Topic: public criticism
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Ubisoft Terminates Assassin's Creed Developer Over Public Criticism
Ubisoft terminated a lead developer after he publicly criticized the company's new full-time return-to-office mandate, following an initial disciplinary suspension for his LinkedIn posts. The company defended the dismissal as a response to a breach of its Code of Conduct, framing it as an enforce...
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Elon Musk's Grok AI Imagines the Future of Love
Elon Musk shared AI-generated videos on his platform X, including one featuring a synthetic woman professing love and another of actress Sydney Sweeney delivering a critical line, both created using xAI's Grok Imagine tool. The posts sparked strong reactions from users, with some labeling them as...
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Ring's AI Search Party Expands Beyond Finding Lost Pets
A leaked email reveals Ring's founder envisions its AI Search Party feature evolving beyond finding pets to "zero out crime," raising privacy concerns about pervasive surveillance. While Ring states the tool is currently limited and user-controlled, critics fear its combination with facial recogn...
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Google's AI Checkout Won't Increase Your Costs
Google is defending its new AI shopping tools against allegations of enabling unfair pricing, stating its systems are designed to protect consumers and strictly prohibit merchants from charging higher prices on its platforms than elsewhere. Critics, including a U.S. Senator, raised concerns that ...
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Waymo Recalls Software for Robotaxi School Bus Safety
Waymo is filing a voluntary software recall with NHTSA to address how its autonomous vehicles interact with stopped school buses, following a software update it claims has already improved performance. The recall follows NHTSA scrutiny and reports from cities like Atlanta and Austin, where Waymo ...
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MKBHD Discontinues His Wallpaper App
Tech reviewer MKBHD is shutting down his premium wallpaper app, Panels, on December 31st, citing an inability to realize its original vision after a year of operation. The app faced immediate backlash at launch for its expensive subscription model and advertising, and a shift in the development t...
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Apple's AI to Use Google's Gemini for Siri Boost
Apple has partnered with Google to integrate Gemini AI into its ecosystem, a multi-year deal valued around $1 billion, marking a shift from its historical vertical integration strategy. The partnership aims to enhance features like Siri and follows Apple's evaluation of competitors, with Google's...
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AI security flagged student's clarinet as a gun, and company defends it
An AI security system at a Florida middle school triggered a lockdown after falsely identifying a student's clarinet as a firearm, highlighting the persistent issue of false positives in automated threat detection. The company behind the system defended its "better safe than sorry" alert, while t...
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