The friendly rasp of ChatGPT’s ‘Sky’ voice is getting the AI company into hot water. Last week, OpenAI launched ChatGPT 4o, a new model of its chatbot assistant that converses in almost real time. Users could choose from five voices, including Sky, whose friendly intonation had a slight rasp vaguely reminiscent of Scarlett Johansson—an actor who,...

Brown called on President Biden to nominate a new chair for the FDIC ‘without delay,’ which the Senate would then confirm. The most powerful Democrat in Congress on banking and financial issues called for President Joe Biden to replace the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Monday, saying the agency is broken and there must be “fundamental...

Microsoft’s new CoPilot+ PCs can judge how well you play ‘Minecraft’—and help you remember what you were working on the other day. For the third time in roughly a week, a major tech company is showing off its near-term plans for the future of generative artificial intelligence. This time, it’s Microsoft’s turn.

Water that’s too hard or too soft could damage pipes and lead to health and aesthetic concerns. When you turn on your faucet to get a glass of water or wash your face, you’re probably not thinking about what’s in your water – besides water. Depending on where you live and whether you have a water-softening system, your water might contain dissolved...

In an interview with Fast Company, Henry looks back on her four-decade-plus career at SEIU, the union’s biggest wins during her tenure, and the future of the labor movement. After 14 years at the helm of the Service Employees International Union, Mary Kay Henry is formally stepping down today from her role as president.

This ‘real people’ aspect of online communities continues to be critical today. A parent asked a question in a private Facebook group in April 2024: Does anyone with a child who is both gifted and disabled have any experience with New York City public schools? The parent received a seemingly helpful answer that laid out some characteristics of a...