'$3.7B lost to deepfakes' — Why social media is the perfect launchpad for AI fraud
From fake celebrity endorsements to phone calls, video meetings, and messaging apps, new Surfshark research finds people have lost at least $3.7 billion to deepfake fraud — and social media is the s [...]
Google shipped three cheap Gemini models and a Mythos rival, but not the one that matters
Google’s answer to a summer of being outrun is not a bigger model. It is cheaper ones. On Tuesday the company launched three new Gemini models, all at its fast, low-cost “Flash” tier, a day befo [...]
Volkswagen’s new e-bike has a rearview camera, radar, and fighter-pilot smart glasses
Volkswagen has put its name on an e-bike built around the kind of safety technology you would normally find in a car. The Volkswagen eBike, manufactured by n+ under licence, features a rear-mounted ca [...]
Sony sued Udio again over 30,000 songs, and turned its rivals’ AI deals into a weapon
The other two major labels made peace with Udio months ago. Sony did the opposite. On Monday it filed a fresh lawsuit in New York, Billboard reported, covering 30,117 recordings and leaving Udio facin [...]
X rebuilt its neglected Android app from scratch, and the bug reports are already rolling in
Android users have long got the rougher version of X. After nearly a year of work, the company has stopped patching the old app and rebuilt it from scratch. The new version ships as a normal update th [...]
GM beats Q2 earnings and announces gas-powered Cadillacs as nearly $11 billion EV retreat nears completion
General Motors beat Wall Street’s second-quarter estimates by 37 cents a share on Tuesday, raised its full-year earnings guidance for the second time this year, and used the same earnings call to an [...]