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Why Are You Seeing So Many Bad Digital Ads Now?
Scrolling past ads has rarely been enjoyable. But in recent months, people say the experience seems so much worse.
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Sports Illustrated Publisher Taps AI to Generate Articles, Story Ideas
Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group is investing in AI to help produce articles and suggest story ideas through partnerships with AI startups Jasper and Nota...
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Digital Twin for Intense Weather Gives Scientists 'Control Loop'
Scientists at Cerebras and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory said they can model extreme weather by accelerating field equations...
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TikTok Reveals Russian Disinformation Network Targeting European Users
Accounts spread anti-Ukrainian messages in local languages.
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The People Onscreen Are Fake. The Disinformation Is Real
Computer-generated avatars created by artificial intelligence software are being used by pro-China bot accounts as part of state-aligned disinformation campaigns...
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You Know What's Cool? A 3D-Printing Factory
The Freeform Future startup aims to establish automated three-dimensional (3D) printing plants that mass-produce products from metal powders using laser arrays....
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U.S., EU to Launch First-of-Its-Kind AI Agreement
An artificial intelligence agreement between the U.S. and EU aims to improve a variety of fields by speeding and enhancing use of the technology.
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Space Robots Prepare to Grapple and Repair Satellites in Orbit
An interview with William Vincent, Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program manager at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
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Five Takeaways From the House G.O.P. Hearing With Former Twitter Executives
The Oversight Committee called the session to scrutinize whether the social media platform has censored the right, but it yielded new revelations about the company's...
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Disinformation Researchers Raise Alarms About A.I. Chatbots
Researchers used ChatGPT to produce clean, convincing text that repeated conspiracy theories and misleading narratives.
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AI as Co-Pilot: Your Online Life Is About to Change, Like It or Not
Microsoft has Bing powered by the tech behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google has Bard, and many more are on the way.
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Microsoft Will Let Companies Create their own Custom Versions of ChatGPT, Source Says
Microsoft plans to release technology to help big companies launch their own chatbots using the OpenAI ChatGPT technology, a person familiar with the plans told...
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How Big Tech Rewrote the Nation's First Cellphone Repair Law
Documents reveal tech lobbyists revised a right-to-repair bill before New York's governor signed it.
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Study Reveals a Key Reason Fake News Spreads on Social Media
A study of more than 2,400 Facebook users indicates that platforms, rather than individual users, have a greater responsibility in curbing the dissemination of...
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Researchers Propose Fourth Light on Traffic Signals - for Self-Driving Cars
North Carolina State University researchers proposed the addition of a "white light" to traffic signals to allow autonomous vehicles to help control the flow of...
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Silicon Valley Layoffs Mean D.C. Is Hotter Tech Hiring Market
Layoffs by technology giants and startups have created a windfall for nontechnology companies in Washington, D.C., and New York City starved for software engineers...
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Meta, Long an A.I. Leader, Tries Not to Be Left Out of the Boom
It has long had technology to rival chatbots like ChatGPT, but can't afford to back artificial intelligence that can spread misinformation and toxic content.
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Is AI Enough to Smooth Traffic in Famously Congested Areas?
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has begun deploying smarter technology at the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the George Washington Bridge to help...
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Apps Aim to Douse Social Media Dumpster Fire
New social apps are being introduced that promote a more positive online environment.
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