ByteDance Launches New LLM With Better Visual Understanding
ByteDance has released its new generation of large language models, Doubao Seed 2.0, as the Chinese tech giant tries to compete at the highest level with U.S. rivals in all types of AI models, from LL...
Disney, Paramount Send Legal Letters to ByteDance Over AI Videos
Disney, Paramount Skydance and the largest union for U.S. entertainment professionals sent cease-and-desist letters to ByteDance after videos generated by the Chinese tech giant’s AI video model, Se...
A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands
In an eyewitness video analyzed frame by frame by The New York Times, Alex Pretti raises one hand and holds a phone in the other. Federal agents tackle him, and one appears to find and remove a...
Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling heist in Relooted
Colonialism is not merely about occupying nations. It's a project of mass violence, part of which involves total erasure and the widespread theft of some of the most culturally significant arti...
How to un-Big Tech your online life
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 116, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy National Ferris Wheel Day to all those who celebrate, an...
