Rachel Metz
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Is AI art really art? This California gallery says yes
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly popular for generating images, a question has roiled the art world: Can AI create art? → Read More
Elizabeth Holmes' request for a new trial is denied
A federal judge has denied Elizabeth Holmes' request for a new trial, according to court filings on Monday, paving the way for the founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos to be sentenced later this month. → Read More
With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire
In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called Mastodon has surged. → Read More
With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire
In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called Mastodon has surged. → Read More
Facebook became Meta one year ago. Its metaverse dream feels as far away as ever
Even by Facebook's standards, 2021 was a rough year. → Read More
These artists found out their work was used to train AI. Now they’re furious
In just months, millions of people have flocked to text-to-image AI systems and they are already being used to create experimental films, magazine covers and images to illustrate news stories. An image generated with an AI system called Midjourney recently won an art competition at the Colorado State Fair, and caused an uproar among artists. → Read More
Google will make it easier to search for nearby soup dumplings, and tell you if they’re spicy
Google is making it easier to find specific dishes at nearby restaurants, whether it's an ahi tartare, soup dumplings, or something else entirely. → Read More
First, they banned facial recognition. Now they're not so sure
Over the past few years, a number of cities and some states enacted rules banning or restricting local police use of facial-recognition software. Now, in a handful of locations around the country, the controversial technology is making a comeback. → Read More
We played 'Stray,' everyone's favorite new cat-centric video game. It's purrfection
This week, two of the most passionate communities online — gamers and cat lovers — collided with the release of a new video game that lets you play as an adorable orange tabby cat. → Read More
Musk tells Twitter he wants out of deal to buy it. Twitter says it will force him to close the sale
Elon Musk moved Friday afternoon to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter — the latest twist in a whirlwind process in which the billionaire Tesla CEO became the company's biggest shareholder, turned down a board seat, agreed to buy the social media platform and then started raising doubts about going through with the deal. The next chapter in the saga is almost certain to be a court… → Read More
Here's what it's like to have a robot paint your nails for $10
On a recent April afternoon I tossed a few things into a basket at Target — cereal, graham crackers, kids' sunglasses — then sat down at the end of an aisle filled with beauty items, placed a hand into a box-like machine, and let a robot paint my fingernails. → Read More
Elon Musk thinks Twitter's algorithm should be public. Here's what that could mean
On March 24, weeks before he offered to buy Twitter, Elon Musk posted a poll on the social media platform: "Twitter algorithm should be open source," he wrote, with options for users to vote "yes" or "no." → Read More
Forget Zoom school. For some students, class is in session in VR
Jeremy Bailenson has studied virtual reality for decades. But it wasn't until last year that the Stanford professor felt the technology was good enough that he could actually teach a class in VR. → Read More
Likes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook's News Feed — and how it backfired
In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, "liking" and resharing posts less than they had in the past. → Read More
Is that bear fat or just chonky? Lasers may help scientists find out
One mid-September evening in 2018, Joel Cusick found himself pointing a laser scanner at the butt of a bear named Otis. → Read More
OpenTable is working with Clear to verify restaurant-goers' Covid vaccine status
The next time you make a restaurant reservation through OpenTable, you may also be asked to prove you're vaccinated against Covid-19 with an app from Clear. → Read More
Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR
For those who don't think Zoom meetings are a good enough substitute for the real thing, Facebook has another idea: a virtual reality app that lets you and your coworkers feel like you're sitting around a table in a conference room. → Read More
Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR
For those who don't think Zoom meetings are a good enough substitute for the real thing, Facebook has another idea: a virtual reality app that lets you and your coworkers feel like you're sitting around a table in a conference room. → Read More
'It's just human dignity.' Trans writers and journalists struggle to get old bylines corrected
While change is coming to one corner of the publishing world, rules regarding deadnames remain rare in another: few major news groups or newspapers have policies enabling writers to change their bylines on published stories. → Read More
This $5 billion insurance company likes to talk up its AI. Now it's in a mess over it
A key part of insurance company Lemonade's pitch to investors and customers is its ability to disrupt the normally staid insurance industry with artificial intelligence. It touts friendly chatbots like AI Maya and AI Jim, which help customers sign up for policies for things like homeowners' or pet health insurance, and file claims through Lemonade's app. And it has raised hundreds of millions of… → Read More