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Back to news homeCan’t Hear the Dialogue in Your Streaming Show? You’re Not Alone.
“What did he just say?”Those are some of the most commonly uttered words in my home. No matter how much my wife and I crank up the TV volume, the […]
The A.I. Industry’s Desperate Hunt for GPUs Amid a Chip Shortage
“Otherwise, the incumbents all win,” Mr. Conrad said.Venture capital investors have a similar goal. This month, Index Ventures struck a partnership with Oracle to provide a mix of Nvidia’s H100 […]
When Hackers Descended to Test A.I., They Found Flaws Aplenty
Avijit Ghosh wanted the bot to do bad things.He tried to goad the artificial intelligence model, which he knew as Zinc, into producing code that would choose a job candidate […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail After Judge Revokes Bail
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sent to jail on Friday after a federal judge in New York revoked his bail, accusing him of trying […]
Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War
Facing a tsunami of disinformation about the treatment of Muslims that has in recent months fueled protests from Stockholm to Baghdad, Sweden decided it needed to fight back.It turned to […]
Amid Sextortion’s Rise, Computer Scientists Tap A.I. to Identify Risky Apps
Almost weekly, Brian Levine, a computer scientist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is asked the same question by his 14-year-old daughter: Can I download this app?Mr. Levine responds by […]
Biden Orders Ban on New Investments in China’s Sensitive High-Tech Industries
President Biden escalated his confrontation with China on Wednesday by signing an executive order banning new American investment in key technology industries that could be used to enhance Beijing’s military […]
Amazon to Meet Regulators as U.S. Considers Possible Antitrust Suit
Amazon is scheduled to meet with members of the Federal Trade Commission next week to discuss an antitrust lawsuit that the agency may be preparing to file to challenge the […]
Crypto’s Next Craze? Orbs That Scan Your Eyeballs.
One evening last month, a crowd of cryptocurrency enthusiasts gathered at an art gallery in downtown Manhattan. They were greeted by a scene from science fiction.At one end of the […]