Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company's plans.
Well, at least this time there may have been no casualties. Except maybe the occupants of the white bronco. Innocent civilians didn’t die, so we’ve got that going for us.
The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant's brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....
Where does it end? Toilet seat advertisements? Telephone poles that project advertisements onto your windows? Alarm clocks that wake you up at 2 in the morning to play an ad? Bathroom mirrors with built in ads? Advertisement screen when you’re trying to pump your gas? Shoes that play an advert when you tie them? Ads when you open your closet door? Floor tiles made of screens that play an ad when you walk near them? Coffins with built in advertising? A toaster that toasts ads onto your bread?
Texas Cheese Fries
The advertisement said “Shredded cheese with bacon and jalapeños”. It was $10.
Amazon Mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp ( www.reuters.com )
Amazon (AMZN.O) is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of around $5 to access the superior version, according to people with direct knowledge of the company's plans.
Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges ( futurism.com )
AI trained on photos from kids’ entire childhood without their consent ( arstechnica.com )
if this post gets 64 upvotes, i will post again with twice as wide en passant ( lemmy.world )
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues Meta, citing chatbot’s reply as evidence of shadowban ( arstechnica.com )
Another Russian aerial bomb fell on the Belgorod region. ( sopuli.xyz )
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip ( arstechnica.com )
The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant's brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....
'Countries are now forced to confront it’: Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms Europe ( www.theguardian.com )
Experts say the recent increase in arrests and investigations reflects a changing mood in Europe towards Chinese threats....
India Arrests 4 Accused of Recruiting Citizens for Russian Army ( www.themoscowtimes.com )
Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause ( arstechnica.com )
As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.
Neuralink Co-Founder Suggests He Left Elon Musk's Company Over Safety Concerns ( gizmodo.com )
This Electric AT Trike Promises To Be the Smoothest and Fastest Way To Get Around Town ( www.autoevolution.com )
This electric trike features a wild frame with Ackerman steering and a rear crankarm and sporting fat tires; it's currently selling for around $6,200