The Conference Board's consumer confidence index plummeted to its lowest level in over a decade, with future expectations and current conditions both declining sharply, reflecting widespread economic anxieties and pessimism about income prospects amid ongoing economic turmoil.
A study uncovered the nuanced effects of ChatGPT usage, revealing that while emotional attachment is uncommon, heavy users may experience wellbeing impacts influenced by factors like emotional needs, AI perceptions, and usage duration, with voice mode having mixed short-term and long-term consequences.
The Beatles' arrival in the US in 1964 marked a seismic shift in popular music, with many existing artists failing to adapt to the new sound, though the long-term impact on their careers remains debated.
The FTC sued Click Profit, an Amazon automation company, for defrauding customers of millions through a 'passive income' scam involving exaggerated earnings claims and misrepresenting its use of AI to manage online storefronts, despite customers failing to recoup investments.
Bluey, created by Joe Brumm based on real interactions with his daughters, offers thoughtful kids' content, while Cocomelon, engineered with colors and sounds, is criticized as algorithmic overstimulation designed to hack engagement on YouTube.
Amazon's decision to eliminate local processing for Alexa requests on Echo devices, mandating cloud transmission of voice recordings from March 28, has sparked privacy concerns despite enabling enhanced AI capabilities through cloud computing power.
Toll road text scams targeting drivers nationwide have skyrocketed by a staggering 900% in just 3 months, likely orchestrated by Chinese criminal gangs exploiting vulnerabilities that render phone makers powerless to stop the fraudulent messages flooding various state toll systems.
Despite the hype around AI language models like ChatGPT, the tech industry failed to deliver seamless, AI-powered virtual assistants for gadgets and apps, getting distracted by chatbots and neglecting otherwise good product innovation.
Meta's AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses sell over 2 million units as the tech giant eyes smart glasses as a potential future computing platform, allowing users to interact with the world through augmented reality and AI capabilities.
Mozilla champions transparency and user control with its new Terms of Use and Privacy Notice for Firefox, clarifying data practices, privacy commitments, and empowering users to manage their information.