AI chief quits over "exploitative" copyright row
Former Stability AI executive says it's not acceptable to use other people's work without permission......»»
IronNet appoints Linda Zecher as CEO
IronNet’s Board of Directors has appointed Linda Zecher as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately. Cameron Pforr, the company’s current Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has been appointed President of IronNet. GEN (Ret.) Keith Alexande.....»»
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta
The US comedian joins two other authors who claim their copyright was infringed to train AI systems......»»
Google’s head of AR software quits, citing “unstable commitment and vision”
Departure follows layoffs, project cancellations, and other chaos. Enlarge / Product photography of the Google Glass wearable. (credit: Google) Google's head of operating system and software platforms for augmented and m.....»»
Google hit with lawsuit alleging it stole data from millions of users to train its AI tools
Google was hit with a wide-ranging lawsuit on Tuesday alleging the tech giant scraped data from millions of users without their consent and violated copyright laws in order to train and develop its artificial intelligence products......»»
Drata appoints Sydney Sloan as CMO
Drata announced the appointment of Sydney Sloan as the company’s first ever Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Sloan will oversee global marketing at Drata to help market and brand leadership, fuel customer engagement, and accelerate the company.....»»
Alteryx Analytics Automation powered by AWS allows CFOs to modernize financial processes
Alteryx announced decision intelligence and intelligent automation capabilities on AWS designed to empower chief financial officers (CFOs) and finance leaders to embrace cloud and data analytics as strategic tools for their modernization goals. ̶.....»»
Perimeter 81 hires Gadi BenMark as CMO
Perimeter 81 announced the hiring of Gadi BenMark as Chief Marketing Officer. With more than 20 years experience in marketing strategy and business development across a variety of industries, BenMark brings extensive working knowledge to Perimeter 81.....»»
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta alleging copyright infringement
Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors are suing Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, alleging the companies' AI language models were trained on copyrighted materials from their books without their knowledge or consent......»»
Apple cracks down on lending apps after deepfake nudes threat
Apple has removed a bunch of exploitative lending apps in India that used unethical strategies to collect, such as threatening to send deepfake nudes to borrowers' contacts.Apple removes some predatory lending apps in IndiaDuring the past week, Apple.....»»
Jony Ive designs $60,000 turntable for Scottish hi-fi pioneers
Ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive approached Scotland's audio firm Linn asking to collaborate on a turntable to mark the company's 50th anniversary.Source: LInnUnless you count his exceptional redesign of the UK's Comic Relief charity red nose, Jony Ive.....»»
Threads: Thirty million join Meta"s Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says
The Meta chief is hoping Threads, his new Instagram-linked app, will beat Twitter on numbers......»»
Threads: Ten million join Meta"s Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says
The Meta chief is hoping Threads, his new Instagram-linked app, will beat Twitter on numbers......»»
Threads: Instagram launches app to rival Twitter
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg talks up the hope of beating Twitter over user numbers and friendliness......»»
Generative AI in games will create a copyright crisis
Titles like AI Dungeon are already using generative AI to generate in-game content. Enlarge (credit: Yuuji/Getty Images) AI Dungeon, a text-based fantasy simulation that runs on OpenAI’s GPT-3, has been churning out w.....»»
Audi of America CMO Tara Rush is leaving
Rush ends four-year stint with the luxury auto brand, which included time as chief communications officer. .....»»
Toyota picks Susan Elkington for new EV role; Mike Sweers to lead R&D
Toyota is promoting Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky President Susan Elkington to lead EV component manufacturing in North America. Truck engineering chief Mike Sweers will lead North American R&D and be chief technology officer......»»
Brydge relaunches in a new venture with old executives
Following its foreclosure, accessory maker Brydge has been restarted by officers including its ex-chief financial officer, and a "number of former Brydge employees."Brydge keyboard and trackpadBrydge went into liquidation earlier in 2023, with its br.....»»
Linda Yaccarino’s vision for Twitter 2.0 emerges
Staff should be ready for "hand-to-hand combat" as company preps new ad offering. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel ) Twitter’s new chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, is preparing a series of measures to.....»»
Audi names new CEO to replace Markus Duesmann
VW Group strategy chief Gernot Doellner will take over from Duesmann on Sept. 1, Audi said......»»
Nvidia says US curbs on AI chip sales to China would cause "permanent loss of opportunities"
Nvidia's chief financial officer warned Wednesday that if the United States imposes new restrictions on the export of AI chips to China, it would result in a "permanent loss of opportunities" for US industry......»»