Advertisers are leaving as Musk’s X deals with concerns over antisemitism
X has announced that it has stopped showing ads from pro-Nazi and anti-semitic content that it has previously found. The decision was taken after Media Matters for America said that it found ads linked to pro-Nazi articles on its platform. Earlier, X CEO Linda Yaccarino had said that advertisers would be able to see what their ads were being shown to.
Sam Altman’s sudden exit is a big deal
OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, who left the company on Friday, has said that she is “proud” of the work done by the SoftBank-backed company. Murati has been leading teams that develop tools such as ChatGPT and Dall-E. “I’m excited to be able to return to my home state of California where I was raised,” she added.
The second test of the Starship ended in an explosion a few minutes after launch
SpaceX’s Starship failed its test flight on October 23, when the automated flight termination system triggered following a loss of contact with the craft about 10 minutes into its flight. NASA’s Human Landing System Program head, Lisa Watson-Morgan, told Ars Technica that the launch will be a great learning event. The Starship launch was originally scheduled to take place on November 17.
Who is OpenAI’s new interim CEO?
Sam Altman, who was CEO of AI startup OpenAI, announced on Friday that he’s leaving the company. “I loved my time at openai. He predicted artificial intelligence will be ‘the greatest leap forward of any technological revolution we’ve had so far’,” Altman said. He had joined OpenAI in 2013 from Twitter, where he was the VP and Co-founder.
It is possible that Musk just signed X’s death warrant
IBM has pulled its advertising from Twitter’s ‘X’ after CEO Elon Musk said that it promoted far-right talking points. IBM had an ad next to “pro-Nazi and pro-Hitler content” on the platform, Media Matters and Financial Times pointed out. Earlier this week, Musk wrote on Twitter that he opposed any group that promoted racism and was against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
A new music tool uses famous singers’ voices to create tracks
YouTube has launched a new experimental music platform ‘Dream Track’ to explore the use of AI to support artists’ creative processes. The platform can be accessed by users typing in a prompt, and a user will be directed to a short clip of a new song sung by artist Charlie Puth with a relevant backing track.
The best Black Friday Sonos deals include soundbars and speakers
Amazon, Bestbuy, Walmart and Best Buy have slashed the prices of Sonos’ Beam and Arc smart speakers. The Beam is on sale from BestBuy for $349, while the Arc is on sale for $719 from BestBuy. The second-gen Sonos Beam is also on sale from BestBuy for $349 while the Arc is on sale from BestBuy for $719.
TikTok is removing videos that promote Osama bin Laden
TikTok is investigating how a video written by former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden surfaced on its platform. The video, ‘Letter to America’, criticises US government’s presence in Middle East and support for Israel. TikTok said it’s actively and aggressively removing the content on X and is investigating how it got onto its platform.
The best gaming and entertainment gifts for the holiday season
Microsoft has introduced a new hybrid Xbox Wireless Controller that lets users play games on both Xbox One and PlayStation Vita. The controller can be used to play games that were initially developed for PC or consoles. It also includes DualSense, which allows games to be played on the big screen for which they were designed.
A music tool created tracks using voices from famous singers
YouTube is testing a new AI-generated deepfake feature, Dream Track, that can produce songs from any artist in the style of nine artists including Alec Benjamin, John Legend and Charlie Puth. It can also work as a backing track. The tool is powered by Google’s DeepMind’s music generation model called Lyria. A backing track can be made using the software.