Companies crave fresh data to train AI models. This startup’s recipe? Data made from scratch – by AI
Ever since OpenAI’s ChatGPT sparked the generative AI boom in 2022, it’s been clear that having the right data, and…
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The AI influencer ads are coming
If you are scrolling through TikTok and see an ad, it is likely that the person trying to sell you…
US government assails Adobe for putting up ‘wholly unnecessary’ roadblocks when subscribers try to cancel
It’s now a dozen years since Adobe became the poster child for what marketing folks and techies used to call…
Mouse shakers, power naps: Corporate America fights ‘keyboard fraud’
A US banking giant fired more than a dozen employees for “simulating keyboard activity”, highlighting a battle within productivity-obsessed corporate…
Scams keep haunting crypto market, aided by AI and social media
When Jakob-Moritz Eberl clicked on a link to the website of a crypto company, he was stunned at what he…
McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI-powered drive-thrus with IBM
Ever get your McDonald’s order mixed up at an AI-powered drive-thru? The experiment behind the fast food giant's current automated…
Why you should never connect to public WiFi networks
While Microsoft has announced the existence of a major WiFi security flaw in Windows, it's important to note that it's…
US bank fires a bunch of employees after finding out they were pretending to work
A handful of bankers have been let go by Wells Fargo after the financial giant discovered the staff were “simulating…
Hybrid working has many advantages and few drawbacks, researchers say
As one of the most visible effects of the pandemic, hybrid working – combining remote and in-person working – has…