The Verge

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...
The New York Times

N.Y. Law Could Set Stage for A.I. Regulation’s Next ‘Big Battleground’

The new law seeks to prevent retailers from ripping off consumers by using artificial intelligence and their personal data to charge them higher prices. By Tim Balk As New Yorkers scrolled, surfed and ...
WBUR

States use algorithms to determine who gets at-home care through Medicaid

In the United States, 3 million elderly and disabled people get health care benefits at home, which is covered by Medicaid in many states. But the way states determine who is eligible for care is ...
JD Supra

The Daily AI Routine: A Practicum for Using AI Tools in Context - in Business and IP Litigation

This blog post and audio file is another in the series "Defending the Algorithm™" written, edited and narrated by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Business, IP and AI Trial Lawyer Henry M. Sneath, Esq. and ...
CNET

All Gemini Users Can Now Use the Viral Nano Banana AI Image Generator. Here's How

If you've been waiting to create AI images with Google's newest model, now's the time to dive in. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video ...
NBC News

Private health insurers use AI to approve or deny care. Soon Medicare will, too.

Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the ...
The Hill

Key Republican raises concerns about reported TikTok spinoff reliance on Chinese algorithm

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns Wednesday about the ongoing reliance of a potential TikTok spinoff on an algorithm ...
Mashable

Here’s how to try Google’s hot new Nano Banana image generator

Google launched the Nano Banana image generator in late August, and it's been building momentum through word of mouth ever since. The new model, officially dubbed Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, actually shot ...
CNN

Using the phone while you poop greatly raises hemorrhoid risk, new study says

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a freelance health and science journalist based in New York. There’s nothing like shutting the bathroom door, maybe even locking it and hiding away from one’s family, even ...
Geeky Gadgets

Nano Banana API : Unleash Your Creativity With Google’s New AI Image Generator

What if you could transform a static image into a dynamic video, seamlessly swap objects in a photo, or even visualize how a design might evolve over decades, all with just a few clicks? Enter the ...
IEEE

Medical Image Enhancement using Salp Swarm Algorithm

Abstract: The article suggests the idea of digital image enhancement using Salp Swarm Algorithm (SSA). The input image is enhanced by increasing the pixel intensity via cost function containing local ...