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NYT Technology: Amazon to Pay $25 Million to Settle Children’s Privacy Charges

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Amazon to Pay $25 Million to Settle Children's Privacy Charges By BY NATASHA SINGER Regulators said the tech giant kept children's Alexa voice recordings "forever," violating a children's privacy law. Published: May 31, 2023 at 02:17PM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/5Qqj31t Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...

NYT Technology: Create a Private Social Space, Far From the Maddening Crowd

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Create a Private Social Space, Far From the Maddening Crowd By BY J. D. BIERSDORFER Alternative apps and shared photo albums let you set up your own exclusive club for online conversations and digital pictures. Published: May 31, 2023 at 07:00AM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/Fbt7iW0 Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...

NYT Technology: Why an Octopus-like Creature Has Come to Symbolize the State of A.I.

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Why an Octopus-like Creature Has Come to Symbolize the State of A.I. By BY KEVIN ROOSE The Shoggoth, a character from a science fiction story, captures the essential weirdness of the A.I. moment. Published: May 30, 2023 at 12:20PM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/1oLCn4z Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...

NYT Technology: Elizabeth Holmes Set to Report to Prison to Begin More Than 11-Year Sentence

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Elizabeth Holmes Set to Report to Prison to Begin More Than 11-Year Sentence By BY ERIN GRIFFITH The disgraced founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, who was convicted of fraud, is expected to report to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Published: May 30, 2023 at 09:21AM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/iBZ8qbA Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...

NYT Technology: A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn

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A.I. Poses 'Risk of Extinction,' Industry Leaders Warn By BY KEVIN ROOSE Leaders from OpenAI, Google Deepmind, Anthropic and other A.I. labs warn that future systems could be as deadly as pandemics and nuclear weapons. Published: May 30, 2023 at 03:01AM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/1cIM0VB Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...

NYT Technology: Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill

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Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill By BY KELLEN BROWNING Gov. Tim Walz said the legislation would have raised costs for ordering an Uber or Lyft too high, potentially pricing out Minnesota customers. Published: May 25, 2023 at 04:16PM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/zgDvmSH Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...

NYT Technology: DeSantis’s Twitter Event Falls Short of the Reach of Past Livestreams

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DeSantis's Twitter Event Falls Short of the Reach of Past Livestreams By BY RYAN MAC AND TIFFANY HSU The Republican presidential candidate's announcement on Twitter had a high of about 300,000 concurrent listeners during the event and a total of 3.4 million listeners as of Thursday. Published: May 25, 2023 at 04:16PM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/tZ60VJq Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...

NYT Technology: Microsoft Calls for A.I. Rules to Minimize the Technology’s Risks

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Microsoft Calls for A.I. Rules to Minimize the Technology's Risks By BY DAVID MCCABE Its president, Brad Smith, said companies needed to "step up" and governments needed to "move faster" as artificial intelligence progressed. Published: May 25, 2023 at 07:00AM via NYT Technology https://ift.tt/Jl9AGhE Manage Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email service. ...