Musk interviews German far-right frontwoman Alice Weidel
[ad_1] Elon Musk took his endorsement of Germany’s far-right party to the next level on Thursday, hosting a live chat with its frontwoman, Alice Weidel. The 74-minute conversation ranged across energy policy, German bureaucracy, Adolf Hitler, Mars and the meaning of life. The world’s richest man unequivocally urged Germans to back Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) […]
Meta and Amazon axe DEI programmes joining corporate rollback
[ad_1] In a December memo to employees, Amazon said it was “winding down outdated programs and materials” related to representation and inclusion, aiming to complete the process by the end of 2024. “Rather than have individual groups build programs, we are focusing on programs with proven outcomes — and we also aim to foster a […]
OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by sister
[ad_1] Warning: this story contains details some may find distressing. Mr Altman said he gives his sister monthly financial support, pays her bills and rent, and offered to buy her a house, but that she “continues to demand more money from us”. But Ms Altman claims her brother “groomed and manipulated” her and performed sex […]
Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says
[ad_1] The co-chair of the independent body that reviews Facebook and Instagram has said she is “very concerned” about sweeping changes to what content is allowed on the platforms and how its moderated. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, from Meta’s oversight board, told the BBC she welcomed aspects of the shake-up, which will see users decide about the […]
Political content on Instagram and Threads ramped up
[ad_1] Mr Mosseri said Instagram – which Meta acquired for $1bn in 2012 – was founded upon the values of creativity and “giving anybody a voice”. “My hope is that this focus on free speech is going to help us do even a bit better along that path,” he said in an Instagram video., external […]
UFC boss Dana White and two others to join Meta board
[ad_1] “Dana, John and Charlie will add a depth of expertise and perspective that will help us tackle the massive opportunities ahead with [artificial intelligence], wearables and the future of human connection,” said Mr Zuckerberg in a statement. The social media giant also praised Mr White’s role in turning UFC into a global business. In […]
Tencent: US designates the firm a Chinese military company
[ad_1] The Department of Defense’s (DOD) list of Chinese military companies, which is formally known as the Section 1260H list, is updated annually and now includes 134 firms. It is part of Washington’s approach to counteracting what it sees as Beijing’s efforts to increase its military power by using technology from Chinese firms, universities and […]
CES: Nvidia unveils next-generation family of gaming chips
[ad_1] He also introduced an AI model, called Cosmos, which he said could generate video that can be used to train robots and self-driving cars at a much lower cost than current methods. By creating what is known in the industry as “synthetic” training data, the model can help robots and cars better understand the […]
Meta to replace ‘biased’ fact-checkers with moderation by users
[ad_1] Meta’s blog post said it would also “undo the mission creep” of rules and policies -highlighting removal of restrictions on subjects including “immigration, gender and gender identity” – saying these have stemmed political discussion and debate. “It’s not right that things can be said on TV or the floor of Congress, but not on […]
Apple working to update AI feature after BBC complaint
[ad_1] Apple said its update would arrive “in the coming weeks”. It has previously said, external its notification summaries – which group together and rewrite previews of multiple recent app notifications into a single alert on user’s lock screens – aim to allow users to “scan for key details”. “Apple Intelligence features are in beta […]