SoundCloud has altered its platform policies to require opt-ins for training generative AI models with artists’ music following widespread user backlash, the company announced today in a letter from its CEO. On Friday, Futurism broke the story that SoundCloud had quietly updated its Terms of Use (TOU) in February 2024 with language allowing it to… Continue reading SoundCloud Backtracks on AI and Changes Policies After Artist Outrage
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Student Livid After Catching Her Professor Using ChatGPT, Asks For Her Money Back
Many students aren’t allowed to use artificial intelligence to do their assignments — and when they catch their teachers doing so, they’re often peeved. In an interview with the New York Times, one such student — Northeastern’s Ella Stapleton — was shocked earlier this year when she began to suspect that her business professor had generated lecture… Continue reading Student Livid After Catching Her Professor Using ChatGPT, Asks For Her Money Back
As Sales Continue to Plummet, Tesla Is Considering a Massive Payday for Elon Musk
As car sales plunge and its brand image goes up in flames, Tesla’s board has formed a special committee of exactly two people to review CEO Elon Musk’s compensation — including potentially offering him a brand new pay package in stock options, the Financial Times reports. The two committee members are Tesla’s chair, Robyn Denholm,… Continue reading As Sales Continue to Plummet, Tesla Is Considering a Massive Payday for Elon Musk
Microsoft Cuts Off Access to Bing Search Data as It Shifts Focus to Chatbots
Microsoft quietly announced earlier this week that it plans to shut down a longstanding tool supplying search engine startups and other software developers with a raw feed of Bing search results. The Bing Search APIs, or application programming interfaces, were once vital to many niche Google alternatives, but fell out of favor more recently as… Continue reading Microsoft Cuts Off Access to Bing Search Data as It Shifts Focus to Chatbots
The Reason Murderbot’s Tone Feels Off
All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. A confession: This dispatch will not be coming to you from one of the long-devout Martha Wells faithful. I’m a convert, a curious reader who turned to Wells’ The… Continue reading The Reason Murderbot’s Tone Feels Off
Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online
Violent threats and calls for impeachment on social media platforms against US judges have skyrocketed by 327 percent since last year, according to new research from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE). Many of the posts are violent and politically charged. “THIS JUDGE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND CHARGED W TREASON,” one user… Continue reading Violent Threats Against US Judges Are Skyrocketing Online
Plugable’s new dock supports five displays from one USB-C port
Boost your productivity with four 4K screens and an additional 8K display. Boost your productivity with four 4K screens and an additional 8K display. Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Plugable has… Continue reading Plugable’s new dock supports five displays from one USB-C port
Databricks to Acquire Neon
Databricks, a San Francisco, CA-based Data and AI company, is to acquire Neon, a serverless Postgres company. The amount of the deal – subject to customary closing conditions, including any required regulatory clearances – was not disclosed. Commenting on the transaction, Ali Ghodsi, Co-Founder and CEO at Databricks said: “By bringing Neon into Databricks, we’re… Continue reading Databricks to Acquire Neon
A new bipartisan bill aims to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight
U.S. lawmakers introduced Wednesday the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act in a bid to revise the FAA’s 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil. The bipartisan legislation – introduced by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Aviation Subcommittee Chair Troy Nehls (R-TX), and Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) – would allow supersonic travel, provided no audible sonic boom… Continue reading A new bipartisan bill aims to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities — one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive every day. Starting Wednesday, riders in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco will be able to… Continue reading Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters