Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google is testing “Speaking practice” in Search, which uses a conversational AI bot to let Search Labs users in some countries improve their English skills — Google is testing a new “Speaking practice” feature in Search that helps users improve their conversational English skills.
Baltimore Police arrest a high school teacher for allegedly framing his principal by using AI to create an audio file of the principal making racist comments (The Baltimore Banner)
The Baltimore Banner:
Baltimore Police arrest a high school teacher for allegedly framing his principal by using AI to create an audio file of the principal making racist comments — Baltimore County Police arrested Pikesville High School’s former athletic director Thursday morning and charged him with crimes related …
As Intel reports disappointing earnings and guidance, and becomes S&P 500’s worst performing stock in 2024, a look at the long history of company’s missteps (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
As Intel reports disappointing earnings and guidance, and becomes S&P 500’s worst performing stock in 2024, a look at the long history of company’s missteps — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while showing silicon wafers during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
Congress considers legislation to block DJI drones from running on US communication networks, effectively killing the Chinese company’s US commercial business (Kate Kelly/New York Times)
Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Congress considers legislation to block DJI drones from running on US communication networks, effectively killing the Chinese company’s US commercial business — U.S. authorities consider DJI a security threat. Congress is weighing legislation to ban it, prompting a lobbying campaign from the company …
Discord bans Spy Pet-affiliated accounts, which were scraping 12K+ Discord servers to archive and sell user data, and says it is considering legal action (Joseph Cox/404 Media)
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Discord bans Spy Pet-affiliated accounts, which were scraping 12K+ Discord servers to archive and sell user data, and says it is considering legal action — After 404 Media reported on the service last week, Discord has now shut down a mass of scraping accounts and says it is considering legal action.
Apple’s latest supplier list shows the challenges the company is facing in diversifying its supply chain, as its Chinese suppliers grew from 48 to 52 in 2023 (Nikkei Asia)
Nikkei Asia:
Apple’s latest supplier list shows the challenges the company is facing in diversifying its supply chain, as its Chinese suppliers grew from 48 to 52 in 2023 — Japan, Taiwan and U.S. supplier numbers dip as iPhone maker expands in Southeast Asia — TAIPEI — Apple is deepening its ties …
Sources: China’s muted response to TikTok bill reflects the view that TikTok is of less strategic value than Huawei; China prefers TikTok US closure to sale (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: China’s muted response to TikTok bill reflects the view that TikTok is of less strategic value than Huawei; China prefers TikTok US closure to sale — Chinese officials have been relatively muted in defense of the app, while quietly signaling that they would prefer a ban to a sale
NHTSA finds that Tesla’s driver-assist features are insufficient at keeping drivers engaged in the task of driving and links them to 100+ crashes and 10+ deaths (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
NHTSA finds that Tesla’s driver-assist features are insufficient at keeping drivers engaged in the task of driving and links them to 100+ crashes and 10+ deaths — In March 2023, a North Carolina student was stepping off a school bus when he was struck by a Tesla Model Y traveling at …
Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after 404 Media probe found the apps advertised the ability to create nonconsensual nude images (Emanuel Maiberg/404 Media)
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Apple removes three AI image generation apps from the App Store after 404 Media probe found the apps advertised the ability to create nonconsensual nude images — Apple and Google appear more willing to take action against these apps than they were in the past.
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a panel to advise US DHS on deploying AI safely within America’s critical infrastructure (Dustin Volz/Wall Street Journal)
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, and others join a panel to advise US DHS on deploying AI safely within America’s critical infrastructure — Panel will advise Department of Homeland Security on deploying artificial intelligence safely within America’s critical infrastructure
