On Wednesday, social network X (formerly Twitter) updated its Privacy Policy to indicate that it would allow third-party “collaborators” to train their AI models on X data, unless users opt out. While X owner Elon Musk trained xAI’s Grok AI chatbot on X user data, leading to an investigation by the EU’s lead privacy regulator, […]
Apple partners with third parties, like Google, on iPhone 16’s visual search
Apple’s relationship with Google as its search partner is taking a new turn with Apple’s introduction of visual search, or “Visual Intelligence” as the iPhone maker dubbed it yesterday during its iPhone 16 event. Already, Apple pays Alphabet roughly $ 20 billion per year to make Google the default search engine in its Safari browser. […]
Lavish parties and moral dilemmas: 4 days with Silicon Valley’s MAGA elite at the RNC
It was an eventful week for the Silicon Valley moguls who have vowed to support Donald Trump in his bid to return to the presidency. Given the collision course of tech and Trump, when Leda Health founder Madison Campbell asked me if I’d care to buy an extra ticket to the Republican National Convention from […]
Donald Sterling's White parties, explained: Blake Griffin, others describe ex-Clippers owner's Malibu gatherings
Donald Sterling, the disgraced former owner of the LA Clippers, goes under the microscope in “Clipped,” FX’s new series that chronicles the scandal that led to Sterling’s lifetime ban from the NBA. While the league swiftly banned Sterling for a racist tirade in 2014, his negative reputation stems from several scandals and questionable choices made […]
India urges political parties to avoid using deepfakes in election campaigns
India’s Election Commission has issued an advisory to all political parties, urging them to refrain from using deepfakes and other forms of misinformation in their social media posts during the country’s ongoing general elections. The move comes after the constitutional body faced criticism for not doing enough to combat such campaigns in the world’s most […]