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Meta blames hallucinations after its AI said Trump rally shooting didn’t happenMeta blames hallucinations after its AI said Trump rally shooting didn’t happen
Ring camera features are back online following AWS problemsRing camera features are back online following AWS problems
Amazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third partiesAmazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third parties
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
‘Friend’ CEO spent most of the company’s money buying Friend.com.

As David Pierce wrote about the Friend AI gadget and company CEO Avi Schiffman:

He wants Friend.com to eventually become a social network for real-life and AI friends, and he wants to build more kinds of devices and try everything.

Apparently, he’s serious. 404 Media reports he spent $1.8 million on the domain after raising about $2.5 million. Schiffman said, “People just don’t get consumer, I view this as saving money. Much less money needs to be spent on marketing, it’s a one time thing.”

AI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Name

[404 Media]

Meta moves on from its celebrity lookalike AI chatbotsMeta moves on from its celebrity lookalike AI chatbots
AMD is becoming an AI chip company, just like NvidiaAMD is becoming an AI chip company, just like Nvidia
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Microsoft employees are getting a one-time ‘cash award.’

Microsoft employees are getting an extra bonus that will work out to between 10-25 percent of the value of their regular annual bonus, according to an internal memo seen by The Verge. The announcement comes at the end of Microsoft’s fiscal year, as the company’s cloud and AI efforts have continued to improve its stock price. The bonus will also help with employee retention in a competitive AI market.

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Samsung hypes the Galaxy Z Flip as a great police bodycamSamsung hypes the Galaxy Z Flip as a great police bodycam
Mia Sato
Mia Sato
The TikTok Olympics, in one video.

Moments after winning gold in the women’s team gymnastics final, Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee were thinking ahead... about what TikTok video they should make.

“I wanna do the one that says, ‘Imagine what you would do if you didn’t win,’” Lee says, referencing a viral sound bite from a Kanye West award show speech. They made the TikTok, obviously.

Activision’s big contribution to AI is Call of Duty: Warzone dataActivision’s big contribution to AI is Call of Duty: Warzone data
Minecraft and Tetris combine for some very blocky dungeon crawlingMinecraft and Tetris combine for some very blocky dungeon crawling
Ash Parrish
Ash Parrish
Mics down, picket signs up.

SAG-AFTRA has chosen the first picket line in the video game voice actors strike. On Thursday August 1st, members will assemble to picket Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles. Last week, SAG-AFTRA voted to strike under its Interactive Media Agreement after failing to reach a deal with video games studios regarding the implementation of AI protections for voice and motion performers.

Microsoft’s cloud revenues rule again in Q4, as Surface continues to dipMicrosoft’s cloud revenues rule again in Q4, as Surface continues to dip
Intel will officially ‘launch’ its Lunar Lake laptop chips on September 3rdIntel will officially ‘launch’ its Lunar Lake laptop chips on September 3rd
Pixel Watch 3 leak shows thinner bezels and new 45mm modelPixel Watch 3 leak shows thinner bezels and new 45mm model

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