OpenAI claims New York Times manipulated ChatGPT “fabricate data”
OpenAI has challenged the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit, asserting the newspaper manipulated ChatGPT to fabricate evidence. The company argues this act violated its terms of use and misrepresented the capabilities of its AI. OpenAI went so far as to allege that their AI had been “hacked” urging a federal judge to dismiss parts of […]
Wendy’s leverages digital tech to test “surge pricing”
Wendy’s is set to experiment with Uber-like surge pricing, a concept referred to as “dynamic pricing,” starting in 2025. This initiative will be supported by a $20 million investment in new digital menu boards across its U.S. locations, enabling real-time price adjustments based on demand. The announcement was made during a recent earnings call, highlighting […]
Meta is gathering data on Quest virtual reality users
Meta’s latest policy update reveals plans to start collecting “anonymized” data from its Quest headset users, intensifying concerns about privacy and data security in the virtual reality (VR) domain. This development aims to gather information on a wide range of user interactions and environmental data, purportedly to enhance user experiences and product improvement. Here’s a […]
Apple pulls the plug on autonomous electric vehicle
Apple has decided to cancel its electric car project, a venture it had been exploring for over a decade with significant financial investment. The decision, surprising to the project’s team of around 2,000 employees, comes after a shift in focus and multiple leadership changes. The project’s cancellation redirects employees primarily to Apple’s AI division, but […]
Russian threat actor expanding its target list, warns Five Eyes report
APT29 is increasingly going after cloud services in mo
Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating hack at Global Affairs
Inquiry will look into adequacy of data safeguards at the federal
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