2024 was the year Google was deemed a monopoly, OpenAI went for-profit, and tech bros went into politics. Let's take a look back at the year's biggest tech stories. #2024 #Tech #Technology #ElonMusk #X #Twitter #Google #OpenAI #CrowdStrike #Intel
“Artisans won’t complain about work-life balance” “Artisan’s Zoom cameras will never ‘not be working’ today.” “Hire Artisans, not humans.” “The era of AI employees is here.” These are some of the ads seen around San Francisco, placed by an AI startup called Artisan. Many are not pleased. Read more at [@Gizmodo]( ). #AI #Tech #Technology #Dystopia
Soccer club Manchester City is holding a competition that asks fans to generate its future uniform design with AI. Players will wear the winning design as a third kit during the 2026-2027 season. [@theverge]( ) has the story. #AI #Soccer #Football #ManchesterCity #Tech #Technology
Congress will vote this week on a bill that includes $3 billion to help U.S. telcoms remove equipment made by Chinese firms. Read more at [@TechRadar]( ). #China #Telcom #Cybersecurity #Huawei #ZTE
[@Futurism]( ) depicted a 14-year-old and engaged a Google-funded chatbot about self-harm. What they found was disturbing. “Asked how to ‘hide the cuts’ from family, the bot suggested wearing a ‘long-sleeve hoodie.’ At no point in the conversation did the platform intervene with a content warning or helpline pop-up, as Character.AI has promised to do.” Read more: #Tech #AI #Teens #Technology #ArtificalIntelligence
PlayStation turns 30, Spotify Wrapped 2024, and more of the biggest tech stories from the past week, from @techradar.flipboard.com. #Tech #PlayStation #Spotify #Technology
Imagine an AI weather forecasting model that could hold its own with traditional methods. The day might be here, according to recently published research. Google’s GenCast outperformed a leading forecast model when tested on data from 2019. Read more from [@theverge]( ): #Tech #AI #Technology #Weather #WeatherForecasts #ArtificialIntelligence
With Australia passing a law that will ban social media for people under 16, age assurance is being thrust into the spotlight. Other similar countrywide bans could follow, which will also require platforms to adopt age-assurance technologies, setting up the sector for growth. [@Techcrunch]( ) has more. #Tech #SocialMedia #Australia #SocialMediaBan #AgeAssurance
Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines for where to go for computers, gadgets and games, as well as the latest in tech news and opinion. Get the latest Samsung product and company news at Android Authority, Get your latest Amazon deals at BGR, CNET reviews the latest gadgets from games to cameras to computer equipment, Get reviews of the latest games at IGN, Keep up with the latest tips and ways to make your home smart, #Tech #Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism
A federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the popular app or face a U.S. ban. Read it at [@TheHill]( ). #TikTok #ByteDance #SocialMedia #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/LyB-sg