Years of feverish hype around artificial intelligence technology have convinced many that it’s Silicon Valley‘s next speculative bubble — and prompted questions of how long giants like OpenAI can keep burning through billions of dollars in their quest for a true breakthrough AI. Now, a Chinese company has unveiled a …
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TikTok users are claiming censorship and a right-wing takeover of the social media app after noticing their accounts seem to be automatically unfollowing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) —and that when they try to refollow, it just happens again. But according to TikTok, what users see as a conspiracy is simply …
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Promotional social media posts on Tuesday from YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer Jake Paul and his brother, YouTuber-turned-pro-wrestler Logan Paul, had many convinced the pair were set to square off in the ring for a live event in March. But sources have told ESPN that the siblings are actually just creating hype for a …
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When Cha Cha arrived at the farm, the barns and pasture at Will Rogers State Historic Park had fallen into disrepair. Wooden fences sagged and split, their paint faded and peeling. Inside the arena, dead footing deteriorated into a hard, uneven surface, creating a dangerous landscape for horses and riders, …
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Last May, actress Scarlett Johansson released a blistering statement about the release of a new voice for OpenAI‘s ChatGPT 4.0 bot, called “Sky.” To many — including her “closest friends,” Johansson said — the voice was indistinguishable from her own. That would have been unsettling enough, but it so happened …
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Critical Role will host a live one-shot Dungeons & Dragons adventure fundraiser to help those affected by the Los Angeles fires. The livestream, titled “Freaky Thursday,” will be held on Jan. 30 and will feature Bells Hells, and other key characters. The “chaotic and interactive” livestream will feature the characters …
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Dark Horse Comics has canceled plans to publish the final issue of Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys comic series following the latest allegations of sexual assault against the author. “Dark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works,” the comic book publishers wrote …
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The last time Dr. Julius Winston Garvey saw his father, Marcus, was in London in 1938, when he was just five years old. Dr. Garvey remembers glimpses of his life with him, like their trips for ice cream or the times his dad looked on as he ran through the …
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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power (LADWP) this week, blaming the city for the damage that destroyed their home during the Palisades wildfire. The couple were two of nearly two dozen plaintiffs in the suit, filed in Los …
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President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to be “the world capital of artificial intelligence and crypto.” On the latter front, he has so far launched and profited from his own meme coins and signed a pro-crypto executive order that did little to move markets. On AI, …
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