Is That Painting a Lost Masterpiece or a Fraud? Let’s Ask AI

Art created autonomously by AI cannot be copyrighted, federal appeals court rules

The Supreme Court might be asked to review the case related to the artificial intelligence painting "A Recent Entrance to Paradise."

CNBC - 5d

Don’t let the states derail America’s AI revolution

China is creating a "Sputnik moment" for AI innovation, while the United States has two different policy paths to choose from: one for freedom to innovate and freedom of speech, and another for ...

The Hill - 1d

How AI Lets You Build a Business Without a CTO

AI-powered development tools are replacing the need for technical co-founders.

Inc. - 5d

Americans lost $5.7 billion to investment scams in 2024, FTC says. Here's how to protect yourself

Americans lost $5.7 billion to investment fraud in 2024, up 24% from 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

CNBC - Mar. 15

Netflix Lost $55 Million on a Dumb Mistake. Here’s What the Company Should Have Done Instead

Netflix spent $55 million and hoped director Carl Rinsch would deliver a sci-fi masterpiece. Smart leaders might have known better.

Inc. - 3d

What Are AI Agents? Here’s How They Can Help You Get Stuff Done

Agentic AI is a buzzy and powerful technology. Let’s break down what AI agents are, and how they can be useful.

Inc. - 3d

Art lenders issue margin calls as painting prices fall

Borrowers asked to compensate for decline in collateral by swapping in more expensive artwork or supplying cash

Financial Times - Mar. 14

Crash victims' families ask Transportation Dept not to let Musk influence Tesla probes

Families of several people who were killed or seriously injured in Tesla crashes from its self-driving technology have urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) not to let Elon Musk’s influence ...

The Hill - 5d

Visa’s AI edge: How RAG-as-a-service and deep learning are strengthening security and speeding up data retrieval

Visa has reduced data retrieval from hours to mere minutes and blocked $40 billion in fraud thanks to gen AI tools.

VentureBeat - Mar. 17

We asked AI to fill out a March Madness bracket. It picked the type of Final Four that rarely happens.

The AI era has arrived for March Madness brackets. But is it any better than DIY?

MarketWatch - 4d

White House reporter asks Irish PM why he 'let' Rosie O'Donnell move to his country

A reporter covering the Wednesday White House meeting between President Trump and Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin asked the prime minister why he allowed American comedian Rosie O'Donnell to ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

OpenAI urges U.S. to allow AI models to train on copyrighted material

OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology.

NBC News - Mar. 13

Social Security to curtail some toll-free phone services

Social Security will no longer let people change bank information by phone, alleging the practice is behind direct deposit fraud.

CBS News - Mar. 13

Google allows users to personalize their Gemini conversations with new features

Google is launching new features to let users personalize their AI assistants.

CNBC - Mar. 13

‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers

People who endured the longest Covid restrictions in the world are still grappling with what they lost: their loved ones, their livelihoods, their dignity.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Are You Willing To Sacrifice All Your Privacy For AI?

It’s a question few people are asking—and a tradeoff few people will be willing to accept.

Inc. - Mar. 7

Hidden for decades, Iran's hoard of Picasso masterpieces goes on public display

They've been hidden away for over three decades, but now more than two dozen masterpieces by Pablo Picasso were unveiled to public for the first time in Iran.

NBC News - Mar. 16

🤖 AI vs Humans: Predicting the results of Premier League Matchday 29

Let us know your predictions in the comments!Last time out, we pitted our special guest - DJ Nathan Dawe - against an AI to see who could most accurately predict the results of Premier League ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

'It's time to let a great servant to the club go' - fans on Son

After our fan writer suggested Tottenham captain Son Heung-min "needs to show his team how to fight", we asked for your views on the forward's leadership over the final few weeks of the season. ...

Yahoo Sports - 1h

Adobe’s new AI agents can make personal websites for your customers

Adobe's new Brand Concierge feature lets customers create websites that respond to visitors with personalization.

VentureBeat - 6d

Anthropic just launched a new platform that lets everyone in your company collaborate on AI — not just the tech team

Anthropic launches upgraded Console with team prompt collaboration tools and Claude 3.7 Sonnet's extended thinking controls.

VentureBeat - Mar. 6

Black Lives Matter Plaza Is Gone. Its Erasure Feels Symbolic.

The movement that prompted “Black Lives Matter” to be painted in bold yellow near the White House is in retreat. Its leaders are asking what comes next for social justice.

The New York Times - Mar. 16

Ukrainian soldier who lost both legs in Russian drone strike says "freedom is expensive"

U.S. and Ukrainian officials are holding talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the war in Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, heading the U.S. delegation, suggested Ukraine will have to agree to let ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

Trump demands Colorado take down ‘purposefully distorted’ painting

President Trump is demanding that Colorado take down it’s “purposefully distorted” painting of him hanging in the State Capitol. “Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one ...

The Hill - 1d

Experts to investigate student loan fraud claims

The education secretary says claims of student loan fraud point to one of the "biggest financial scandals" in the university sector.

BBC News - 1d

'I could lose £100K despite Woodford investment fund redress scheme'

People who lost savings from a collapsed investment fund say a redress scheme has let them down.

BBC News - 12h

Paint Valley baseball wants to recapture momentum; softball makes a PACT

The Paint Valley baseball team is hoping to recapture the momentum they had from 2014-2021.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

How to protect yourself as fraud losses hit $12.5 billion in 2024

A new FTC report reveals a sharp rise in fraud losses, with 2.6 million consumers reporting scams in 2024. With financial fraud surging, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger shares how to ...

CBS News - Mar. 13

OpenAI’s new voice AI model gpt-4o-transcribe lets you add speech to your existing text apps in seconds

Three, all new proprietary voice models called gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and gpt-4o-mini-tts.

VentureBeat - 4d

OpenAI’s new voice AI model gpt-4o-transcribe lets you add speech to your existing text apps in seconds

Three, all new proprietary voice models called gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and gpt-4o-mini-tts.

VentureBeat - 4d

Guilty verdict in Feeding Our Future founder's fraud trial

A jury delivered a string of guilty verdicts Wednesday afternoon in what prosecutors call the largest pandemic fraud case in the country.

CBS News - 5d

Seth Rogen Explains Why Sony Refused To Let Jonah Hill Touch A PlayStation 2 In Superbad

Seth Rogen shared a surprising bit of PlayStation trivia during a red carpet interview at SXSW . When asked what the funniest note he'd received on a script was, Rogen said it was a note from Sony ...

GameSpot - Mar. 10

Banksy "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" painting fetches $5.5 million at auction

Some proceeds from the sale of Banksy's painting — inspired by the recently deceased Scottish painter Jack Vettriano — will go to Los Angeles wildfire victims.

CBS News - Mar. 4

Banksy "Crude Oil (Vettriano)" painting fetches $5.5 million at auction

Some proceeds from the sale of Banksy's painting — inspired by the recently deceased Scottish painter Jack Vettriano — will go to Los Angeles wildfire victims.

CBS News - Mar. 4

‘A computer’s joke, on us’: writers respond to the short story written by AI

Sam Altman, the OpenAI boss, has declared its new model ‘good at creative writing’. We asked writers including Tracy Chevalier, Kamila Shamsie and David Baddiel if they agree. This week has seen ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

My petty gripe: people keep throwing food away without asking me if I want it. Of course I do!

What does it cost you to let others finish your bowl of chips at the pub? What do you gain by binning the soggy fruit salad?. Last week’s chicken too dry to finish off. A carrot so old it flops ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Social Security payments scrutinized by DOGE amid search for fraud

DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.

ABC News - Mar. 10

Man Utd and Man City academy players at centre of age-fraud claims

Manchester United and Manchester City are facing questions over a potential age-fraud scandal involving some of their foreign-born academy players.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'

Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly identifying as trans illegal. House Bill 3817, introduced last week by ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Is That Painting a Lost Masterpiece or a Fraud? Let’s Ask AI

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