CNN — Google is opening up access to its new artificial intelligence, Bard A chatbot tool that directly competes with ChatGPT. Starting Tuesday, users can join the waitlist Visit Bard, which promises to help users outline and draft papers, plan a friend’s baby shower, and get lunch ideas based on what’s in the fridge. It … Read more
Editor’s note: Get inspired with our weekly roundup on the good life, made easy. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. CNN — Potentially toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including fast food wrappers, cosmetics and carpets, are altering the hormonal and metabolic pathways needed … Read more
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — The emergence of ChatGPT and now GPT-4, the artificial intelligence interface from OpenAI that will chat with you, answer questions and passably write a high school term paper, is both a … Read more
Editor’s note: Get inspired with our weekly roundup on the good life, made easy. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. CNN — Drinking water in the U.S. may be a little safer in the next three years detected in blood 98% of Americans. Perfluoroalkyl … Read more
CNN — Facebook parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers, the second round of mass layoffs announced by the tech giant in four months. The latest job cuts, announced on Tuesday, follow Meta november says It eliminated about 13% of its workforce, or 11,000 jobs, in the largest round of layoffs in the … Read more
CNN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule Tuesday that would set the first national drinking water standards for “permanent chemicals” that endanger human health. The move could fundamentally affect drinking water for nearly everyone in the United States. The new rules will set the first national drinking water standards for six … Read more
CNN — For much of the weekend, Silicon Valley was scrambling to find a solution to what one prominent tech investor called a “startup-level extinction event” following the collapse of one of the industry’s top banks. Startups race to apply for loans venture fund and financial technology company Pay wages. Venture-backed retailers held last-minute sales … Read more
CNN — Waymo, Google’s self-driving car division (Google)Its parent company Alphabet said on Wednesday that it has cut about 8% of its workforce this year through two rounds of layoffs. In total, about 209 jobs were cut between late January and the latest round of layoffs, the company confirmed Wednesday. “We have taken a thoughtful … Read more
Reuters — tesla (Tesla) On Monday, the company and its chief executive, Elon Musk, were sued by shareholders alleging they had exaggerated the effectiveness and safety of self-driving and fully self-driving technology for electric vehicles. In a proposed class action filed in federal court in San Francisco, shareholders say Tesla deceived them over more than … Read more
London CNN — Telecom company Ericsson plans to cut 8,500 jobs worldwide to cut costs. The company – one of the world’s largest 5G mobile network providers – has announced plans to cut costs by 9 billion crowns ($859 million) by the end of the year. Among other measures, Ericsson said the plan “will lead … Read more