Fake naked pictures of young girls created with AI spark fury in a small Spanish town (www.businessinsider.com)
Fake naked pictures of young girls created with AI spark fury in a small Spanish town::More than 20 girls aged 11 to 17 have been identified as victims in Almendralejo, in the western Spanish region of Extremadura, reports say.
Tinder thinks some people will pay almost $500 a month for more 'efficient ways to find connections' with its 'VIP' plan (www.businessinsider.com)
Tinder thinks some people will pay almost $500 a month for more ‘efficient ways to find connections’ with its ‘VIP’ plan::Tinder Select is only available to some of the dating app’s “highly engaged and active” users, and it’ll cost about $6,000 a year, Bloomberg reported.
"waves of technological innovation" have gotten faster over time, "students might now find themselves learning skills in college that are obsolete by the time they graduate" (www.businessinsider.com)
"waves of technological innovation" have gotten faster over time, "students might now find themselves learning skills in college that are obsolete by the time they graduate" (www.businessinsider.com)
MGM Resorts is back online after a huge cyberattack. The hack might have cost the Vegas casino operator $80 million. (www.businessinsider.com)
MGM Resorts is back online after a huge cyberattack. The hack might have cost the Vegas casino operator $80 million.::MGM Resorts’ customer-facing, electronic systems were largely taken out in a cyberattack that had also targeted Caesars Entertainment.
Japanese researchers say they used AI to try and translate the noises of clucking chickens and learn whether they're excited, hungry, or scared (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Microsoft documents detail an employee performance review system where managers are quietly asked to adjust workers' results to limit the highest ratings (www.businessinsider.com)
The summer is over, schools are back, and the data is in: ChatGPT is mainly a tool for cheating on homework. (www.businessinsider.com)
The summer is over, schools are back, and the data is in: ChatGPT is mainly a tool for cheating on homework.::ChatGPT traffic dropped when summer began and schools closed. Now students are back, and they’re using the AI tool again more.
Meta is bolstering perks like happy hours and company swag as it pushes staff to return to office, despite its 'year of efficiency' (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta is bolstering perks like happy hours and company swag as it pushes staff to return to office, despite its ‘year of efficiency’::The company has revived a number of employee perks, according to Bloomberg, including branded t-shirts, laundry services, and free haircuts.
A Cuban teenager was offered a job doing 'construction work' in Russia. Instead he was sent to fight on the front lines in Ukraine. (www.businessinsider.com)
A Cuban teenager unwittingly found himself on the front lines of the war in Ukraine after accepting a job offer he received on WhatsApp to do “construction work” for the Russian military, according to Time magazine....
A missing F-35 stealth fighter may have kept flying after its pilot ejected. A pilotless Soviet jet once flew 500 miles before crashing in NATO territory. (www.businessinsider.com)
The curious case of a missing F-35 stealth fighter in South Carolina has authorities — and civilians — searching high and low, especially considering the jet may have continued flying on its own for some time even after its pilot ejected....
A pastor invited to DeSantis' Disney board meeting quoted the Bible telling people not to 'resist authority' as it strips workers' park perks (www.businessinsider.com)
Retirees and employees at Disney World are losing their perks under the new district board, which says benefits like park passes are unethical.
Apple's new iPhone 15 is an underwhelming 'slap in the face,' say disappointed fans (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple’s new iPhone 15 is an underwhelming ‘slap in the face,’ say disappointed fans::Apple unveiled its new iPhone 15 models this week, and some fans say they lack innovation.
Ukraine's attack on a Russian air-defense system may point to 'systemic tactical failures' with Russia's air defenses in Crimea, experts say (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine has recently taken out two of Russia’s prized S-400 air-defense systems in Crimea....
Frontier Airlines CEO says the pandemic made workers 'lazy' and less productive: 'People are still allowing people to work from home, all this silliness, right?' (www.businessinsider.com)
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle blamed higher overhead costs on workers being less productive, calling it a "society-wide" problem.
Frontier Airlines CEO says the pandemic made workers 'lazy' and less productive: 'People are still allowing people to work from home, all this silliness, right?' (www.businessinsider.com)
I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life. (www.businessinsider.com)
I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life.::After accepting a job at Amazon, Alexander Nguyen moved to Seattle, where he experienced a period of intense loneliness.
Ukraine destroyed a prized $1.2B Russian air-defense system with cruise missiles, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)
A long list of tech companies are rushing to give themselves the right to use people's data to train AI (www.businessinsider.com)
A long list of tech companies are rushing to give themselves the right to use people’s data to train AI::More companies are quietly giving themselves permission to use consumer data to train generative AI models and tools.
Google spends $10 billion a year to ensure it's your go-to online search engine, DOJ says (www.businessinsider.com)
Google spends $10 billion a year to ensure it’s your go-to online search engine, DOJ says::Google shells out billions to be the default search engine on Apple’s smartphones and on web browsers such as Mozilla’s Firefox, the DOJ said.
Say goodbye to self-serve soft drinks at McDonald's (www.businessinsider.com)
The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter is now providing key aviation intelligence to Ukraine, defense agency says (www.businessinsider.com)
AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under 7 minutes — for less than $1. (www.businessinsider.com)
AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under 7 minutes — for less than $1.::A recent study found that AI-bots could talk to each other, reflect, and identify software bugs.
[Opinion] The modern CEO job is completely broken — but AI could make executives useful again (www.businessinsider.com)
From writers and teachers to bankers and lawyers, most jobs seem ripe to be replaced by artificial intelligence — with one notable exception. The only job that seems to be safe from the rise of ChatGPT and other AI tech is, oddly enough, the most expensive and easily automated role: CEO....