Brazilian city enacts law that was secretly written by ChatGPT, sparking debate

City lawmakers in Brazil passed what appears to be the nation’s first legislation written entirely by artificial intelligence — even if they didn’t know it at the time.

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Parent company GM puts the breaks on Cruise self-driving cars

More bad news for San Francisco-based robotaxi company Cruise. Its parent company General Motors announced Wednesday plans to cut spending on Cruise by hundreds of millions of dollars in 2024.

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Meta updates political advertising rules to cover AI-generated images and videos

Meta details more updates to its political advertising policy, taking in account AI.

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Amazon wants businesses to use its palm-scanning tech to let employees into the office

Amazon is pitching the palm-based service as a way for employees to swipe their hand to enter an office or to access sensitive company data

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Google will start deleting ‘inactive' accounts in December. Here's what you need to know

Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should check on it before the end of the week.

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What does Sam Altman's firing — and quick reinstatement — mean for the future of AI?

It’s been quite a week for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI — and co-founder Sam Altman. Altman, who helped start OpenAI as a nonprofit research lab back in 2015, was fired as CEO Friday in a sudden and mostly unexplained exit that stunned the industry.

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Broadcom planning to complete deal for $69 billion acquisition of VMWare after regulators give OK

Computer chip and software maker Broadcom says it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware on Wednesday.

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Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO just days after being removed, along with a new board

The ousted leader of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is returning to the company that fired him late last week, the latest in a saga that has shocked the artificial intelligence industry.

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Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO

Microsoft on Monday hired two leading executives from the company that created ChatGPT after one of them was abruptly fired by OpenAI, the startup whose chatbot kicked off the era of generative artificial intelligence.

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Ousted OpenAI head Sam Altman to lead Microsoft's new AI team, CEO Nadella says

Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will be joining Microsoft to lead a new advanced AI research team, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

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Google will start deleting inactive Gmail accounts beginning Dec. 1. Here's how to make sure yours isn't one of them

The tech giant says accounts that haven’t been used for a certain extended period of time are more likely to be compromised, or at-risk.

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An AI just negotiated a contract for the first time ever — and no human was involved

Jaeger Glucina, chief of staff and managing director of Luminance, said its new AI aimed to eliminate much of the paperwork that lawyers need to complete.

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Mark Zuckerberg undergoes knee surgery after tearing ACL while training for MMA fight

Mark Zuckerberg’s latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table. The Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast posted on social media Friday that he tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs, while training for a fight early next year.

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You can control your iPhone without using your hands. Here's how

You can activate Voice Control on your iPhone and control your device with no hands.

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Who is using AI chatbot therapists? Here's what to know

Citing increased difficulty accessing traditional therapy, some people are turning to artificial intelligence chatbot therapy apps. 

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