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Welcome to a new era of commercial work fueled by generative artificial intelligence.
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Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters
The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group’s research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.
Senator Josh Hawley Begins Child Safety Inquiry Into Meta’s A.I. Bot
Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, said he would look into whether the social media company’s artificial intelligence technology endangers children.
GPT-5 Backlash + Perplexity C.E.O. Aravind Srinivas on the Browser Wars + Hot Mess Express
“I think this was a growing up moment for OpenAI and the industry.”
They’re Stuffed Animals. They’re Also A.I. Chatbots.
New types of cuddly toys, some for children as young as 3, are being sold as an alternative to screen time — and to parental attention.
Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now
A trade group representing sites like Facebook and X said the law ran afoul of the First Amendment.
Blood Oxygen Measurements to Return to Some Apple Watches
The company said it will issue a software update to restart the technology, which was caught up in a patent dispute.
Strawberry Picking Is Thankless Work. That’s What Makes It Worth Watching.
On TikTok Live, workers stream video of themselves doing manual labor, providing glimpses of the human effort that powers our world.
Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit Against Apple Over Claims It Favors OpenAI
The billionaire said in posts on X that the consumer tech giant was violating antitrust laws by giving preferential treatment to OpenAI on the App Store.
Musk’s xAI to sue Apple over alleged App Store antitrust violations
Listen to article Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would take legal action against Apple accusing the iPhone maker of breaching antitrust regulations in managing App Store rankings. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which … Read more