Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop
As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users. Source link
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Silicon Valley Splits Over Closing the Borders to Chinese A.I.
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing with the rest of the tech industry over whether “open-source” models from China should be freely available or restricted. Source link
QR Codes Make Their Way Down Wedding Aisles
The technology, often associated with pandemic-era menus, is being used by more couples for ease, cost, expedience and sustainability. Source link
Ford Will Use Apple Maps in New Self-Driving System
In a first, Apple software will influence the way a new line of electric vehicles made by Ford Motor operates, and other automakers may follow. Source link
OpenAI Models Go Rogue + Kimi K3 Freakout + A.I. Superforecasting
“The story that we’re talking about in this segment was science fiction until Tuesday, OK?” Source link
Meta Launches New Facebook Marketplace App Called Seller
Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company’s strategy to innovate on its original social network. Source link
An A.I. Music F.A.Q.: Can I Remix Madonna? Is This All Legal?
Advances in A.I. are making it possible to create all kinds of music from scratch, but they also raise questions about what is legal and who will actually listen. Source link
Could A.I. Do Your Job? We Put Agents to the Test.
Task 1 Survey colleagues Interacting with humans over Slack was surprisingly easy for the A.I. Task 2 Suggest staff cuts The A.I. completed the task, but made an important error. Task 3 Fill out 17 forms It blazed through the tedious part and struggled with a trivial step. We gave an A.I. tool full access…
Brent Crude Oil Prices Top $100 as Conflict With Iran Drags On
Stocks in Asia were down following a sell-off in the U.S. markets over soaring oil prices, rising borrowing costs and worries about the technology industry. Source link
Judge Extends Pause for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
The court blocked the companies from closing the acquisition through mid-August, as a judge considers two lawsuits challenging it. Source link