The Download: China’s monkeypox crisis, and fighting AI photo manipulation
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These new tools could help protect our pictures from AI
While nonconsensual deepfake porn has been used to torment women for years, the latest generation of AI makes it an even bigger...
China is suddenly dealing with another public health crisis: mpox
To efficiently stop the spread of mpox, public health officials need to strike a delicate balance between destigmatizing the disease...
Ford Earnings Call Reflected Strong Results, But EV Losses In The Billions For Second Quarter
AFP via Getty ImagesKey takeaways Ford has raised its full-year guidance, with its Q2 earnings beat smashing EPS and sales...
Several Companies Face Shakeups In Leadership And Big Changes Coming For Tech – Forbes AI Newsletter July 29th
Getty ImagesTL;DR EV sales are up, but not all earnings are Companies from Alphabet to Gap got a leadership shakeup...
The Download: labeling AI, and Twitter’s transformation
1 Twitter as we knew it is deadWhat comes next, in its new guise of X, is anyone’s guess. (Wired...
The race to find a better way to label AI
With the boom of AI-generated text, images, and videos, both lawmakers and average internet users have been calling for more transparency....
Is The Fabled Soft Landing In Sight? GDP Report Tops Growth Expectations Despite Recession Fears
Getty ImagesKey takeaways U.S. GDP grew by 2.4% in the second quarter, beating estimates and the previous quarter’s growth The...
Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem
Adobe has also already integrated C2PA, which it calls content credentials, into several of its products, including Photoshop and Adobe...
The Download: how AI could change politics, and lifting the lid on Facebook
April 2019Australia’s colonial history is dotted with fires so enormous they have their own names. The worst, Black Saturday, struck...
Six ways that AI could change politics
Arguably, we’ve already seen legislation drafted by AI, albeit under the direction of human users and introduced by human legislators....
AI builds momentum for smarter health care
“All of these drugs fail due to certain reasons—they do not meet the criteria that we expected them to meet...
Alphabet’s CFO Gets A Promotion To President After Q2 Earnings Top The Forecasts
Getty Images for FortuneKey takeaways Alphabet’s CFO, Ruth Porat, is moving to a joint president and chief investment officer position...
The Download: protecting photos from AI, and air-conditioning’s dilemma
What’s happening? There’s currently nothing stopping someone taking the selfie you posted online last week and editing it using powerful...
Why air-conditioning is a climate antihero
In 2018, cooling consumed about 2,000 terawatt-hours of energy globally. In 2050, that could grow to 6,200 TWh. The difference,...
Impressive Q2 Earnings For GM In 2023, But Electric Vehicle Deliveries Slip As Labor Negotiations Approach
Getty ImagesKey takeaways GM’s second-quarter earnings beat topped expectations with increased EPS and sales It now expects to make $3...
This new tool could protect your pictures from AI manipulation
The tool, called PhotoGuard, works like a protective shield by altering photos in tiny ways that are invisible to the...
The Download: overhauling air conditioning, and China’s fast fashion war
A surprising set of materials could soon help make more efficient air conditioners that don’t overtax the electrical grid on...
Shein sued Temu. Temu sued Shein. The war over fast fashion is heating up.
To take a step back: Shein doesn’t operate like traditional consumer brands. Instead of owning factories that make products for...
These moisture-sucking materials could transform air conditioning
Rather than small silica beads, Blue Frontier’s cooling technology relies on a salt solution that’s so concentrated, it can pull...
