crucial Part of Sea-Level Rise: They’re Also Sinking
Fighting off rising seas without reducing humanity’s carbon emissions is like trying to drain a bathtub without turning off the tap. But increasingly, scientists are sounding the alarm on yet another problem compounding the crisis for coastal cities: Their land is also sinking, a phenomenon known as subsidence. The metaphorical tap is still on—as rapid… Continue reading Cities Aren’t Prepared for a Crucial Part of Sea-Level Rise: They’re Also Sinking