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US bill proposes AI companies list what copyrighted materials they use
A new bill would make AI companies detail which copyrighted materials they took data from.
YouTube CEO warns OpenAI that training models on its videos is against the rules
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan stated that OpenAI using its videos to train AI tool Sora would violate its terms of use.
The New York Times is cracking down on Wordle clones
The New York Times has been sending out DMCA takedown notices to Wordle-like games, and the latest one could take out over a thousand knock offs.
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement for using published news articles to train its artificial intelligence chatbots.
X is allegedly limiting user reach to posts that link to the New York Times
X, formerly known as Twitter, is allegedly slowing down user access to links to the New York Times website. While it's unclear what is causing the drop in engagement, this wouldn't be the first time Elon Musk's X appeared to be affecting user engagement.
Sure, why not: Wordle is becoming a board game
Hasbro and New York Times Games are teaming up to release the game.
'Wordle' players can soon sync their stats and streaks across devices
You'll need a New York Times account, of course.
Wordle brought 'tens of millions' of users to The New York Times
The 'Wordle' purchase was a smart move for The New York Times —it added tens of millions of users.
Wordle's desktop site now redirects to the New York Times
Though it may not appear on the Games page of the New York Times, a working version of the game is now hosted under its domain.
Wordle, the game everyone's obsessed with, gets bought by the New York Times
The New York Times has purchased the beloved puzzle game for an undisclosed sum.
Recommended Reading: The fate of Apple and Google's contact tracing tech
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best long-form writing on technology and more.
The New York Times is buying subscription-based sports site The Athletic
It's paying $550 million and the deal should close by the end of March.
A Hulu docuseries based on the The New York Times' 1619 Project is on the way
The Pulitzer-winning project examined the history of slavery in the US.
After Math: Quick, throw some money at it
With federal unemployment benefits expiring this weekend, millions of people unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic are set to lose the $600 weekly lifeline they have relied upon since the start of the outbreak. The company announced last week that its forming a $200 Creators Fund to compensate its top talents.
The New York Times removes its articles from Apple News
The New York Times is ending its partnership with Apple News.
Adobe, Twitter and the New York Times team up to fight digital fakes
Adobe, Twitter and the New York Times are tired of seeing fake media propagate, and they're teaming up to do something about it. The trio has launched a Content Authenticity Initiative that aims to create a standard for digital media attribution. Ideally, you'd know whether or not a picture or video is legitimate simply by examining the file -- you'd know if it had been manipulated.
Google placed 'Stranger Things' AR ads in 'The New York Times'
If you see advertisements for a mall that look like they came straight out of the '80s on today's print edition of The New York Times, fire up Google Lens. Those neon-colored ads are most likely for Starcourt, the fictional Hawkins, Indiana mall that serves as the backdrop for some of Stranger Things 3's most heart-pumping scenes. Google has been teaming up with magazines and museums to place digital information, which you can only see through its Lens technology, on top of real-world objects. This partnership with NYT and Netflix is no different.
Smellable VR is coming whether you want it or not
Modern virtual reality is a treat for the senses. Well, two of them at least. "Sight and sound have been the staple of VR environments," Benjy Li, a postdoctoral researcher with Stanford's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, told Engadget. Haptic feedback is starting to allow for basic touch, but the next radical evolution in VR could actually come via your nose (and/or mouth).
US intelligence wants to make a key foreign surveillance law permanent
The directors of America's federal intelligence agencies appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday in an effort to convince the governing body to permanently extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a law that enables the federal government to monitor the communications of non-US citizens on foreign soil who are communicating with Americans here in the United States regarding matters of national security. Essentially, it enabled the intelligence community to eavesdrop on conversations between suspected terrorists and their associates, even if some of them happen to be US citizens.
New York Times picks an AI moderator over a Public Editor
In a surprising move, the New York Times announced to its staff on Wednesday that it will immediately eliminate the position of Public Editor at its publication. The role will instead be filled by an expanded comments section -- one that is moderated by artificial intelligence.