Meta automatically opted in adult Instagram users with public accounts to allow their photos to be used by its new AI image generator, Muse Image, raising privacy concerns. Users can opt out through s…
Meta plans to add a facial recognition feature called NameTag to its smart glasses, allowing wearers to identify people and access information via the Meta AI assistant, according to internal document…
Meta is testing prototype 'super sensing' smart glasses that could continuously record audio and capture photos every few seconds, with metadata extracted and uploaded for AI queries rather than stori…
Meta has enabled reuse of public Instagram images by default for its new Muse Image AI model, allowing users to generate AI images referencing public posts without notifying the original posters. The …
A guest post by Aaron Kagan, founder of GraspingAI and chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on Non-Academic Careers, argues that media reports about a boom in philosophy jobs at…
Former City equity analyst Ian Whittaker told an IAB Europe forecast panel that advertising has lost its way, becoming self-absorbed and commoditized by focusing on metrics like CPMs instead of value.…
President Donald Trump boasted that his D.C. beautification projects generated 4 billion TikTok views, but the metric may reflect viral criticism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation, wh…
Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit of $58 billion for the second quarter of 2026, nearly 20 times higher than the same period last year, driven by surging demand for memory chips u…
Chinese AI models from DeepSeek and Z.ai are gaining traction with U.S. firms, with token share on OpenRouter exceeding 30% weekly since Feb. 8 and peaking at 46%, driven by rising costs at U.S. labs …
Jerusalem Demsas argues that the appeal of bad art, such as romance novels, lies in its predictability and lack of challenge, offering a soothing escape that good art cannot provide. She distinguishes…
WIRED senior writer Kate Knibbs will host a livestream with Carlos Barragán, author of "The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria’s Romance Scammers," on July 16 at 12pm ET. Barra…
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, promised a quick and cheap fix by President Trump, became a $14 million no-bid project that turned green with algae and peeling paint within days, symbolizing wha…
Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios after settling the "It Ends With Us" legal saga. A New York judge approved Lively's bid for the Wayfarer parti…
Nearly 400 local newspaper publishers in the US have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies used their copyrighted journalism without permission to train AI models like C…
The New York Times escalated its copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing Microsoft of building a supercomputer specifically to help OpenAI steal copyrighted articles. The Times seeks …
The New York Times filed a new court motion alleging Microsoft built a supercomputer specifically to help OpenAI train AI models on copyrighted articles without permission, violating copyright law. Th…
Apple raised prices on several MacBook and iPad models by up to $300, citing a surge in memory and storage component costs driven by AI data center demand. Memory prices have roughly quadrupled over t…
Nobel laureate economist Robert Shiller warns that widespread fear of AI-driven job losses could become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as negative narratives about AI's impact on employment may cause con…
The New York Times moved to amend its copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging Microsoft built a supercomputer to help OpenAI infringe NYT's copyrights. The amendment follows a Supreme…
OpenAI has delayed its IPO to 2027, expecting AI rival Anthropic to go public first, according to Bloomberg News. The ChatGPT maker had targeted a fall listing, but recent tech stock volatility influe…