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Judge Mellor ruled that Craig Wright (pictured) lied “extensively and repeatedly” about being Satoshi Nakamoto. | Photo by Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Australian computer scientist Craig Wright lied “extensively and repeatedly” to courts and committed forgery “on a grand scale” in efforts to falsely claim that he invented Bitcoin, a judge at London’s High Court ruled on Monday. Wright has long claimed to be “Satoshi Nakamoto” — the pseudonym used by the author of Bitcoin’s 2008 foundational white paper. Very little is known about the mysterious cryptocurrency creator, though they’re widely presumed to be the largest holder of Bitcoin, controlling an estimated 1.1 million BTC (worth roughly $77 billion at the time of writing). Satoshi’s identity was connected to Wright in reports published by Gizmodo and Wired in 2015, though the latter publication noted that some of the clues that... Continue reading…

Not everyone is a fan of AI Overviews. | Screenshot: Emma Roth / The Verge If you’ve searched for something on Google lately, you might’ve noticed a wall of text that appears before the actual search results. This feature, called AI Overviews, offers an AI-generated answer to certain queries. But it also pushes your list of links further down the page, which makes it a bit annoying to scroll past when you want to do your own research — and it will get even more annoying once Google starts stuffing ads into it. But even though Google doesn’t let you disable the feature, there are a few ways around it. One of the best ways to “turn off” the feature is to reconfigure your browser’s default search engine options. The website tenbluelinks offers instructions on how to do this in Chrome on Android, iOS, Windows, and... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The chair of the Federal Communications Commission introduced a proposal Wednesday that could require political advertisers to disclose when they use AI-generated content on radio and TV ads. If the proposal is implemented, the FCC will seek comment on whether to require on-air and written disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads and will propose to apply these disclosure requirements to certain mediums. In a press release, the FCC notes that the disclosure requirements wouldn’t prohibit such content but would instead require political advertisers to be transparent about their use of AI. “As artificial intelligence tools become more accessible, the Commission wants to make sure consumers are fully informed when the technology... Continue reading…

With generative AI being all the rage these days, it’s no surprise that Amazon is finally entering the mix. According to a report from CNBC, Amazon has plans to completely overhaul Alexa, the company’s popular voice assistant.  The report notes that the upcoming version of Alexa will be more conversational as to more ably compete with advanced chat software like ChatGPT. The news should come as a nice surprise for heavy Alexa users. While Alexa works perfectly fine for simple tasks like setting reminders and obtaining answers to basic questions, it certainly lacks a lot of functionality seen in more sophisticated chatbots.  Of course, the revamped Alexa won’t be free with CNBC reporting that it will “not be included in the $139-per-year Prime offering.” Notably, a final price for the more capable version of Alexa remains a point of discussion inside the company. How did Alexa fall behind? What’s interesting is that when Alexa came out, it wasn’t long before it was already outperforming rivals like Siri. All the more impressive is that Alexa came out three years after Apple introduced Siri. So, what prompted Alexa to stagnate? To this point, CNBC relays that Alexa was an initiative that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was personally excited about and invested in. Consequently, the Alexa team was given tremendous resources without any significant imperative to be cost-effective. Rather, functionality and progress were prioritized. This dynamic, however, changed in 2021 when Jeff Bezos decided to step down as Amazon CEO after 25 years. Bezos assumed the role of executive chairman, and the CEO spot was subsequently filled by Andy Jassy. Incidentally, Jassy has been with Amazon since 1997 and was part of the group that helped create AWS. With Jassy at the helm, CNBC notes that Alexa moved down a few notches on the priority list: That changed when Andy Jassy took over as CEO in 2021, according to three sources. Jassy was charged with rightsizing Amazon’s business during the pandemic, and Alexa became less of a priority internally, they said. Jassy has been privately underwhelmed with what modern-day Alexa is capable of, according to one person. The Alexa team worried they had invented an expensive alarm clock, weather machine and way to play Spotify music, one source said.   For instance, Jassy, an avid sports fan, asked the voice assistant the live score of a recent game, according to a person in the room, and was openly frustrated that Alexa didn’t know an answer that was so easy to find online.  Amazon, though, appears eager to adjust course and truly invest in making Alexa competitive with rival AI software. How this plays out remains to be seen, but when Amazon focuses engineering resources on a goal, it more often than not delivers. Another benefit Amazon enjoys is that the installed base of Alexa-powered devices is gigantic, which the company estimates is in the range of 400 million. Apple is also looking to get into generative AI Amazon, of course, isn't the only company looking to revamp its voice assistant with generative AI capabilities. Apple will reportedly announce a similar overhaul to Siri at the company's upcoming WWDC event. Remember, Apple's annual developer conference is slated to kick off on June 10. Rumor has it that Apple has doubled down on efforts to make a more advanced and capable version of Siri. Specifically, the next-gen version of Siri will reportedly employ generative AI on-device. However, its range of functionality won't be as expansive as you might hope. Bloomberg notes: That includes services like auto-summarizing notifications from your iPhone, giving a quick synopsis of news articles and transcribing voice memos, as well as improving existing features that auto-populate your calendar and suggest apps. There will also be some enhancements to photos in the form of AI-based editing, but none of those features will impress people who have used AI in Adobe Inc.’s apps for the last several months. More intriguing, though, is a rumor that iOS 18 might feature built-in ChatGPT integration. We've seen rumblings that Apple struck a deal with OpenAI, but we'll likely have to wait until WWDC for official confirmation. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: Memorial Day sales on Dyson vacuums, WiFi 6 routers, NERF guns, Ray-Ban sunglasses, more The post Amazon wants to turbocharge Alexa so it can compete with ChatGPT appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $3.25 smart plugs, $79 AirPods, $849 M2 MacBook Air, $329 Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones, more Best Ring Video Doorbell deals in May 2024 Today’s deals: Memorial Day sales on Dyson vacuums, WiFi 6 routers, NERF guns, Ray-Ban sunglasses, more Best Apple Watch deals for May 2024

A federal judge temporarily blocked a Florida law that penalizes anyone who knowingly transports an illegal immigrant into the state, the Daily Caller reported.