Selling your likeness to be used in AI videos for $1,000 seemed like a good idea (or at least an easy way to make a fair amount of money) for some actors. But one discovered that he appeared as a doomsayer predicting disasters in a video. @Ars Technica has more on the actors now having second thoughts about their choices:
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Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopia
Is $1,000 worth being the AI face of obvious scams? Rueful actors say no.
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ChatGPT doesn't need your digital photo metadata to figure out where you took it from. The latest model GPT-o3 can geo-locate you from almost any photo just by guessing and it will even explain its thinking to you. [@lanceulanoff](
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GPT o3 will think hard and find you
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@npub1qt7k...dgeq takes a look at why Vietnam, a tech manufacturing hub, finds itself in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war amid a temporary pause in America's tariffs. #Tech #Tariffs #Trump #US #China #News #Vietnam
Is this the end of Google as we know it? The tech giant will fight to keep its Chrome browser in a search antitrust trial starting Monday. “Google’s defenses are wearing thin,” writes Lauren Feiner for [@theverge](
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Google is in more danger than ever of being broken up
It’s facing a two-front war against its dominance.
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Mechanize, an AI startup that launched Thursday via a post on X, declared its goal of “the full automation of all work” and the “full automation of the economy.” The company’s founder argues this will actually enrich humans. It’s out there, so you might as well read about it. [@Techcrunch](
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Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere | TechCrunch
Every now and then, a Silicon Valley startup launches with such an “absurdly” described mission that it’s difficult to discern if the startup...
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Oregon is planning a lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, alleging the company is selling unregistered securities after the United SEC dropped its federal case. Read more at @npub1hrdp...esg9. #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #SEC #Tech #Technology #Coinbase
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Oregon targets Coinbase after SEC drops its federal lawsuit
Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said the Oregon attorney general intends to file an SEC-style regulatory lawsuit against the exchange giant.
A judge in Nevada has ruled that “tower dumps”— the law enforcement practice of grabbing vast troves of private personal data from cell towers — is unconstitutional. Read more at [@404media](
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Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional
Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.
The EU has reportedly postponed fining Apple and Meta over alleged Digital Markets Act violations, specifically so the decision would not affect trade negotiations. Read more at @npub1z0q6...hwr0. #Apple #Meta #EU #DigitalMarketsAct #Tariff #Tech #Technology
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EU puts Apple fine on hold while US trade talks continue
The European Union has reportedly postponed fining Apple and Meta over alleged Digital Markets Act violations, specifically so the decision would n...
A new report on China’s smartphone sales for Q1 2025 says Apple is the only major phone maker that declined year-over-year. Read more at [@9to5mac](
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Apple is the only major phone maker declining in China - 9to5Mac
Apple’s iPhone sales in China continue to struggle, and performance is especially poor when compared to the success of the competition.
How influential was Apple's CEO in getting President Trump to exempt smartphones and laptops from his tariffs on China? According to a new report, Cook spoke to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other senior White House officials last week “about the potential impact of the tariffs on iPhone prices.” Perhaps most importantly, Cook “refrained from publicly criticizing the president or his policies on national television.” Read more at [@9to5mac](
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Report: How Tim Cook helped Apple avoid Trump's tariffs - 9to5Mac
Over the week, the Trump administration announced a set of exemptions for its tariffs imposed on products imported into the...