In recent months, major players in science fiction and popular culture have taken firmer stances against generative AI. Separate decisions by San Diego Comic-Con and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association illustrate the depth of opposition within these creative…
Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT. xAI launched Grokipedia in October, after Musk had been complaining that Wikipedia was biased against conservatives. Reporters soon noted that while…
Vimeo was hit by a massive round of layoffs this past week. Staffers posting on various social media sites reported that the layoffs impacted most of the company, including the entire video team. Vimeo is a video-hosting platform, so that…
We are about to get our first real look at the results of the recently announced AI partnership between Apple and Google. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to announce a new version of Siri in the second…
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. In breaking news, the National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into Waymo after its robotaxis were spotted illegally passing stopped school…
If your Gmail account was not working properly on Saturday, you were not alone. Google has confirmed the issue is now resolved. According to the official Google Workspace status dashboard, problems began around 5 a.m. Pacific Time on Saturday morning.…
If your Gmail account does not seem to be working properly today, you are not alone. The official status dashboard for Google Workspace indicates that the issues began at around 5 a.m. Pacific Time on Saturday morning. Users have reported…
At this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum, Davos often felt transformed into a high-powered tech conference. The stage featured appearances by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The Winklevoss twins were donors to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and also backed his family’s business ventures. In a…
Big Tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. A lot of those experiences are limited to text or voice, and kids might not find that captivating. Three former Google employees…
