Coca-Cola signs $1.1 bln deal to use Microsoft cloud, AI services
By Reuters Published on April 23, 2024 Microsoft, opens new tab said on Tuesday that Coca-Cola, opens new tab had signed a $1.1 billion five-year deal to use its cloud computing and artificial intelligence services. Under the agreement, Microsoft and Coca-Cola will “jointly experiment” with Azure OpenAI. That service uses technology from Microsoft-backed startup […]
Generative A.I. Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR
By The New York Times Published on April 22, 2024 Much as ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA. Generative A.I. technologies can write poetry and computer programs or create images of teddy bears and videos of cartoon characters that look like […]
Study: Privacy is a key to customer trust
By iapp Published on January 31, 2024 More than 160 countries have omnibus privacy laws, yet business leaders recognize privacy is more than a compliance exercise — it is a business imperative inextricably tied to customer trust. Ninety-four percent of organizations said their customers would not buy from them if they did not […]
Zuckerberg wins bid to avoid personal liability in addiction lawsuits
By The Hill Published on April 16, 2024 A judge has granted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s request to dismiss lawsuits that allege he was personally responsible for his platforms fueling social media addiction. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Monday, excusing Zuckerberg from being held liable, but said the case against […]
Plasma Physicist Warns That Elon Musk’s Disposable Satellites May Be Damaging the Earth’s Magnetic Field
By The Byte Published on April 17, 2024 The Earth is a ball magnet that we’re surrounding with fast-moving metal trash. Dead satellites and other debris are constantly burning up as they fall out of Earth’s orbit. Conventional wisdom is destroying all that space junk is good, because it keeps orbit […]
Your Brain Waves Are Up for Sale. A New Law Wants to Change That.
By The New York Times Published on April 17, 2024 In a first, a Colorado law extends privacy rights to the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies. Consumers have grown accustomed to the prospect that their personal data, such as email addresses, social contacts, browsing history and genetic ancestry, are being collected and often […]