Google Photos merges classic search with AI to speed up results
The AI feature, first introduced at Google’s I/O developer conference last year, allows users to search across their collection of digital photos using natural language queries.
The Bay Area’s animal welfare movement wants to recruit AI
In early February, animal welfare advocates and AI researchers gathered in stocking feet at Mox, a scrappy, shoes-free coworking space in San Francisco. Yellow and red canopies billowed overhead, Persian rugs blanketed the floor, and mosaic lamps glowed beside potted plants. In the common area, a wildlife advocate spoke passionately to a crowd lounging in…
How This Legacy Media Brand Turned Community Impact Into a Competitive Advantage — and How Your Business Can, Too
How one network transformed from an entertainment platform to a community catalyst
Uber has Atlanta’s autonomous ride-hailing and delivery market on lock
Uber Eats customers in Atlanta can now opt in to have their food delivered via sidewalk delivery robots, following partner Serve Robotics’s launch on Thursday. The move comes just two days after Uber and Waymo launched a commercial robotaxi service in the city.
Rivian cuts dozens on manufacturing team ahead of R2 launch
The company laid off around 1% of its total workforce, or around 140 employees. It’s the third round of cuts since the start of 2024.
Elon Musk reportedly fires Tesla’s top sales exec
Omead Afshar, one of Musk’s top lieutenants, is out after more than seven years at the company. He was recently elevated to a VP role in late 2024.
US, French authorities confirm arrest of BreachForums hackers
Kai West was arrested in France, along with four other hackers, all suspected of being part of the well-known hacking forum, BreachForums.
Homeland Security warns of Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting US networks
DHS said low-level cyberattacks targeting U.S. networks are “likely” in the wake of military conflict between the US and Israel, and Iran.
Judge Rules in Favor of Meta, Against Authors Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, in AI Copyright Case
The authors alleged that Meta trained its AI models on their copyrighted works without permission, potentially violating copyright law.
Meta hires key OpenAI researcher to work on AI reasoning models
Meta has hired a highly influential OpenAI researcher, Trapit Bansal, to work on its AI reasoning models under the company’s new AI superintelligence unit, a person familiar with the matter tells TechCrunch. OpenAI spokesperson Kayla Wood confirmed to TechCrunch that Bansal had departed OpenAI. Bansal’s LinkedIn page says that he left OpenAI in June. Bansal […]
As AI kills search traffic, Google launches Offerwall to boost publisher revenue
Offerwall lets publishers give their sites’ readers a variety of ways to access their content, including through options like micro payments, taking surveys, watching ads, and more.