Spotify launches AI-prompted playlists

Spotify has introduced a new feature called AI Playlist, which allows users to generate personalized playlists based on text prompts. This innovative tool is currently in beta and is available exclusively to Spotify Premium subscribers in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Kamikaze bacteria explode with toxins

The term "kamikaze bacteria" refers to a phenomenon where certain bacteria sacrifice themselves for the benefit of their conspecifics by releasing toxins in a self-destructive manner.

Dubai artificial rain technology

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), and specifically Dubai, has been actively employing cloud seeding technology to induce artificial rain. This technology is a strategic response to the country's water scarcity issues, which are exacerbated by its extremely hot climate and arid conditions

GPT-4 trained on YouTube transcripts

Based on the information provided in the search results, OpenAI reportedly used transcriptions of over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4, its most advanced large language model.

GPT-5 release rumors

Based on the recent rumors and reports, it seems likely that OpenAI will release a major new language model, potentially called GPT-5, sometime in mid-2024, and possibly as early as this summer

Neuralink patient chess telepathy

Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink recently demonstrated its technology with the first human patient.

Amazon invests $2.75b in Anthropic

Amazon has made a significant investment of $2.75 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. This latest investment brings Amazon's total stake in the San Francisco-based company to $4 billion

George Carlin's AI clone lawsuit

The lawsuit involving George Carlin's estate and the creators of an AI-generated comedy special featuring a clone of the late comedian has been a significant case highlighting the legal and ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence in the realm of copyright and personality rights.

Feds transfer $2b of seized bitcoin

According to recent reports, the U.S. government has made a significant transfer of nearly $2 billion worth of Bitcoin to the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase

Shutterstock AI-training deals

Shutterstock, the stock image company, has entered into several significant AI-training deals with major tech companies, including OpenAI, Meta, Google, Amazon, and Apple.