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Google's human-like AI podcast generator now lets you customize your podcasts
Google has officially released NotebookLM’s tool Audio Overview, allowing users to guide a podcast.
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Tesla seeks redemption after Optimus controversy: “navigating by myself”
Tesla has released a new video of its Optimus bot walking autonomously. This comes after Optimus was revealed to be reportedly controlled by humans at the ‘We, Robot’ event.
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Tesla Optimus bots actually controlled by humans during ‘We, Robot’ event
Turns out that Tesla’s Optimus robots aren’t truly autonomous after all, as they were being controlled by humans the whole time during the ‘We, Robot’ event.
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Adobe equips marketers with AI so they can push more ads on users
Adobe has introduced a new tool for marketers to make it easier to target their customers.
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Tesla event ‘We, Robot’ extravaganza: best moments
If you haven’t heard of the Tesla ‘We, Robot’ event that’s been happening in California, then you might be living under a rock.
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Algorithms foster hive-mind behavior online pushing us towards extremes
News that half of all internet traffic comes from bots continues to fuel the popular conspiracy around the dead internet theory. It can be hard to make sense of the world around us during a time when AI aspires to be more human, and tech leaders appear to be obsessed with turning humanity into cyborgs as they explore transhumanism.
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Gig workers struggle to free themselves from the opaque algorithms they serve
A prevailing narrative around AI is that it will take care of the drudgery of life and liberate us to do the things that make us uniquely human. In I, Human, UCL's Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic questions whether this narrative is actually true or whether we're ultimately becoming slaves to technology.
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Brazilians can tweet again as X complies with court orders
Elon Musk’s free speech crusade in Brazil has ended in defeat. X paid a $5.1 million fine, blocked specified accounts, appointed a legal representative, and complied with other court orders. Now, Brazilians can tweet again.
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Musk’s “We, Robot” event: what to expect and how to watch
Tesla is set to unveil its robotaxi and possibly demonstrate its humanoid robot Optimus, dubbed Tesla Bot.
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Another humanoid robot debuts in China
A new humanoid robot unveiled by a Chinese firm JAKA Robotics is more retro in appearance than many of its industry peers.
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EVs submerged by Hurricane Helene burn down Florida houses
Several houses washed by water from Hurricane Helene burned down after water-submerged electric vehicle (EV) batteries caught fire.
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Google now lets you search videos with voice
Google’s new AI tools are aimed at improving search and expanding it with multimodality.
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Top 5 best videos made with Pika’s AI video generator so far
Text-to-video and image-to-video generators are becoming more advanced by the day. As users await the widespread release of OpenAI’s Sora model, there’s another competitor that just might beat the richest AI start-up to the top spot.
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Recent Windows update causes restart loops and blue screens of death
The latest optional Windows update, KB5043145, appears to have serious bugs.
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Got a 5G icon on your phone screen? You might not actually be using 5G
Many telecom operators' 5G networks rely on core technology of the previous generation.
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Hitler-glorifying surges on TikTok and X as moderators turn a blind eye
Forget TikTok dance battles – millions are now tuning in for their daily dose of Holocaust revisionism, and AI-translated speeches from Adolf Hitler himself, a study shows.
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Russia installed Starlink kit on kamikaze drones: but why?
SpaceX-made tech was reportedly discovered among the debris of a downed Russian Shahed-136 drone that was aiming at targets in Ukraine.
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Youtuber MKBHD will fix “excessive data disclosures” on his app after backlash
Marques Brownlee’s latest attempt to profit from his online persona hasn’t gotten off to a great start.
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LinkedIn starts training its AI on user data, but you can opt out
For now, European LinkedIn users are exempt from AI training. The Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn has updated its Terms of...
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Musk‘s Starlink may expose stealth US bombers to Chinese military. But how?
Beijing considers the nearly ubiquitous network of Starlink satellites a threat. However, Chinese scientists now say they can use Elon Musk‘s satellites to their own advantage.
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