… It’s possible that workers with plentiful alternatives may not want to suit up for Musk again. “Everybody that wants to work is employed,” Thornton says of his union’s about 2,000 active members. Intel’s involvement may be a benefit for Musk to counter some of the safety concerns. …
… Earlier this week, a group of nonprofits warned that xAI’s poor safety record could become a liability for SpaceX investors. SpaceX’s AI unit, which includes X and xAI, is a drag on the rest of the company, with an operating loss of more than $6.3 billion last year. …
… That means more detailed 3D buildings and trees. Custom EQ with AirPods: AirPods are finally getting a custom equalizer, allowing you to customize the mids, lows, and highs in the AirPods settings menu. …
… More recently, X’s AI chatbot Grok was widely scrutinized after users exploited its image-editing feature to generate sexualized, nonconsensual deepfakes of women and minors, raising safety and legal concerns. …
… Another Onix expert I spoke to, David Rabin, said that while he was originally concerned about the process, Onix’s privacy and content protections addressed his worries, and he was pleased at what he saw in early conversations between users and his Onix. “I didn't train it too much, but it was fair… …
… Reuters first reported on the petition. “We are all facing the impacts of what happens when worker protections, consent, and safety are ignored to scale at any cost,” protest organizers said in a statement shared with WIRED. “Together we can push back to ensure our rights are protected and our prod… …
… Initially, many cases, including a plaintiff she represented in their lawsuit against Grindr in 2017, were dismissed because “judges couldn’t conceive that online platforms were products—and not services.” Now, she says, they regularly succeed past initial dismissals. “We have product liability cla… …
… The Supreme Court has largely allowed the government to require drug testing of federal employees and others whose jobs affect public safety, such as airline pilots. …
… Now every road car has a carbon-fiber chassis, and that's safety, performance, and a lightweight thing. Paddle shifts, that's something that is now in an everyday car. We're big into hybrid and electrification. We're now running sustainable fuels. …