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Google Will Soon Show You AI-Generated Ads May 24, 2023

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Advertisers can save money and perhaps make ads more clickable using ChatGPT-style tools to generate text and images. Meta is testing similar technology.

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Meta’s $1.3 Billion Fine Is a Strike Against Surveillance Capitalism May 23, 2023

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The record-breaking GDPR penalty for data transfers to the US could upend Meta's business and spur regulators to finalize a new data-sharing agreement.

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France Is Fighting to Save Your iPhone From an Early Death May 21, 2023

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With iPhones getting harder and more expensive to repair, French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence.

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Politicians Need to Learn How AI Works—Fast May 19, 2023

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Tech regulation has often disappointed. Automation expert Missy Cummings hopes a course to teach policymakers about artificial intelligence can help.

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Spooked by ChatGPT, US Lawmakers Want to Create an AI Regulator May 18, 2023

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At a congressional hearing senators from both parties and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said a new federal agency was needed to protect people from AI gone bad.

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Autonomous Worlds Aim to Free Online Games From Corporate Control May 17, 2023

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Multiplayer titles like Minecraft encourage creativity, but prototype games built on the blockchain claim to give players more meaningful independence.

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The Curious Case of the Missing Google Assistant May 16, 2023

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Google’s generative AI chatbot Bard took center stage at the company’s I/O conference. The company’s answer to Siri was left backstage.

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This European Satellite Giant Is Coming for Starlink May 15, 2023

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To compete with American rivals, Eutelsat’s Eva Berneke first has to navigate Russia’s war in Ukraine, Brexit politics, and jamming attacks by Iran.

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