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Catherine Thorbecke

Catherine Thorbecke

Technology Reporter at CNN Business

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Catherine Thorbecke
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Did your cell phone make a screeching noise today? Here’s why - CNN

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday, the federal government began conducting a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The EAS portion of the test sent an emergency alert to all radios and televisions, while the WEA portion of the drill sent an alert to all consumer cell phones. The test was being condu…
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Now you can speak to ChatGPT — and it will talk back - CNN

You can now speak aloud to ChatGPT and hear the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot talk back. OpenAI, the startup behind the wildly-popular chatbot, announced Monday that it is rolling out new features including the ability to let users engage in a back-and-forth voice conversation with ChatGPT. In a company blog post Monday, OpenAI teased how this new feature can be used to “request a bedtime story for your family, or settle a dinner table debate.” The new voice features from OpenAI carr…
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Now you can speak to ChatGPT — and it will talk back - CNN

You can now speak aloud to ChatGPT and hear the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot talk back. OpenAI, the startup behind the wildly-popular chatbot, announced Monday that it is rolling out new features including the ability to let users engage in a back-and-forth voice conversation with ChatGPT. In a company blog post Monday, OpenAI teased how this new feature can be used to “request a bedtime story for your family, or settle a dinner table debate.” The new voice features from OpenAI carr…
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YouTube unveils a slew of new AI-powered tools for creators - CNN

YouTube on Thursday unveiled a slew of new artificial intelligence-powered tools to help creators produce videos and reach a wider audience on the platform, as companies race to incorporate buzzy generative AI technology directly into their core products.
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Black creators built TikTok. But Black employees say they experienc...

Nnete Matima said she was attracted to work at TikTok because of how the social media platform was “really built upon Black culture” and the work of Black creators.
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Tesla shares jump after Morgan Stanley predicts Dojo supercomputer ...

Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer could fuel a $500 billion jump in the electric vehicle maker’s market value, analysts at Morgan Stanley said in a note Monday.
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Meta’s Threads is temporarily blocking searches about Covid-19 - CNN

Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for “coronavirus,” “Covid,” and other pandemic-related queries.

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AI tools make things up a lot, and that’s a huge problem - CNN

Artificial intelligence-powered tools like ChatGPT have mesmerized us with their ability to produce authoritative, human-sounding responses to seemingly any prompt. But as more people turn to this buzzy technology for things like homework help, workplace research, or health inquiries, one of its biggest pitfalls is becoming increasingly apparent: AI models sometimes just make things up.
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OpenAI launches a version of ChatGPT for businesses - CNN

OpenAI is releasing a version of its buzzy ChatGPT tool specifically for businesses, the company announced Monday, as an AI arms race continues to ramp up throughout corporate America.
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Justin Trudeau blasts Facebook for blocking news as Canada’s wildfi...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted Facebook for “putting corporate profits ahead of people’s safety” as the social media platform continues to block news content while wildfires rage in Canada’s Northwest Territories and British Columbia.
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Google update makes it easier for US users to remove some unwanted ...

Google unveiled new privacy updates this week that lets US users have a wee bit more control over the search results that pop up about themselves online.
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Apple’s sales fall for the third consecutive quarter - CNN

Apple said Thursday that its revenue slipped 1% to $81.8 billion for its quarter ending July 1, marking the third consecutive year-over-year drop in quarterly revenue for the world’s most valuable company.
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Uber’s post-pandemic growth is slowing - CNN

Uber has reported that its revenue ticked up 14% last quarter, marking a slower pace of growth than recent quarters when sales surged as riders returned to pre-pandemic habits.
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Amazon Clinic rolls out nationwide as e-commerce giant expands its ...

Amazon’s virtual clinic is now available in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the company announced on Tuesday.
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Meta stock climbs after company posts 11% revenue growth - CNN

Meta’s “year of efficiency” seems to be paying off. The Facebook-parent company on Wednesday reported revenue of $32 billion for its quarter ending in June, marking an 11% increase compared to the same period last year and beating Wall Street expectations.
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‘It almost doubled our workload’: AI is supposed to make jobs easie...

A new crop of artificial intelligence tools carries the promise of streamlining tasks, improving efficiency and boosting productivity in the workplace. But that hasn’t been Neil Clarke’s experience so far.
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Elon Musk announces a new AI company - CNN

Elon Musk on Wednesday announced the formation of a new company focused on artificial intelligence, after months of teasing plans to build a rival to ChatGPT.
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Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta alleging copyright infringemen...

Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors are suing Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, alleging the companies’ AI language models were trained on copyrighted materials from their books without their knowledge or consent.
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AI is already linked to layoffs in the industry that created it - CNN

Many have raised alarms about the potential for artificial intelligence to displace jobs in the years ahead, but it’s already causing upheaval in one industry where workers once seemed invincible: tech.
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Pokemon Go maker Niantic is laying off 230 employees - CNN

Niantic, the creator of hit mobile game Pokemon Go, announced it is laying off 230 employees and reorganizing its business as it grapples with new macroeconomic uncertainty.
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OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, hit with proposed class action lawsuit al...

OpenAI, the company behind the viral ChatGPT tool, has been hit with a lawsuit alleging the company stole and misappropriated vast swaths of peoples’ data from the internet to train its AI tools.