Man Faces Prison Time for Faking Wolf Sighting with AI
A man could spend five years behind bars for using artificial intelligence to create fake evidence of a runaway wolf. The phony sighting caused massive search efforts and wasted thousands…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Steps Down, New Leader Takes Over
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's CEO after more than a decade running the world's most valuable company. John Ternus, who previously led Apple's hardware engineering team, will take…
AI
Uber's CTO Will Speak at Major San Francisco Tech Event
Uber's Chief Technology Officer Praveen Neppalli Naga will speak at StrictlyVC San Francisco, a major tech conference happening April 30. He'll discuss how big companies handle artificial intelligence at massive…
Design
NASA Lets You Spell Your Name Using Earth Photos
NASA created a fun tool that spells out any word using satellite photos of Earth's landscapes. The interactive website turns rivers, lakes, and farmland into letters so you can literally…
Business
US Soldier Arrested for Betting on Secret Military Mission
A US Special Forces soldier was arrested for using classified military information to place bets on Polymarket, a platform where people wager on future events. The master sergeant allegedly used…
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US Soldier Arrested for Making $400K on Secret Military Bets
A US soldier made over $400,000 betting on a secret military operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was arrested Thursday for using confidential government information…
Startups
Tesla Battery Recycling Startup Cuts Jobs and Executives
Redwood Materials, the battery recycling company started by a former Tesla executive, just lost its chief operating officer and laid off workers. At least four top executives have left the…
AI
Claude AI Can Now Control Your Spotify and Uber Accounts
Anthropic just gave its Claude AI assistant the ability to connect directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax. The AI can now browse your music playlists,…
Design
Spy Tech Company Palantir Launches Fashion Line
Palantir, the controversial data company that works with military and immigration agencies, just announced it's selling chore coats. Their executive posted photos of a "lightweight Palantir chore coat" on social…
AI
Customer Service AI Startup Buys French Competitor
Sierra, the AI startup that builds customer service chatbots, just bought Fragment, a French company that does something similar. Sierra's founder Bret Taylor used to be the chairman of Twitter…
Design
Fake MAGA Influencer Emily Hart Was Actually AI
A popular right-wing social media influencer named Emily Hart turned out to be completely fake - created by artificial intelligence. The AI-generated person fooled thousands of followers who believed they…
AI
Startup Raises $11 Million to Connect All Your AI Gadgets
Era just raised $11 million to build software that connects AI gadgets like smart glasses, rings, and pendants. The startup believes we're about to see AI devices everywhere, not just…
Tech
Microsoft Executives Keep Quitting in Surprising Numbers
Microsoft is losing senior executives at an unusually fast pace this year. Nearly every week brings news of another high-level departure from the tech giant. The wave of exits isn't…