Column: We don’t know how Israel’s military is using AI in Gaza, but we should

Column: We don’t know how Israel’s military is using AI in Gaza, but we should

The fog of war has thickened in Gaza, a ground invasion is gathering steam, and aerial bombardments continue at a furious pace. On Tuesday, missiles struck a refugee camp in Jabaliya, where the Israel Defense Forces said a senior Hamas leader was stationed, killing dozens of civilians. Debate over the crisis rages online and off,…

Don’t pre-tip on delivery? Don’t expect your food quickly, DoorDash warns

Don’t pre-tip on delivery? Don’t expect your food quickly, DoorDash warns

Americans are tipping their delivery drivers less often than they did last year. DoorDash is seeking to reverse that trend with an automated nudge — one that carries a hint of a threat. The food delivery service is testing out a new in-app warning that encourages non-tipping customers to rethink their decisions. Customers selecting a…

Supreme Court asked to protect California school officials from critics on Facebook

Supreme Court asked to protect California school officials from critics on Facebook

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court justices sounded divided Tuesday over whether the 1st Amendment forbids public officials who refer to government business on their personal Facebook pages from blocking members of the public who criticize them. At issue is whether government employees — whether city managers, school board members or even former President Trump — have…

Column: A big victory for an Orange County entrepreneur in his legal fight against Apple

Column: A big victory for an Orange County entrepreneur in his legal fight against Apple

Orange County entrepreneur Joe Kiani has just notched a startling victory in his years-long court battle against one of the most powerful companies in the world. And as a result, one of Apple’s key products may be banned from import into the United States. I recently detailed Kiani’s David-vs.-Goliath legal fight against Apple, which Kiani…

How the fog of war spun rumors of terrorism out of a deadly Long Beach crash

How the fog of war spun rumors of terrorism out of a deadly Long Beach crash

After a car barreled through a red light in Long Beach this month and plowed into several pedestrians in a crosswalk, killing one, it did not take long for rumors of a terrorist attack to spread in some corners of the internet. Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, the Oct. 14 crash, which led…

Meet Kat Abu, The TikToker Mocking Fox News “Just For Funsies”

Meet Kat Abu, The TikToker Mocking Fox News “Just For Funsies”

Two weeks before Tucker Carlson got canned, I hung out with Abughazaleh and five of her Media Matters colleagues in their Navy Yard office overlooking the Anacostia River to watch them watch Fox News’s evening lineup. The space is massive, with open seating and large conference rooms — and very few employees. (Most of the team…

Andrew Tate’s Recent “Extremely Dangerous” Behavior Could Lead To More Criminal Investigations, Prosecutors Say

Andrew Tate’s Recent “Extremely Dangerous” Behavior Could Lead To More Criminal Investigations, Prosecutors Say

Jailhouse phone wiretaps cited by judges in court papers obtained by BuzzFeed News show that Andrew allegedly hoped to flee to Dubai under the pretext of receiving medical treatment there. (The United Arab Emirates does not have an extradition treaty with Romania.) A Tate representative told the Daily Mail in early March that a dark…

Researchers Accused Google And “60 Minutes” Of Spreading AI “Disinformation”

Researchers Accused Google And “60 Minutes” Of Spreading AI “Disinformation”

“What is so impressive is that PaLM has never seen parallel sentences between Bengali and English,” Pichai said at that event. “It was never explicitly taught to answer questions or translate at all. The model brought all of its capabilities together to answer questions correctly in Bengali, and we can extend the technique to more…

Fake Drakes And Counterfeit Kanyes: The Internet Is Suddenly Full Of AI-Generated Hip-Hop

Fake Drakes And Counterfeit Kanyes: The Internet Is Suddenly Full Of AI-Generated Hip-Hop

Thanks to powerful new generative artificial intelligence tools, it’s getting difficult to tell if your favorite artist is actually singing — or in a great many cases, rapping — on tracks floating around YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. In February, superstar DJ David Guetta posted a video clip of himself live in concert, playing a song…