Posts by Riah Marton
Contributor: The human brain doesn’t learn, think or recall like an AI. Embrace the difference
Recently, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, whose company builds the chips powering today’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems, remarked: “The thing that’s really, really quite amazing is the way you program an AI is like the way you program a person.” Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI and one of the leading figures of the AI revolution,…
Read MoreThis entrepreneur spots deepfakes for celebrities. Can he help average Joes too?
Celebrities are all too familiar with the world of deepfakes, the colloquial term for artificial-intelligence-generated videos that depict actors and other Hollywood talent falsely doing or saying things that they never agreed to. To protect themselves, actors including Steve Harvey, Beverly Hills talent agency WME and studios have enlisted the help of Vermillio, a Chicago-based…
Read MoreTesla shares slip after Musk says he will create a new political party
Tesla shares fell close to 7% Monday after Elon Musk announced plans to form his own political party, sparking concerns he will become further distracted by politics despite a tumultuous stint in the Trump administration. During a feud with President Trump over his spending bill, the Tesla chief executive wrote on his social media site,…
Read MoreTikTok reportedly prepping new app in the U.S. as potential sale looms
TikTok is preparing to release a new app in the U.S. as it awaits a potential sale that would maintain its presence for millions of users in the country, according to media reports. The popular video app, owned by Chinese technology company ByteDance, is under pressure to sell its U.S. operations by Sept. 17 or…
Read MoreCompanies keep slashing jobs. How worried should workers be about AI replacing them?
Tech companies that are cutting jobs and leaning more on artificial intelligence are also disrupting themselves. Amazon’s Chief Executive Andy Jassy said last month that he expects the e-commerce giant will shrink its workforce as employees “get efficiency gains from using AI extensively.” At Salesforce, a software company that helps businesses manage customer relationships, Chief…
Read MoreTesla sales continue to slide amid competition and backlash against Elon Musk
As Elon Musk scrambles to restore Tesla’s reputation and deliver on promises of autonomous driving technology, vehicle sales for the company continued to fall last quarter. Tesla delivered 384,122 vehicles in the quarter through June, down 13% from 443,956 deliveries a year ago. The drop in deliveries is a result of increased competition, plateauing demand…
Read MoreMicrosoft lays off thousands in latest cuts to state’s tech industry
There was more bad news for the tech sector Wednesday as Microsoft announced reductions to staff, preparing for thousands of layoffs worldwide, including in its gaming division. The cuts add to what has become a wave of job reductions across California’s technology industry. Tech companies in the state announced 17,874 cuts during the first quarter…
Read MoreTinder rolls out mandatory face verification for California users
West Hollywood-based Tinder is now requiring facial recognition scans for all users in California as part of its efforts to build trust among users and reduce the prevalence of scams and fraud that plague dating apps. The feature, called Face Check, prompts users to take a short video selfie that is used to verify their…
Read MoreCourt approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki
23andMe, a distressed genetic testing company that filed for bankruptcy this year, has received another potential lifeline. A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the company’s assets and business operations to a nonprofit led by 23andMe’s co-founder and former chief executive, Anne Wojcicki. The nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, will pay $305 million as part of…
Read MoreBNP Paribas completes 5.1 billion-euro acquisition of AXA Investment Managers
The acquisition allows BNP to manage long-term savings for insurers and pension funds with around 850 billion euros in assets Published Tue, Jul 1, 2025 · 05:52 PM [LONDON] BNP Paribas said on Tuesday (Jul 1) it had completed the takeover of AXA Investment Managers, creating one of the five biggest asset managers in Europe,…
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