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June 1, 2024
NEWS
The New York Times

Google’s AI Search Leaves Publishers Scrambling
That experience annoyed Mr. Pine, the executive editor of Media News Group and Tribune Publishing, which own 68 daily newspapers across the country. Now, those paragraphs scare him. In May, Google announced …
WIRED

Google’s AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That’s How AI Works
Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes.
The New York Times

Google Rolls Back AI Search Feature After Flubs and Flaws
Sundar Pichai speaks while standing in front of a large display that says, “AI. Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, introduced A.I. Overviews, an A.I. feature in its search engine, last …
Yahoo News

Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral
While many of the examples were silly, others were dangerous or harmful falsehoods. Adding to the furor, some people also made faked screenshots purporting to show even more ridiculous answers that Google never generated. A few of those fakes were also …
The New York Times

Ticketmaster Confirms Data Breach. Here’s What to Know.
The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for stealing the user information of more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers. Share full article.
ABC News

Google makes fixes to AI-generated search summaries after outlandish answers went viral
Google said Friday it has made “more than a dozen technical improvements” to its artificial intelligence systems after its retooled search engine was found spitting out erroneous information. ByMATT O’BRIEN AP technology writer. May 31, 2024, 9:01 AM.
Fast Company

Why Supercell blended Hollywood with TikTok to launch ‘Squad Busters’
Supercell’s five mobile games have 220 million monthly active players and more than 6 billion lifetime downloads combined. But facing stagnant growth, the Finnish game developer knew it had to go big to launch its first new release in five years.
News-Medical.net

Scientists discover a novel modulator of human regulatory T cells
This novel regulator can strengthen or dampen immune response and provides a new basis for therapeutic approaches for immune mediated diseases. The Lahesmaa group is based at Turku Bioscience Centre of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University in …
ScienceBlog.com

Innovative bird-eye-inspired camera developed for enhanced object detection
Date: May 30, 2024; Source: Institute for Basic Science; Summary: The eyes of raptors such as eagles can accurately perceive prey from kilometers away. Is it possible to model the camera technology after the bird’s eyes? Researchers developed a new …
AZoM

Biobased building materials less sustainable than concrete in South Africa, experts find
Date: May 29, 2024; Source: University of Bristol; Summary: Scientists have discovered that mycelium composites, biobased materials made from fungi and agricultural residues, can have a greater environmental impact than conventional fossil-fuel-based …