How to Stop ChatGPT’s Voice Feature From Interrupting You

ChatGPT’s conversation tools are fantastic—when the chatbot isn’t constantly talking over you. Try these tips for a better AI audio experience.

Zuber Issa to sell Asda stake to US giant amid rift with brother

One of Asda’s billionaire owners is close to selling his in the supermarket amid an alleged rift with his brother.]]>

A Wave of AI Tools Is Set to Transform Work Meetings

An AI-powered wearable from startup Limitless promises to make meetings more productive. It’s the beginning of a wider transformation of human interactions.

She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell

A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up.

Breitbart Business Digest: Good News Is Bad News in Biden's Economy

As is so often the case with Bidenomics, even good news is bad news because of the upward inflationary pressure.

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Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3

The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta today is just the start, according to the company’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun. He said a new, much larger version is in the works.

Biden’s EEOC Says Employers Must Accommodate Workers’ Abortions

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a final rule including abortion in the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).

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Biden Calls for Increase in Taxes on the Rich

As President Joe Biden visited Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, he called for an increase in taxes on the rich.

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IMF chief quotes Churchill as she warns of global chaos

The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to cut debt and slash red tape to revive growth as she warned the world was becoming more vulnerable to economic shocks.]]>

Tesla's Layoffs Won't Solve Its Growing Pains

The car company popularized EVs. Now, facing intense competition from China, it has to figure out what to do next.

What If Your AI Girlfriend Hated You?

AngryGF offers a perpetually enraged chatbot intended to teach men better communication skills. WIRED took it for a spin.

The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

Watch how smooth-talking scammers known as “Yahoo Boys” use widely available face-swapping tech to carry out elaborate romance scams.

Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel

The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google offices on Tuesday.

Breitbart Business Digest: Beige Book Provides Gloomy Outlook for U.S. Economy

The latest edition of the Beige Book provides far more red flags than silver linings.

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World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official

Consumers face the prospect of permanently higher interest rates amid geopolitical tensions and “slower globalisation”, a Bank of England official has warned.]]>

Luxury Airbnb High-Rises Are Reshaping Miami’s Skyline

Airbnb is encouraging developers to build condo towers purposefully designed to be listed for short-term rentals. Units are selling fast in Miami and coming soon to other US cities.

How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright

Elisa Shupe was initially rebuffed when she tried to copyright a book she wrote with help from ChatGPT. Now the US Copyright Office has changed course—but there’s a catch.

Google Workers Detained by Police for Protesting Cloud Contract With Israel

Videos show nine Google workers being removed by police from offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, after occupying them in protest against a cloud deal with Israel’s government.

Bailey signals UK on track for rate cuts as US grapples with stubborn inflation

Andrew Bailey has signalled UK interest rates remain on course to fall in the coming months amid growing fears that stubborn inflation will force the US to delay rate cuts.]]>

Google Workers Protest Cloud Contract With Israel's Government

Google employees are staging sit-ins and protests at company offices in New York and California over “Project Nimbus,” a cloud contract with Israel's government, as the country's war with Hamas continues.

Airchat Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Obsession

It’s time for another audio-first social network with a long wait list and vague moderation policies. What could go wrong?

Britishvolt’s gigafactory site sold off in electric car blow

US private equity investors have bought the site of what had been hoped would become Britain’s first electric car battery gigafactory in a blow to Britain’s net zero ambitions.]]>

Donald Trump Poses a Unique Threat to Truth Social, Says Truth Social

A new SEC filing details all the ways that Trump Media thinks Donald Trump himself could be a major risk to the company.

Crypto FOMO Is Back. So Are the Scams

After cryptocurrency prices spiked, scammers have flooded the market with fake tokens that promise investors great riches, but leave them penniless. It’s working.

9 Best Smartwatches (2024): Apple Watch, Wear OS, Hybrid Watches

These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected.

Breitbart Business Digest: What Will Happen to the Trump Tax Cuts?

This year's presidential and congressional elections are unlikely to be decided on the issue of tax policy, but they will very likely determine how much of the tax cuts enacted under President Donald Trump survive.

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Oil hits six-month high as Israel braces for Iran attack

Oil prices have jumped to their highest level in six months amid reports Israel is bracing for a potential attack by Iran.]]>

Tech Leaders Once Cried for AI Regulation. Now the Message Is ‘Slow Down’

Any dreams of a sweeping AI bill out of Congress are basically a hallucination.

World risks ‘tepid Twenties’ as debt levels and inflation soar, warns IMF

The world is at risk of a “sluggish and disappointing decade”, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned, while urging vigilance to restore price stability and jumpstart economic growth.]]>

No One Actually Knows How AI Will Affect Jobs

Some businesses are replacing people with AI; others are augmenting their workforce or hiring new workers. The long-term impact on labor is murky.

Eric Schmidt Warned Against China’s AI Industry. Emails Show He Also Sought Connections to It

Transparency advocates say that Eric Schmidt's pursuit of “personal” connections with AI companies in China represents a concerning conflict of interest.

Investors pile into British debt as hopes of Fed rate cut wane

Investors are racing to buy British debt as traders ramp up bets that the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates before the US Federal Reserve. Official data showed the US rose by more than expected in March in a blow to US rate cut hopes.]]>

How to Stop Your Data From Being Used to Train AI

Some companies let you opt out of allowing your content to be used for generative AI. Here’s how to take back (at least a little) control from ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and more.

Sarcophagus Is a Dead Man’s Switch for Your Crypto Wallet

By combining a century-old idea with cryptocurrency tech, Sarcophagus aims to create a foolproof way to send messages from beyond the grave.

Thames Water collapse fears spread to rivals

Turmoil at Thames Water has triggered a wider sell-off in bonds across the utility industry as investors turn their attention to debt burdens at rivals.]]>

Beeper Took On Apple’s iMessage Dominance. Now It’s Been Acquired

The app that turned green chat bubbles blue has been acquired by Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com and Tumblr.

Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI

Turnitin, a service that checks papers for plagiarism, says its detection tool found millions of papers that may have a significant amount of AI-generated content.

‘Work hard, but find downtime – for the sake of your sanity’

Putin seeks emergency petrol as Russia runs on fumes

Russia has reportedly asked Kazakhstan to supply it with petrol as Ukrainian attacks on its refineries force it to import gasoline.]]>

April train strikes: Dates and the services affected

Breitbart Business Digest: The June Rate Cut Dream Just Died

The dream of a June rate cut is dead.

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Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Found Liable for Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

When Do Kwon’s crypto empire fell to pieces, tens of billions of dollars were wiped out. A civil jury in the US has found he lied to investors.

99 Cents Only Stores Closing All 371 Locations, Citing 'Inflationary Pressures'

All 371 locations of the 99 Cents Only stores are shutting down, with company executives blaming the "difficult" decision on such causes as "inflationary pressures."

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Fears grow over rate cut delays after US jobs shock

Money markets have pushed back their expectations for the first interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve after shock US employment figures.]]>

This AI Startup Wants You to Talk to Houses, Cars, and Factories

Archetype builds AI models that act as a translation layer between humans and complex sensors, using plain language to help people understand what’s happening in a building, car, or human body

A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC’s Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?

Zen Goziker worked at TikTok for only six months. Many of his allegations about the company and the US government are improbable. But he still may have shaped how the app is viewed in Washington.

McDonald’s buys hundreds of Israel franchise restaurants after Hamas war triggers boycotts

McDonald’s is to buy back 225 of its restaurants in Israel after the fast food chain blamed a boycott in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war for a slump in sales.]]>

To Build a Better AI Supercomputer, Let There Be Light

OpenAI and other AI leaders think new leaps in machine intelligence will require new forms of computer hardware. One proposal involves connecting GPUs with light.

OpenAI’s GPT Store Is Triggering Copyright Complaints

A publisher says some chatbots in OpenAI's GPT Store were created using its copyrighted textbooks. OpenAI has taken down some of the bots but could face more complaints from rights holders.

Hagerty: Democrats Will Win Elections by Inflating Census with Illegal Immigrants in Blue States

Wednesday, during an appearance on Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria," Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) explained how he believed Democrats plan to strengthen their chances at maintaining a hold on Congress.

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