‘AI Jesus' avatar tests man's faith in machines and the divine

Researchers and religious leaders have released findings from an intriguing two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland. An avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen — tucked into a confessional — took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and offered responses based on Scripture.

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Australian Senate passes landmark social media ban for children under 16

The Australian Senate has passed a social media ban for children under 16 years old that will soon become a world-first law.

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Police departments across U.S. are starting to use artificial intelligence to write crime reports

Even as AI gains traction in police work, legal experts are raising concerns over accuracy, transparency, and potential bias.

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Microsoft reports issues with Outlook and Teams: Here's what to know

Some Microsoft users are reporting issues with Outlook and other Microsoft 365 programs on Monday morning, according to the website Downdetector.

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How tech bros bought ‘America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'

Crypto showed up in force this election cycle, raising tens of millions to vote out the industry's critics and vote in its friends.

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Why X's new terms of service are driving some users to leave Elon Musk's platform

Elon Musk's X implemented new terms of service that are driving some users off the microblogging platform. 

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How AI regulation in California, Colorado and beyond could threaten US tech dominance

California's recently vetoed state bill on safe and secure artificial intelligence systems could put the state's status as a technology hub at risk.

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DOJ pushes for Google to break off Chrome browser after antitrust case

The Department of Justice is pushing a federal judge to make Google divest its Chrome internet browser as a remedy following the antitrust case.

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AI systems could ‘turn against humans': Tech pioneer Yoshua Bengio warns of artificial intelligence risks

There is a "fringe" who might be happy to see humanity replaced by machines according to tech pioneer Yoshua Bengio.

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Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-made ad

Coca-Cola is facing backlash online over an artificial intelligence-made Christmas promotional video that users are calling “soulless” and “devoid of any actual creativity.” 

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What did King Richard III sound like? State-of-the-art technology re-creates voice of medieval monarch

What did Richard III sound like? The king's voice has been re-created with state-of-the-art technology.

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AI is supposed to make applying to jobs easier — but it might be creating another problem

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the job application process, simplifying some aspects — and creating new potential frictions in others.

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European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space

The Exploration Company announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations.

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AI is supposed to make applying to jobs easier — but it might be creating another problem

Companies have touted new AI technology that allows users to apply to thousands of jobs per day, flooding job openings with resumes.

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Here's what to know about Bluesky, the booming website welcoming fleeing X users

Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February.

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This startup brings in $162 million a year helping people find food at huge discounts: It's ‘the most genius app'

Copenhagen-based Too Good To Go wants to help reduce global food waste, an estimated $1 trillion problem. Here's the food tech startup's strategy.

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Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Trump's win, report finds

In its analysis, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue pointed to a recent viral X post in which white nationalist Nick Fuentes said, “Your body, my choice. Forever."

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X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover

X users are weighing the decision to keep their followings or build them back up on alternative platforms after the election.

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Supreme Court seems likely to allow class action to proceed against tech giant Nvidia

The Supreme Court seems likely to keep alive a class-action lawsuit accusing Nvidia of misleading investors about its dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency. The justices heard arguments Wednesday in the tech company’s appeal of a lower-court ruling allowing a 2018 suit led by a Swedish investment management firm to continue. It’s one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. Last week, the justices wrestled with whether to shut down a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. Nvidia is among the most valuable companies in the S&P 500, worth over $3 trillion.

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23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division

23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.

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Tesla's social media posts falsely implied that its cars are robotaxis, NHTSA warns

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned Tesla that its online posts may mislead drivers into thinking its cars are robotaxis.

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ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates prior to Election Day

OpenAI estimates that ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 requests to generate images of the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates in the lead up to Election Day.

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US agency says Tesla's public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can't.

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves. That conflicts with owners manuals that say the vehicles need human supervision.

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‘It's gross, it's unprofessional': Some LinkedIn users are being put off the platform by unsolicited flirtatious DMs

A LinkedIn spokesperson told CNBC Make It that the platform — which was launched in 2003 and now has over 1 billion members globally — defines itself as a "professional community."

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Amazon gets FAA approval for new delivery drone as it begins tests in Arizona

Amazon says it has received approval from the FAA to fly its newer, smaller delivery drones, including beyond the visual line of sight of pilots.

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