The European Union has ushered in some additional rules that aim to make it easier for people to identify chatbots and AI deepfakes online. The new transparency obligations under the bloc’s landmark AI Act came into effect on August 2nd, requiring companies to disclose when people are interacting with AI models, and if content has
Peptides advance little by little closer to the mainstream. On Thursday, a panel of experts narrowly recommended that the Food and Drug Administration reclassify four popular peptides, including one backed by podcaster Joe Rogan, to allow certain pharmacies to legally dispense them. In a sometimes emotionally charged meeting that lasted more than 11 hours, members
At the beginning of this year, I picked up a rather unfortunate habit: vaping. More specifically, I started smoking flavored vaporizers made in the so-called “Vape Valley” of China and sold throughout the United States. Flavored nicotine vaporizers are largely illegal in the United States, yet convenience stores and tobacconists across the country have generated
Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has hit a roadblock after a judge temporarily halted the deal in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general who argue the merger would harm competition. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a 14-day pause Monday after hearing arguments from both
there is no shortage of crazy details about Polymarket. The government alleges that both a special forces soldier and a former Google employee used the prediction market to amass small fortunes through insider trading; CEO Shayne Coplan had his apartment raided by FBI agents, who entered through a battering ram; and one of its executives
a decade ago, Uber’s then-CEO Travis Kalanick said he viewed autonomous vehicles as an existential threat to the transportation company’s business model. “What if we weren’t part of that future? If we weren’t part of autonomy? Then the future passes us by,” Kalanick told Business Insider. In the years since then, Uber has opted for