Factsheet: Deepfakes, Hollywood, 23andMe mutiny, YouTube hype
Good morning There’s a new social media app with millions of users, and none of them are human. SocialAI promises unlimited replies and personalized conversations without involving other people. It’s a wild leap into a bot-powered future. I know we…
Factsheet: Instagram accounts for teens, Uber badges, Apple Watch Series 10
Good morning Alarming news from the Middle East yesterday: Hundreds of pagers exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing several people and injuring thousands. If you’re like me, your second thought after “Gosh, what a crazy headline” is… wait,…
Given the negative headlines, it is easy to forget that the technology industry can still surprise and do good
As a journalist, it’s easy to get fed up with the tech industry. We usually focus on its many problems: rampant misinformation and racism on social media, artificial intelligence spiraling out of control, and Big Tech allegedly using its market…
Microsoft’s Palantir-GPT-4 partnership and Anduril’s $14 billion valuation show that defense technology is gaining traction
It’s been a great few days in the increasingly active defense technology sector. Today, Microsoft and Palantir announced they will combine their AI services for the U.S. military and intelligence community, with Microsoft contributing GPT-4 and other OpenAI models and…
