Pali Bhat is leaving the company. Pali Bhat is leaving the company. Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit’s first-ever chief product officer, Pali Bhat, is leaving the company in “the coming months,” spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt confirmed to… Continue reading Reddit is looking for a new product boss
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“Piracy Is Piracy”: Disney Sues Midjourney for Massive Copyright Violation
Disney and NBCUniversal — a pair of media behemoths behind franchises ranging from “Star Wars” and “Toy Story” to “Minions” and “Shrek” — are suing AI company Midjourney, accusing it of enabling copyright infringement on a massive scale through its AI image generator tech. In the lawsuit, which was filed in a California district court… Continue reading “Piracy Is Piracy”: Disney Sues Midjourney for Massive Copyright Violation
Investment CEO Tells Convention Audience That 60 Percent of Them Will Be Unemployed Next Year Due to AI
Although hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into AI development, nearly 75 percent of businesses have failed to deliver the return on investment promised to them. The hyped up tech is notoriously buggy and in some ways now actually getting worse, with project failure rates on the rise. Despite staring into the maw of a… Continue reading Investment CEO Tells Convention Audience That 60 Percent of Them Will Be Unemployed Next Year Due to AI
CEOs Are Creating Copies of Themselves That Are Spouting Braindead Hallucinations to Their Confused Underlings
CEOs are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence tools to create avatars of themselves that can deal with mundane tasks — like attending high stakes media interviews on their behalf, for example. A slew of AI startups with names like Personal AI, Delphi, and Tavus are scrambling to court executives who will let them train models —… Continue reading CEOs Are Creating Copies of Themselves That Are Spouting Braindead Hallucinations to Their Confused Underlings
Waymo Hiring For a “Public Affairs Specialist” in Los Angeles While People Are Settings Its Cars on Fire
Waymo is hiring a “community and public affairs specialist” — at the same time that the company’s self-driving vehicles were becoming unwitting participants in Los Angeles’ anti-immigration raid protests. After rabblerousers set fire to a bunch of Waymo’s driverless cabs, the company suspended service in the city of Angels and San Francisco, where satellite solidarity… Continue reading Waymo Hiring For a “Public Affairs Specialist” in Los Angeles While People Are Settings Its Cars on Fire
Senators Warn DOGE’s Social Security Administration Work Could Break Benefits
Democratic senators have concerns that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could break the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) tech infrastructure. In a new letter addressed to SSA commissioner Frank Bisignano, senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden say that DOGE’s plans to “hastily upgrade” SSA IT systems could disrupt the delivery of benefits or result… Continue reading Senators Warn DOGE’s Social Security Administration Work Could Break Benefits
Taboola’s clickbaity chumbox is evolving into an AI chatbot
USA Today and The Independent will let readers ask questions using Taboola’s ‘DeeperDive’ chatbot. USA Today and The Independent will let readers ask questions using Taboola’s ‘DeeperDive’ chatbot. Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at… Continue reading Taboola’s clickbaity chumbox is evolving into an AI chatbot
Musk targets June 22 launch of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company will start offering public rides in driverless vehicles in Austin, Texas, on June 22, which would mark the beginning of his long-promised robotaxi service. That date could shift because Musk claimed Tesla is “being super paranoid about safety.” Tesla Model Y SUVs have been spotted in recent days… Continue reading Musk targets June 22 launch of Tesla’s long-promised robotaxi service
Trump claims the US-China trade war is over
The deal is still subject to Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s approval. The deal is still subject to Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s approval. Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. President… Continue reading Trump claims the US-China trade war is over
Elon Musk ‘regrets’ what he said about Trump as the President is about to crush Tesla
Elon Musk announced that he “regrets” some of the things he said about Trump last week, just as the President is about to crush Tesla with a series of new laws. Last week, Musk published a series of tweets attacking Trump and the GOP over the “Big Beautiful Bill’. The CEO went as far as… Continue reading Elon Musk ‘regrets’ what he said about Trump as the President is about to crush Tesla