Tech NewsNewsTech NewsNewsAll the Ways Rupert Murdoch Left His Grubby Fingerprints on TechNews Corp has dipped its hands into MySpace, streaming, and VR over the years. Just how well did those ventures…ByKyle BarrPublishedSeptember 25, 2023Comments (4)
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Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceTech NewsArtificial IntelligenceAI This Week: Time to Replace Your CEO with AIEd Zitron talks to us about how to automate your boss. Plus: a look at how the AI industry consumes an ungodly…ByLucas RopekPublishedSeptember 16, 2023Comments (9)
Tech NewsTech NewsYou Call That a Metaverse? Meta Brings Horizon Worlds to Mobile and Desktop.The social media giant is now building a metaverse that is no longer in virtual reality. So is it a metaverse at all?ByThomas GermainPublishedSeptember 15, 2023Comments (15)
Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceTech NewsArtificial IntelligenceThe Usual Suspects of Big Tech Claim AI Will Kill Us All or End World HungerSen. Chuck Schumer said Elon Musk is citing a ‘threat to humanity,’ while Mark Zuckerberg defended his not-so-open…ByKyle BarrPublishedSeptember 14, 2023Comments (22)
Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceTech NewsArtificial IntelligenceMeta Reportedly Building Advanced AI-Language Model to Compete With ChatGPTThe AI model is reportedly aimed at assisting businesses with services.ByNikki MainPublishedSeptember 11, 2023Comments (3)
Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceTech NewsArtificial IntelligenceAI This Week: Chuck's Big Meeting with Zuck and ElonAs Congress mulls AI regulations, Silicon Valley is lobbying hard against them. Plus: why AI watermarking may not be…ByLucas RopekPublishedSeptember 2, 2023Comments (5)
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Tech NewsNewsTech NewsNewsLegs Have Finally Come to Mark Zuckerberg's MetaverseThe company's Horizon Worlds gets the most exciting update in metaverse history: two legs.ByThomas GermainUpdatedAugust 30, 2023Comments (37)
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Tech NewsNewsTech NewsNewsZoom CEO Says Employees Need to Be in the Office Because It's Hard to Build Trust Over ZoomA leaked audio recording provides more detail on why the teleconferencing company is cracking down on remote work.ByKevin HurlerPublishedAugust 24, 2023Comments (87)
Tech NewsCybersecurityTech NewsCybersecurityInstagram's Adding a Chronological Feed for Stories and Reels in EuropeThe EU gave social media platforms until August 25 to comply with the Digital Services Act resulting in Meta taking…ByNikki MainPublishedAugust 22, 2023Comments (2)
Tech NewsNewsTech NewsNewsThe Threads Web App Is Now LiveAfter releasing Threads prematurely to fill in the vacuum left behind by Elon Musk's dying Twitter, Meta has finally…ByKevin HurlerPublishedAugust 22, 2023Comments (6)
Tech NewsNewsTech NewsNewsThreads Is Finally Getting a Web Browser VersionHead of Instagram Adam Mosseri said that the web app was experiencing some bugs, but that it should be released soon.ByKevin HurlerPublishedAugust 21, 2023Comments (15)
Tech NewsTwitterTech NewsTwitterIn His Latest Threat to Public Safety, Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Remove Option to Block UsersThere's no way to know if Musk is ever telling the truth. But if he goes through with his threat, he'll have to…ByNikki MainPublishedAugust 18, 2023Comments (84)
Tech NewsInternetTech NewsInternetThreads Gets a Couple More Twitter-Like FeaturesThreads added the option for users to view reposts in a separate tab, similar to retweets on the Twitter app, in its…ByNikki MainPublishedAugust 18, 2023Comments (6)
Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceTech NewsArtificial IntelligenceMeta's Next Big Open Source AI Dump Will Reportedly Be a Code-Generating BotThe open source coding tool will be dubbed ‘Code LlaMA’ and is based on the company’s language model LlaMA 2.ByKyle BarrPublishedAugust 18, 2023Comments (1)
Tech NewsTwitterTech NewsTwitterZuck Says It's Time to "Move On" from Fight with Musk, Blames Elon for Dodging PlansThe Meta CEO says he's not going to waste time planning a fight with Musk when the Twitter executive doesn't seem…ByLucas RopekPublishedAugust 13, 2023Comments (58)
Tech NewsNewsTech NewsNewsElon Musk Wants to Brawl with Mark Zuckerberg in Ancient RomeBut Musk also says results from an MRI reveal a back condition requiring minor surgery with a few months of recovery…ByKevin HurlerUpdatedAugust 11, 2023Comments (38)
Tech NewsInternetTech NewsInternetYou Can Now See Your Likes on Instagram Threads, Just Like on TwitterThreads introduced additional features to the app days after news broke that the app's user base had dropped by 80%…ByNikki MainUpdatedAugust 9, 2023Comments (3)