AI researchers say ChatGPT and rival chatbots are significantly less capable in languages other than English, exacerbating the bias against non-English speakers — AI chatbots are less fluent in languages other than English, threatening to amplify existing bias in global commerce and innovation.
The CFPB warns users of payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, and Apple Cash that their money could be at risk as FDIC insurance does not cover the apps — New York CNN — — Payment apps like PayPal and Venmo might be convenient, but they're not banks — and a federal financial services watchdog …
A Kenyan court rules that Meta is the primary employer of 184 content moderators suing Meta and contractor Sama for unlawful dismissal, and pauses their layoffs — A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta is the primary employer of content moderators suing the social media giant and its content review partner …
With AR/VR startup funding from October 2022 to March 2023 falling 74% YoY to $800M, per PitchBook, the industry hopes Apple's MR headset could lure back VCs — Frenzy over iPhone maker's longed-for launch of mixed reality headset has reached ‘fever pitch’
Scientists and DNA sequencing startup Illumina identified 4.3M genetic variants in ~800 primates and then used AI to predict genetic health risks in 454K humans — Scientists apply deep learning to expanded DNA database to help identify disease-causing mutations in humans
A look at India's hacking-for-hire industry, which has a tacit alliance with the government and is unusually brazen, with firms publicly touting their services — The country has developed a lucrative specialty: cyberattacks for hire. — In the summer of 2020, Jonas Rey …
At Computex, Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, and more bet on OLED displays to revive PC sales, despite higher component costs; Samsung has 99%+ of the OLED laptop market — PC makers from Lenovo Group Ltd. to Samsung Electronics Co. are pinning their hopes for reviving laptop sales on upgraded displays.
Challenger report: US tech companies have announced 136,831 layoffs in 2023 so far, more than in any full year since 2001, when job cuts reached 168,395 — US companies have announced more job cuts this year than during all of 2022, according to executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
AT Protocol's account portability tool gives the users of Bluesky, a public benefit LLC independent from Twitter, a way out should a billionaire take over — Here are some answers about the new social media network Bluesky that you don't need an invite to see. … The vibes are great.
LA- and Bengaluru-based hyperspectral imagery startup Pixxel raised a $36M Series B led by Google, after launching three demonstration satellites in 2022 — Hyperspectral imagery startup Pixxel has closed $36 million in funding as it prepares to roll out new remote sensing and analytics capabilities to customers.
New York Times : Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force...
