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With This 1 Move, Google May Have Solved a Huge AI Content Problem

As AI tech gets smarter it’s getting harder to spot the difference between content made by a human and what’s been dreamed up by an algorithm. Google, pushing the AI envelope itself, is aware of ...

Business - Inc. - October 24

From Rupert Murdoch to Thom Yorke: the growing backlash to AI

Media mogul and leading artists join fight to stop tech firms using creative works for free as training data. It is an unlikely alliance: the billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and a panoply of ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Meta AI to Use Reuters Content to Answer User Questions in Real Time

Meta AI didn’t share whether it would use Reuters content to train its large-language model.

Business - Inc. - October 27

X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content---Whether They Want It or Not

A WSJ experiment found that accounts supporting Trump and Harris dominate feeds of new X users who wanted cooking and crafts.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 29

‘I am the industry!’: Keke Palmer on being Hollywood’s queen of content

Singer, gameshow host, podcaster – the actor has built a reputation for doing it all. And with an autobiography/self-help guide coming soon, she’s out to prove there’s nothing wrong with being a ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Struggling Elena Rybakina out of WTA Finals contention after second defeat

Year of ill health and ailing form is ending on low note Sabalenka through to semi-finals with win over Paolini As Elena Rybakina trailed Zheng Qinwen by a set and a break in their tight ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Nexstar appoints Bill Sammon as SVP of DC editorial content for The Hill, NewsNation

IRVING, TX (Nov. 13, 2024)—Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the appointment of Bill Sammon as Senior Vice President of Washington, D.C., Editorial Content for The Hill, the ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Ireland orders X, TikTok and Instagram to curb terrorist content

Regulator issues online safety ruling after finding weak processes leave networks ‘exposed to terrorist content’. Elon Musk’s X, TikTok and Meta’s Instagram have been ordered by Irish media ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

GOP Gov. Sununu: 'I don't like' Trump's rhetoric, but it's 'nothing new'

GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, a Donald Trump supporter, said he isn't a fan of the former president's rhetoric but that his language is already baked in as an issue for voters.

Officer who shot Kaba did nothing wrong, says colleague

Mr Kaba's family say Martyn Blake's aquittal has failed "all those affected by police violence".

'We earn £100,000 together. We are not worse off after the Budget'

People tell the BBC how much they earn and what they made of the Budget.

The West did nothing to stop North Korea’s alliance with Russia, and there will be consequences

Over the coming weeks, members of the new Axis of Evil may have further unhappy surprises for the democratically distracted West.

Politics - The Hill - October 29

A monkey writing Shakespeare? That's much ado about nothing, scientists claim

Two mathematicians in Australia now say that the Infinite Monkey Theorem is wrong and monkeys could not write Shakespeare before the universe dies.

Sheinbaum tells Mexicans stunning Trump win is ‘nothing to worry about’

President reassures her country as threat of US tariffs and deportations looms. US election results 2024: live map and tracker US election 2024 – live news updates Mexico ’s president, ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Harris voters mourn loss after sobering concession speech: ‘There’s nothing left’

Sorrow pervades Howard University campus as Democratic candidate encourages supporters to ‘keep fighting’. US election 2024 – live news updates Full story: Harris urges supporters to ‘never ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Menendez brothers' prosecutors insist nothing has changed: 'They slaughtered their mother'

Current and former prosecutors who tried the brothers in the 1990s told NBC News they believe Erik and Lyle Menendez are cold-blooded killers who should be in prison.

There’s nothing scarier than Elon at your front door with a large thermometer

A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Did P’Nut Die for Nothing? Test Shows Squirrel Did Not Have Rabies.

Officials released a timeline of the decision to euthanize the squirrel, whose confiscation led to outrage from some on the right and death threats to those deemed responsible.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

'Say Nothing' explores 'human wreckage' wrought by young radicals during the Troubles

FX's adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe's bestselling book focuses on the Price sisters and raises questions about how a bitterly divided country can move on from the past.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 days ago

Fetterman: Gaetz pick as Trump attorney general 'nothing but trolling'

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday called President-elect Trump’s pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), “nothing but trolling.” "It’s just nothing but trolling. And, you ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Trump Moves Corners of the Stock Market That Have Nothing to Do With the Trump Trade

Healthcare companies and EV names tumbled after Trump made two key policy announcements.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Reddit’s stock soars after social-media platform turns a profit, beats Q3 sales and earnings estimates

Reddit said Tuesday that it turned a profit in its third quarter — a first for the social-media platform since becoming a public company earlier this year.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Sam Altman’s Reddit stake now worth over $1 billion after post-earnings pop

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's stake in Reddit has ballooned to more than $1 billion in value, as of after-hours trading on Tuesday.

Business - CNBC - October 29

‘Rocketship’ Reddit’s third-quarter results a real ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ story, says Bernstein

Reddit Inc.’s better-than-expected third-quarter results highlight the social-media platform’s strong growth potential, analysts say.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public company

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Reddit’s Sees First-Ever Profit as Explosive User Growth and AI Tools Help it Soar

The social discussion platform beat Wall Street analyst forecasts, with quarterly sales results better than 10 percent above estimates.

Business - Inc. - October 30

Reddit stock price soars after social media player reports rare profit

Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.

JD Vance’s Senate Office Fires Key Adviser Who Posted About Drug Use on Reddit

“Those posts were written in good humor and didn't hurt anybody,” says Aaron Kofsky, who advised Vance on crypto and banking policy, of posts in which he wrote about using cocaine, kratom, and ...

Tech - Wired - November 4

Wisconsin's free-thinking battleground voters

60 Minutes traveled to Wisconsin as the 2024 presidential election nears the finish line to see why, in this battleground state, it's anybody's game.

Free Your Mind. The Election Will Follow.

It is essential to carve out space for other things

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Gary Woodland with a 65 in Las Vegas is in contention for the first time since brain surgery

Gary Woodland keeps feeling better and his game is starting to bear that out

Sports - ABC News - October 19

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