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In order for a chatbot to become more intelligent, and thus more useful to the end-user, it needs to assimilate data continuously. This process is known as “training.” The problem is that many AI companies never explicitly ask for consent from data owners before scraping their webpages and adding the data to the corpora of the large language models (LLMs) that power AI chatbots. But some of those data owners, also known as content creators or IP holders, are now fighting back. They are doing this by using tools known as “tarpits.” Their aim? To poison the chatbot’s underlying LLM…
Google and Samsung are facing a major test to their foldable phone supremacy this year with the upcoming iPhone Fold. The Apple device’s very existence has forced rivals into getting ahead of it with their own wider designs. For Samsung and Google, they’re betting a major free Android update will be the difference between the devices.Read on for more and don’t forget to subscribe to my newsletter for instant deal updates and the latest iPhone Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8 news.The iPhone Fold’s New Problem: Gemini Intelligence On The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold…
RETN started with a bold ambition to build a nine-figure business. After doubling our revenue to nearly $80 million in the last five years, that goal is now within close reach. But it’s taken more than a daring founding team to get us to this point. This is all due to our engineers, sales, and support staff, who share a desire to grow and achieve exceptional results. As a team, we believe a business is only as strong as its weakest link. Poor components can cause bottlenecks and compromise performance. To maintain our strong network, we’re meticulous about hiring, no…
Gmail is changing for some users.dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesGoogle is offering new Gmail users a free upgrade in some regions — a 300% uplift in email and photo storage. But there’s a catch. Those users are given just 5GB initially — not the usual 15GB. To recover the missing 10GB “at no cost,” users need to give Google their phone number. And that has prompted a backlash.“Google’s 15GB free cloud storage may be going away soon,” Android Authority says. While it’s limited for now, “if Google’s tests prove successful, this could possibly become the norm for new sign-ups in…
Graduation season is upon us, which means copies of Oh, the Places You’ll Go! are flying off bookstore shelves—since whimsical Seussian life advice has been the go-to gift for new graduates since 1990. But handing over a picture book seems especially unhelpful for the class of 2026. While every generation of young graduates seems to face a unique set of woes in their early adulthood, this year’s new grads are coming up against some particularly turbulent times. AI is gobbling up the entry-level jobs that new graduates need to get their foot in the door. Adding insult to injury, commencement…
Sony recently backed Marathon during its earnings call, even as it reported that it has amassed $765 million in impairment losses against Bungie. That, however, still means Sony values Bungie as an almost $3 billion asset, meaning they are sticking with the studio for a while, at least. Here’s what Sony said about Marathon and its goals going forward:“Player reception to Marathon is strong, receiving a Metacritic score of 82 and more than 90% of the player reviews on Steam being positive. Engagement metrics such as retention also remain at a high level. Going forward, we aim to improve the…
Kevin Warsh is now likely to secure Senate approval as the next Federal Reserve chair—and become arguably the most powerful central banker in the world. But when Warsh appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for his confirmation hearing in April, one punchy question underscored the dilemma that Warsh, lawmakers and the Fed all face: “Are you going to be the president’s human sock puppet?” asked Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana. On one level, the question reflects President Donald Trump’s intense pressure on the central bank to cut rates, with current Chair Jerome Powell often the target of his ire.…
The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke is rather chatty about a finale that critics didn’t have screeners for, and in a new interview with Collider, he has a lot to say about it, including a lot of expectation-setting. And not much of it is going to please fans. Spoilers follow, I suppose, but it comes from Kripke directly, so it’s not like this is a leak or something.Kripke was asked about the recent appearance of Gen V’s Jordan and Marie in The Boys, where Marie has godlike powers the show is seemingly dismissing. They will appear in the finale, but Kripke…
When Olympic skier Eileen Gu walked the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Met Gala on May 4, she wore a short, shimmering gown that appeared to be made of thousands of iridescent soap bubbles caught mid-float, clustered across her body and trailing into the air behind her. Eileen Gu at the Met Gala, 2026 [Photo: Getty] It was created by Iris van Herpen in collaboration with the Tokyo-London design studio A.A.Murakami. Assembled from 15,000 hand-formed glass bubbles, it took 2,550 hours to construct, and contained hidden microprocessors that released real bubbles into the air as Gu…
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 30: Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, speaks on a panel titled Power, Purpose, and the New American Century at the Hill and Valley Forum at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Hill and Valley Forum brings together lawmakers, tech CEO and venture capitalists for discussion on technology and national security. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAccording to Danny Lukus, a deployment strategist at Palantir Technologies, “SaaS is dead.” We were talking specifically about Palantir’s approach to supplying software for supply chain management. I had seen the CEO of Advance Auto…