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The AI Conversation

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Qubits are notoriously prone to failure — but building them from a single laser pulse may change this

Nvidia fuels global stock records, bond yields rise

Nvidia earnings in the spotlight as stock rides AI wave

Tech Leaders Fled San Francisco During the Pandemic. Now, They’re Coming Back. Founders and investors who moved to Miami and elsewhere are returning to a boom in artificial intelligence and an abundance of tech talent

Other versions of ChatGPT and what their capabilities are

Naveen G. Rao is a prominent figure in the technology industry

Elon Musk: The Real Life Iron Man- documentary

Beware: The Apple Vision Pro may rewire our brains in unexpected ways

Meet Me in the Eternal City

Apple Vision Pro Turned the Real World Into a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode Overnight

China unveils plan for chilling ‘zombie’ BRAIN CHIPS to be implanted into skulls to rival Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Apple’s Vision Pro is ‘spatial computing.’ Nobody knows what it means.

A fake recording of a candidate saying he’d rigged the election went viral. Experts say it’s only the beginning

40 years in prison for ex-CIA coder who leaked hacking tools to WikiLeaks

Is a device tracking you without your consent? Florida bill would make that a felony

Why Tim Cook Is Going All In on the Apple Vision Pro

Inside Elon Musk's Neuralink lab where 1,500 animals have been killed and test monkeys were subjected to 'extreme suffering'

Apple’s new Vision Pro is a privacy mess waiting to happen_WAPO

US regulator probes AI investments by tech giants

The rabbit r1 will use Perplexity AI’s tech to answer your queries

Britain blows up drones with £140m LASER dubbed ‘DragonFire’ in incredible first – with each shot costing just a tenner

Apple Watch sales are BACK ON as tech company quietly disables 'lifesaving' health feature to skirt around ban due to kick in at 5pm EST TODAY

Iranian proxies stepping up their drone attacks in war with Israel Terror groups are increasingly using drones in their war against the Jewish state

Electric Car Owners Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather

Musk Demands Bigger Stake in Tesla as Price for A.I. Work_DNYUZ

What doom loop? With AI, a 'spirit of optimism' returns to San Francisco start-ups

AI fears creep into finance, business and law_WAPO

I was 'gang raped' in the metaverse -the trauma was similar to a real-world assault_DAILYMAIL

China says experts "cracked" Apple AirDrop encryption to prevent "transmission of inappropriate information"

Women In Tech Event Dominated By Men Identifying As Nonbinary_DAILYCALLER

Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation An animal welfare advocacy group claims in a letter to the SEC that Elon Musk again made statements about the health of Neuralink test subjects that may have misled investors_WIRED

Amazon to connect Kuiper satellites with laser links to boost space internet network_CNBC

The first humanoid robot factory is about to open_AXIOS

Meet Aitana López, the sultry Spanish influencer, 25, who has taken the modeling industry by storm and rakes in up to $11,000 a month - and who is ENTIRELY AI-generated_DAILYMAIL

After bashing Nvidia for ‘arming’ China, Cerebras's backer G42 alarms US govt with suspected Beijing ties_THEREGISTER

Should cars have built-in speed limits? Some think it’s time_NBCNEWS

DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked 13 comment bubble on white Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer_THEREGISTER

Check your Google Drive NOW: Glitch sees months of personal files VANISH from some accounts - here's what to do if your data is missing_DAILYMAIL

OpenAI board member wrote a paper on how to handicap company - Sam Altman didn’t appreciate that

Inside OpenAI's chaotic five days: How CEO Sam Altman was sacked, then snapped up by Microsoft only for him to return to ChatGPT creators along with a new board_DAILYMAIL

Sam Altman makes dramatic RETURN to OpenAI as CEO after board that fired him is replaced with new members including Bret Taylor and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summer_DAILYMAIL

OpenAI future in chaos as most workers threaten to leave for Microsoft_WAPO

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records A WIRED analysis of leaked police documents verifies that a secretive government program is allowing federal, state, and local law enforcement to access phone records of Americans who are not suspected of a crime_WIRED

Meta Just Achieved Mind-Reading Using AI_COLDFUSION

A Ransomware Gang Wanted Its Victim to Pay Up. So It Went to the SEC._WSJ

Australia says its navy divers were likely injured by the Chinese navy’s ‘unsafe’ use of sonar_AP

News anchors targeted by deepfake scammers on Facebook_AFP

Teen Boys Are Falling for a Snapchat Nude-Photo Scam. Here’s How to Avoid It. The solicitation of images has evolved in recent years to include monetary shakedowns_WSJ

OpenAI’s Sam Altman exits as CEO because ‘board no longer has confidence’ in his ability to lead_CNBC

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/thousands-line-up-elon-musks-31405627

Elon Musk unveils Grok, an AI chatbot with a ‘rebellious streak’_GUARDIAN

Apple MacOS malware targets crypto community and engineers_COINTELEGRAPH

AI Chatbots Are Learning to Spout Authoritarian Propaganda_WIRED

Church in AI takeover as sermon led by ChatGPT in artificial intelligence breakthrough_MIRROR

Study Finds Predictive Policing Software Is Actually Pretty Terrible at Predicting Crimes_GIZMODO

The Technology Facebook and Google Didn’t Dare Release_DNYUZ

Pentagon Plans Vast AI Fleet to Counter China Threat_WSJ

In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google_DNYUZ

New Twitch trend that sees scantily-clad 'influencers' licking mics and ears seductively on the kid-friendly platform_DAILYMAIL

A developer built a 'propaganda machine' using OpenAI tech to highlight the dangers of mass-produced AI disinformation_INSIDER

Ads for AI sex workers are flooding Instagram and TikTok_NBC

Court Rules in Pornhub’s Favor in Finding Texas Age-Verification Law Violates First Amendment_VARIETY

Arkansas law curbing kids’ social media access blocked_WAPO

The NYPD Is Deploying Drones to Spy on Labor Day Barbecues_GIZMODO

The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient_WIRED

Voice Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Balance_DNYUZ

Deepfake scams have arrived: Fake videos spread on Facebook, TikTok and Youtube_NBC

The Gear and Tips You Need to Make Studio-Grade Videos at Home_WIRED

Google Assistant and Alexa finally play nicely together — but only on one speaker lineup_TECHCRUNCH

Apple Tests Using 3D Printers to Make Devices in Major Manufacturing Shift_BLOOMBERG

'World's most advanced' humanoid robot Ameca reveals what she thinks life will be like in 100 years - so, is a robot takeover on the cards?_DAILYMAIL

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Behind the AI boom, an army of overseas workers in ‘digital sweatshops’_WAPO

Tesla braces for its first trial involving Autopilot fatality_REUTERS

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Security News This Week: This Tool Lets Hackers Dox Almost Anyone in the US_WIRED

Elon Musk stopped policing political misinformation. The tech industry followed._WAPO

Social media giants urged to tackle data-scraping privacy risks_TECHCRUNCH

Robotaxis Are Making Enemies as They Go Around San Francisco_BLOOMBERG

Big tech to face full force of new EU law_AFP

China launches blockchain-powered data exchange_COINTELEGRAPH

India becomes fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon_ABC

The Easiest Way to Get Rid of ‘Ghost’ Message Notifications on Your iPhone_LIFEHACKER

Red flags waving for tech stocks as AI bounce fades, China fears escalate_MARKETWATCH

I’ve never seen so many crap startups_TECHCRUNCH

Cruise told by regulators to ‘immediately’ reduce robotaxi fleet 50% following crash_TECHCRUNCH

Hitting the Books: The thirty-year quest to make WiFi a connectivity reality_ENGADGET

Author says the Apple TV+ 'Tetris' movie ripped off his book_ENGADGET

Parsing the UK voter register cyberattack_TECHCRUNCH

The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won._GIZMODO

A New Attack Impacts Major AI Chatbots—and No One Knows How to Stop It_WIRED

Security News This Week: The Cloud Company at the Center of a Global Hacking Spree_WIRED

Google Makes It Easier to Delete Your Deets_WIRED

Google’s Search Box Changed the Meaning of Information_WIRED

Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data_TECHCRUNCH

The Real Reasons For Big Tech Layoffs At Google, Microsoft, Meta, And Amazon_FORBES

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