Innovation

This data set helps researchers spot harmful stereotypes in LLMs
“I hope that people use [SHADES] as a diagnostic tool to identify where and how there might be issues in a model,” says Talat. “It’s a way of knowing...
X is rolling out support for 4K video uploads | TechCrunch
X is now allowing select creators to upload videos in 4K resolution as it seeks to boost engagement and keep users from leaving to YouTube or Vimeo to watch...
Influencers are being blamed for a rise in shark attacks
Influencers get a lot of stick these days. The latest thing they’re being blamed for: shark attacks. Scientists have noted a recent rise in shark attacks, and according to...
Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company’s code was written by AI | TechCrunch
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20%-30% of code inside the company’s repositories was “written by software” — meaning AI — during a fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark...
Gundam GQuuuuuuX’s Big Mystery Just Got Even Bigger
Gundam GQuuuuuuX‘s alternative universe spin on the world of the franchise’s beloved main timeline has already paved the way to some fascinatingly geeky riffs on the original Gundam series....
The First Teaser for Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet Promises Flashing Blades and Epic Adventure
Just a day after Sony announced a stateside release date for animated fantasy Scarlet—the latest from Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Belle, The Boy and the Beast, The Girl...
North Carolina Bill Would Require People to Share Their IDs With Social Media Companies
In North Carolina, legislators are considering a bill that would grant consumers more control over data collected and sold by companies. Great! Who can argue against that? But that’s...
Why writing with ChatGPT makes you sound like an American
No, this article was not written with AI. You know how you can tell? Because it’s got a bit of personality (mine), and even though it’s about artificial intelligence...
OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT ‘too sycophant-y’ | TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday said that the company is “rolling back” the latest update to the default AI model powering ChatGPT, GPT-4o, after complaints about strange behavior,...
Dutch neobank Bunq launches crypto trading service
Dutch neobank Bunq today launched a crypto trading service for over 300 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The service launches today and is available to Bunq users in the...
The 45 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now
While Netflix seemingly led the way for other streaming networks to create compelling original programming, Hulu actually beat them all to the punch. In 2011, a year before Netflix’s...
WhatsApp Is Gambling That It Can Add AI Features Without Compromising Privacy
Last year, Apple debuted a similar scheme, known as Private Cloud Compute, for its Apple Intelligence AI platform. And users can turn the service on in Apple’s end-to-end encrypted...