Google News searches ranked AI-generated ripoffs above real articles — including a Post exclusive

Google News searches ranked AI-generated ripoffs above real articles — including a Post exclusive

Google News searches turn up AI-generated articles that brazenly steal from legitimate media outlets – and The Post has already identified at least one such ripoff of its own published work. Late last week, The Post tested Google News by searching for recent articles about Federal Trade Commission nominee Melissa Holyoak and sorting the results…

Alphabet’s X division lays off dozens of workers to further cut costs

Alphabet’s X division lays off dozens of workers to further cut costs

Google parent Alphabet will reportedly lay off dozens of workers in a secretive division that develops new technology as part of the search giant’s broader cost-cutting push. In recent months, the division, called X Lab, has been in talks with venture capitalists, sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms on funding, people familiar with the matter…

New Hampshire officials to investigate A.I. robocalls mimicking Biden.

New Hampshire officials to investigate A.I. robocalls mimicking Biden.

Voters in New Hampshire received robocall messages over the weekend in a voice that was most likely artificially generated to impersonate President Biden’s, urging them not to vote in Tuesday’s primary election, according to the state attorney general’s office. The fake recordings, which told listeners that “your vote makes a difference in November, not this…

‘immediately remove’ bird poop, dead bugs

‘immediately remove’ bird poop, dead bugs

The the manual for Tesla’s newly unveiled Cybertruck advises that owners to remove bird poop, tree sap and dead insects from the futuristic vehicle in order to prevent damage to its stainless steel body. “To prevent damage to the exterior, immediately remove corrosive substances (such as grease, oil, bird droppings, tree resin, dead insects, tar…

Google search result quality getting worse due to ‘SEO spam’: study

Google search result quality getting worse due to ‘SEO spam’: study

The quality of Google’s search engine results has “gotten worse” due to rampant spam, according to a study out of Germany. The findings were based on a year-long analysis of 7,392 product review queries — such as “best headphones” and “best alphabet toys” — on Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo, according to experts at Leipzig University,…

These robot dogs paint and fetch up to $40K for their art

These robot dogs paint and fetch up to $40K for their art

Agnieszka Pilat is not your typical artist.  She doesn’t use brushes, pencils or even her own hands to create her artwork.  Instead, she uses robots — specifically, robot dogs made by Boston Dynamics The robot dogs that paint like humans Pilat, who was born in Poland and now lives in the U.S., spent months teaching three of…

Elon Musk expects 1 billion humanoid robots on Earth by 2040s

Elon Musk expects 1 billion humanoid robots on Earth by 2040s

Billionaire Elon Musk took to social media to express his agreement with a fellow tech leader’s prediction that there will be about 1 billion humanoid robots on Earth in two decades. Musk took to X, formerly Twitter, to concur with the prediction made by David Holz, the founder of artificial intelligence (AI) research lab Midjourney. Holz said in…

Google cites ‘durable cost savings’ as 2024 goal amid layoffs

Google cites ‘durable cost savings’ as 2024 goal amid layoffs

Google boss Sundar Pichai identified “durable cost savings” among the tech giant’s key goals in 2024 – even after the company spooked some employees by teeing up renewed rounds of layoffs This month, Google has already confirmed layoffs across multiple parts of its empire – including several hundred job cuts on its ad sales team…

Self-made millionaire shares 4 secrets to his success

Self-made millionaire shares 4 secrets to his success

Who wants to be a millionaire? A New Yorker is sharing his four secrets to success — perseverance, endless curiosity, innovation, and balance — after inventing an app at just 14 years old propelled him to the millionaire’s club. “Success is rarely an overnight phenomenon — it’s the result of consistent effort over time,” entrepreneur…

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