Facebook, Instagram users outraged over AI training with user posts: ‘F–k right off’

Facebook, Instagram users outraged over AI training with user posts: ‘F–k right off’

It’s causing users to short-circuit. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, rolled artificial intelligence that is training on people’s posts, causing backlash toward the social media sites. While the announcement that Meta would be utilizing public posts to train its AI model, a ChatGPT-like program called Llama 2 — there has since been … Read more

Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

Iran launches missile attack on Israel for Nasrallah killing

Iran on Tuesday launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel in retaliation for its recent killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and an Iranian commander in Lebanon. The attack came on the heels of Israel‘s deployment of ground forces into south Lebanon, escalating its offensive on Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group. Most of the nearly … Read more

OpenAI value surges to $157bn in funding deal

OpenAI value surges to 7bn in funding deal

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has raised $6.6bn in its latest funding round, as investors including its early backer Microsoft continue to bet big on artificial intelligence (AI). The deal gave the tech company a value of $157bn (£118bn) – similar to investment bank Goldman Sachs and more than most of America’s biggest companies – … Read more

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he’d veto a federal abortion ban

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump for the first time says he’d veto a federal abortion ban

CHICAGO — Anti-abortion leaders said Wednesday that they’re undeterred after Donald Trump said he would veto a federal abortion ban, the first time he has explicitly said so after previously refusing to answer questions on the subject. During Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, the Republican presidential nominee posted on his social media platform Truth Social … Read more

China stock ETFs surge even as mainland markets close for holiday

China stock ETFs surge even as mainland markets close for holiday

People walk on a pedestrian bridge displaying the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes on January 02, 2024 in Shanghai, China.  Hugo Hu | Getty Images That’s because these funds mostly invest in Chinese equities that trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange or U.S. exchange-listed companies that are headquartered or incorporated in China. Mainland Chinese markets, … Read more

Trump wants Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame ‘before his funeral’

Trump wants Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame ‘before his funeral’

Pete Rose may never have formally endorsed former President Trump, but the Republican presidential nominee offered an endorsement for baseball’s banished hits leader following Rose’s death this week. Taking a break from posting on Truth Social about the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night, Trump switched over to X to call for Rose to be immediately allowed … Read more