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California Governor Gavin Newsom signs executive order to study generative AI

The home state of some of the most influential AI companies has a new plan to confront the potential regulation of generative AI. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order instructing agencies in the state to study potential risks and use cases for the technology. Under the order, state agencies are tasked with identifying […]

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USA Today's publisher had to update all of the sports posts its AI reporter botched

A week after being outed for stealthily using AI to produce high school sports reports and publicly “pausing” the project, mega-publisher Gannett has reportedly had to recheck each and every post the AI had written. Did we really learn nothing from CNET’s ignoble AI escapades in January?   Gannett operates a number of regional and national […]

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Tesla tops Mozilla's list of 'creepiest' carmakers, but 25 brands failed basic data privacy tests

The non-profit Mozilla Foundation deemed cars the "worst product category" ever reviewed for data privacy, according to research released Wednesday. Its Privacy Not Included Research division reviews everything from smart home devices to health and wellness apps. But of the 25 car brands the research team studied, not a single one passed the reviews, with […]

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YouTube is testing fewer, longer ad breaks on its TV apps

YouTube is testing a different approach to ads on smart TVs, as well as its apps on connected devices like Apple TV and game consoles. The platform is experimenting with having longer ad breaks but fewer of them on those devices, which it refers to as connected TV or CTV experiences. The idea is to […]

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Google Workspace's file lock stops colleagues messing with your documents

Google Workspace users are getting a new feature to prevent colleagues from messing with their documents. Users will now have the ability to lock their Google Drive files, which should help reduce unwanted commentary and changes when sharing with multiple team members. While this isn’t the most revolutionary feature, it could certainly come in handy […]