Category «Internet»

Google Can Now Robocall Stores for You to Ask If They Have What You Want

Lifehacker: “In a strange reversal of the usual seller/customer dynamic, Google is now giving buyers the power to send out their own robocalls. It’s not the first time the company has experimented with giving the average Joe the ability to send AI robocalls, but it is much more robust than previous outings. Rolling out today, …

Subjects: AI, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing, Search Engines

“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops

ProPublica: “When President Donald Trump told reporters on Sept. 5 he’d started looking at sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, he said it was because of something he saw on television. He said the city was being destroyed by paid agitators. “What they’ve done to that place, it’s like living in hell,” he said, …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Defense, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

New Comprehensive Guide to Help Newsrooms Protect Journalists from Online Abuse

PEN America: “In response to the alarming rise of abuse and threats targeting journalists, PEN America and the Coalition Against Online Violence have released a groundbreaking guide, Best Practices for News Organizations: How to Protect and Support Journalists Harassed Online, to empower industry leaders to protect their people amidst an escalating crackdown on the free …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Education, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Inside Harvey: How a first-year legal associate built one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups

TechCrunch: “Legal AI might not sound like the sexiest category in Silicon Valley, but Harvey‘s CEO Winston Weinberg has captured the attention of virtually every top-tier investor in the Valley. The company’s cap table reads like a who’s who of venture capital: the OpenAI Startup Fund (its first institutional investor), Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Elad …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

Omdia’s 2025 AI Market Maturity Survey Data

Overview available free – survey requires subscription: “The efficiency and value of AI Proof of Concept (PoCs) projects and pilots are the subject of heated debate, fuelled by reports claiming that only a handful make it to production. This has been interpreted as proof that generative AI is failing to scale, that stalled PoCs mean …

Subjects: E-Records, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

OSINTCon November Videos

@osintambition held a free online #osint conference with dozens of speakers and thousands of participants. If you missed anything, you can watch videos of the talks in this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist From Program One “Investigators can’t afford to spend endless hours chasing a single target. Classic OSINT skills are essential, but they eventually hit limits of …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

The New York Times Gift Article – “Epstein Files Live Updates: Trump Named in Emails Released by Democrats and Republicans. Messages in which Jeffrey Epstein discussed President Trump were among 20,000 documents posted online. Mr. Trump blamed Democrats as the White House rushed to block further revelations. The mocking and accusatory voice of Jeffrey Epstein …

Subjects: Censorship, Congress, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

We analyzed 47,000 ChatGPT conversations. Here’s what people really use it for.

Washington Post – Gift Article: “More than 800 million people use ChatGPT each week, according to its maker, OpenAI, but their conversations with the artificial intelligence chatbot are private. Unlike for social media apps, there is little way for those outside the company to know how people use the service — or what ChatGPT says …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

Computer science papers rife with AI

Semefor: “The largest pre-publication repository of scientific studies announced it would no longer accept computer science review papers because of the rise of fake AI-generated content. arXiv is a preprint site, which accepts papers before peer review with minimal moderation. It allows wider access to research that is usually behind paywalls, and vastly speeds up …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

You won’t believe the excuses lawyers have after getting busted for using AI

Ars Technica – I got hacked; I lost my login; it was a rough draft; toggling windows is hard. “Amid what one judge called an “epidemic” of fake AI-generated case citations bogging down courts, some common excuses are emerging from lawyers hoping to dodge the most severe sanctions for filings deemed misleading. Using a database …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines