Indonesia Blocks Grok Over Sexual Imagery
Indonesia blocked xAI’s Grok chatbot, due to the risk of sexual “deepfakes” on the service, Reuters reported, the latest sign of rising criticism of sexual imagery on the site. Earlier this week...
Inside the Stream: NAB 2024 Showcases AI, Blockchain and More
Colin was at NABShow for a couple days and on this week’s Inside the Stream we discuss some of his top takeaways. No surprise AI was everywhere at NAB, as was blockchain. We discuss companies incl...
Shopping Change Agents
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Dubious biological age tests sweep Silicon Valley • Plus, Recommendations—our weekly pop culture picks: “Forged,” “While Israel Sle...
This company could help bring Auracast to an iPhone near you
The splitR Auracast transceiver can attach to an iPhone’s MagSafe spot.
One of the issues holding Auracast back from wider mainstream use is some companies' lack of support for the Bluetooth t...
Nvidia Taps Google Veteran as Its First Chief Marketing Officer
Nvidia is hiring its first chief marketing officer who will report directly to CEO Jensen Huang, an Nvidia spokesperson said. Alison Wagonfeld, who previously headed marketing at Google Cloud, announc...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
The tech moguls in happier times (at Trump’s inauguration.)
Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would...
Did you know that Gmail has emoji reactions?
Google rolled out emoji reactions to personal Gmail accounts a little over two years ago, and I completely forgot about it until now - probably because the option is hidden within a small, smil...
