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Waymo using Genie 3 to create hard-to-predict driving scenarios

To make autonomous driving safer and more reliable, Waymo (GOOG) (GOOGL) is using DeepMind’s Genie 3 AI model to create realistic digital worlds to help its autonomous vehicles handle hard-to-predict ...
Ars Technica

Waymo leverages Genie 3 to create a world model for self-driving cars

Google-spinoff Waymo is in the midst of expanding its self-driving car fleet into new regions. Waymo touts more than 200 million miles of driving that informs how the vehicles navigate roads, but the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Waymo Says Genie 3 Simulations Can Help Boost Robotaxi Rollout

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo said it is using DeepMind’s Genie 3 AI model to create realistic, digital worlds for its autonomous driving technology to train on edge-case scenarios. The self-driving tech ...
CBS News

Mark Zuckerberg questioned on Meta's under-13 users and usage goals in landmark social media trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questioning in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday about Instagram's under-13 users and Meta's efforts to boost engagement, as a trial examines whether the company ...
Washington Examiner

Jury can keep using platforms at center of social media addiction case: Judge

The judge overseeing the social media addiction case in California told the jury to continue to use the platforms at the center of the trial that began in Los Angeles on Monday. The trial is expected ...
Marketplace

Is social media addictive? And are social media companies liable?

Eric Goldman, co-director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University, says those will be the central questions as Meta Platforms Inc. and YouTube parent Alphabet go on trial this week. A ...
loudwire

Brian May Comments on Trump Using Queen Song in Social Media Post

Brian May has responded to President Donald Trump's use of a Queen song in a video unveiling his new "MAGA Symphony" painting. The painting, which Trump revealed this week, shows the president ...
The Guardian

Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial

Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’ Instagram’s CEO dismissed the idea that users can be addicted to social media at a ...
Wall Street Journal

The Mellon Foundation’s Idea of ‘Social Justice’

Unruly Republic: A vast, monied network of activist groups keeps the public inflamed on issues including social justice, immigrant rights, Palestinian statehood, LGBTQ rights, and—as ever—climate ...
The Independent

Prince Harry tells families grieving over children who died after using social media: 'None of you should be here'

Prince Harry has met with bereaved families in Los Angeles, who are suing Meta, Instagram’s parent company, and Google’s YouTube, claiming their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. In an ...
The Economist

More and more countries are banning kids from social media

“You scroll without thinking and lose track of time,” admits Ramón, a Spanish 15-year-old, of his habits on social media. “You see girls sexualising themselves, car crashes, really violent stuff,” he ...