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The Download: supercharged scams and studying AI healthcare
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’re in a new era of AI-driven scams When ChatGPT was released in late 2022, it showed how easily generative AI could create human-like text. This quickly caught the eye of…
This Anonymous Posting Strategy Helped Him Build a Big Following — and Led to Investors and Partners Finding Him First
Ryan Feghali started posting under a fake name just to think out loud. It ended up becoming one of his most valuable business assets.
They Built a Store for the Future of Retail and Found a Partner in Their Biggest Customer, Shaq: ‘I Spent $10,000 the First Time I Walked in.’
Shaquille O’Neal breaks down his big love for innovative retailer tm:rw.
This Is the Counterintuitive Reason the Best Leaders Don’t Take Themselves So Seriously
Being overly serious won’t make you more respected. It often does the opposite. Learn how confidence, humility and playfulness signal real leadership.
Former Pinterest team redesigns email with Extra — and it’s actually good
Extra, from a team of former Pinterest designers and engineers, reimagines email around your life instead of the traditional inbox.
AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs
Latitude’s new AI-native platform, Voyage, aims to help gamers create their very own role-playing game.
Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang
A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.
How Startups Can Outmaneuver Big Companies and Carve Their Own Market
Most startups aren’t held back by bad ideas — they’re constrained by incumbent-controlled systems that shape how they can operate and scale.
Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform’s AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.
YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes.