Bing’s Chatbot Declares its Love and Elon Musk Rewrites the Twitter Algorithm
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Microsoft Considers More Limits for Its New A.I. Chatbot
When Microsoft introduced a new version of its Bing search engine that includes the artificial intelligence of a chatbot last week, company executives knew they...
Genetically Modified Trees Planted in U.S. Forest for First Time
On Monday, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia’s pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees. These weren’t just...
‘Chernobyl 2.0’? Ohio Train Derailment Spurs Wild Speculation.
Since a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Ohio nearly two weeks ago, residents have feared for their safety. A controlled burn of the toxic...
Microsoft’s ChatGPT-Powered Bing Makes Search Interesting Again
Read the latest from Kevin Roose on his conversation with the chatbot built into Microsoft’s search engine. I still remember the first time I used...
Tesla to Recall 362,000 Cars With Its ‘Full Self Driving’ System
Tesla is recalling more than 362,000 cars equipped with its Full Self Driving driver-assistance system after government regulators found it increased the risk of accidents....
Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s Longtime CEO, Says She Will Step Down
Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s chief executive and one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, said on Thursday that she was stepping down from her...
Tesla Will Open Some Chargers to All Electric Vehicles
Tesla will open some of its fast chargers, which had been exclusive to its customers, to all electric vehicles by the end of next year,...
Bitcoin Price Stages a Comeback, Hitting Eight-Month High
Bitcoin touched an eight-month high on Thursday as investors jumped back into risky digital assets, despite renewed vows from regulators and lawmakers to rein in...
Few Americans Understand Online Privacy and Tracking, Report Says
Many people in the United States would like to control the information that companies can learn about them online. Yet when presented with a series...
Microsoft’s Bing Chatbot Offers Some Puzzling and Inaccurate Responses
A week after it was released to a few thousand users, Microsoft’s new Bing search engine, which is powered by artificial intelligence, has been offering...
Lyft’s Financial Woes Thrust It Into the Spotlight
In 2018, Lyft’s co-founders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, assembled employees in the cafeteria of the San Francisco company’s headquarters for a staff meeting. There,...
Twitter’s Glitches Are Taking a Toll on Chinese Activists
In November, Bao Pu, a veteran human rights activist who was visiting Beijing, posted videos on Twitter of university protests against China’s tough coronavirus lockdown...
Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.
Last fall, Missy Cummings sent a document to her colleagues at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that revealed a surprising trend: When people using...