More than 11,000 actors and artists signed a statement labeling the unlicensed use of creative works for artificial intelligence training a “major unjust threat” to creators. “The unlic…
Scammers are stealing homes from under their owners' noses. AI is making it scarily easy.
Scammers have seized properties from Elvis Presley’s Graceland to modestly priced vacant lots. AI tools can help fake deeds or ownership documents.
Elon Musk sued for using “Blade Runner 2049” imagery in “We, Robot”
Tesla and Elon Musk have been named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by Delaware LLC and Hollywood filmmaker Alcon Entertainment.
Huawei Technologies’ Latest AI Processors Were Made by TSMC
An investigation of Huawei Technologies Co.’s latest AI offering has unearthed an advanced processor made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., suggesting that China is still struggling to reliably make advanced chips in sufficient quantities.
Thousands of creatives sign petition against AI data scraping
What do the actor Kevin Bacon, the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, the musician Robert Smith, and the journalist and historian Sidney Blumenthal have in common?
Mark Cuban: If I was 16 again, I’d start this lucrative side hustle—it can pay 6 figures a year and doesn't require a degree
If billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban was a teenager again, and in need of cash, he’d start one specific side hustle in just three steps.
News/Media Alliance Joins Thousands of Creatives Rejecting Unlicensed Training of Generative AI Models
Today the News/Media Alliance, along with other 10,500 signatories, signed the Statement on AI Training that rejects unlicensed training of generative AI models on creative work. It is a critical time for creators and publishers around the world with multiple ongoing lawsuits in the United States and international governments debating copyright protections that protect artists, […]
BlackRock unveils active fund that aims to track changing AI trade over time
The goal of the new iShares AI Innovation & Tech Active ETF is to adapt as AI develops, according to the portfolio manager.
Exclusive-TSMC told US of chip in Huawei device after TechInsights finding, source says
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company notified the U.S. a couple of weeks ago that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei device after a teardown by the tech research firm TechInsights, according to a person familiar with the matter. TechInsights informed TSMC about the chip in advance of publishing its findings in a report, the person said, and the chip company notified the U.S. Department of Commerce. TSMC said in a statement on Monday that it had proactively communicated with the Commerce Department regarding the matter.
Will Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon mobile chip enable an Android UWB future?
The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip comes with ultra wideband baked in, and it won’t require smartphone makers to add extra hardware to take advantage of it, reports Android Authority. Not every Android phone supports UWB, which is used for precision location features (think AirTags). Perhaps that’ll change with the 8 Elite, given Qualcomm’s chips’ popularity with Android device makers.