Month: May 2023
New TikTok Trend Uses AI-Created Kids To Exploit Murder Victims
A whole new sub-genre of awful “true crime” content is taking root on TikTok. Posters there are using “artificial intelligence”-powered media creation tools to create fake videos that purport to show actual murder victims, often children, sharing grisly details about how they were killed. Even worse, these AI-generated digital nightmares are exploding in popularity, racking […]
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Toyota adds $2.1B to its US battery factory expansion plans
Toyota will spend an additional $2.1 billion to build a new battery plant in North Carolina, the latest sign that the automaker is attempting to catch up with an industry that has embraced the move to electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker also announced Wednesday it will build its first U.S.-made electric SUV at its Kentucky […]
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7 Benefits of Using Google Cloud for Your Business
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) can make working on projects and websites easier for your business, whether it is big or small. But what is GCP, how is it different from Google Drive, and how can you use it to improve your business? Here are all the answers you need. 1. Improved Features Some readers are […]
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Video Game Studio Denies Laying Off Staff Artists For AI
Rayark, the developers of the excellent Cytus rhythm action games (which we’ve covered previously), have this week faced allegations that some of the company’s artists had been laid off and replaced with, you guessed it, machine-generated imagery. The Week In Games: System Shock, Street Fighter 6, And More As Gamerbraves report, the controversy began last […]
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Snapchat launches a new generative AI feature, ‘My AI Snaps,’ for paid subscribers
Snapchat today announced the launch of a new generative AI feature that will allow Snapchat+ subscribers to send Snaps of what they’re up to in order to receive a generative Snap back from the in-app chatbot, My AI. The feature has been previewed at last month’s Snap Partner Summit along with the news that the My […]
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Breadth vs. Depth: How To Expand Ecommerce Revenue Streams
Whenever an ecommerce team wants to spark intentional, targeted revenue growth, they must choose between two distinct paths: broadening their target audience or deepening their investment in their current customers. Each of these has its pros and cons, and often circumstantial factors can help a team decide which one to pursue. If your company is debating […]
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Riot Threatens To Cancel Entire LCS Season Over Player Strike
Earlier this week League of Legends players voted “overwhelmingly” to strike over plans to make rule changes that would cut the North American Challenger’s League—which only launched last year—from 16 teams to seven. The Week In Games: System Shock, Street Fighter 6, And More The LCS Players Association, the body representing the region’s professional players, […]
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NXP unveils its latest processor, the i.MX 91, during Computex
During Computex today, Dutch semiconductor giant NXP announced its i.MX 91, the latest processor from its i.MX 9 series of applications processors for industrial, medical, consumer and IoT use cases. During his keynote, NXP Secure Connected Edge executive vice president and general manager Rafael Sotomayor gave some details about the new processor. Features include an […]
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How to Avoid Bankruptcy in Crypto
You can win or lose whenever you place a bet at a crypto casino. Most players tend to go bankrupt when they fail to practice responsible gaming. It’s no shocker that many players often wager more when they lose because they feel they will likely win the next bet. In most cases, this results in […]
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Overwatch 2’s Pride Event Is An Earnest Start
It feels like Overwatch 2 is gayer than it’s ever been. First Lifeweaver was revealed as the series’ first pansexual hero, then dialogue seemed to hint that Baptiste was also queer. Now, a Pride event has confirmed that Baptiste is indeed, queer, and veteran hero Pharah is also a member of the alphabet army. Pokémon […]
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