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Over the past year, AI image generators have taken the world by storm. Heck, even our distinguished writers at TNW use them from time to time.  Truth is, tools like Stable Diffusion, Latent Diffusion, or DALL·E can be incredibly useful for producing unique images from simple prompts — like this picture of Elon Musk riding a unicorn. But it’s not all fun and games. Users of these AI models can just as easily generate hateful, dehumanising, and pornographic images at the click of a button — with…

A biker stops to look at a pile of e-bikes in the aftermath of a fire in Chinatown, which authorities say started at an e-bike shop and spread to upper-floor apartments, Tuesday June 20, 2023, in New York. Federal officials are looking into cracking down on defective lithium-ion batteries that power hoverboards, scooters and motorized bicycles because of a rash of deadly fires caused by exploding batteries. The effort comes as New York City…

A Twitter user compiled a list of people and asked ChatGPT how controversial they were! Read more tech news Good morning tech fam, here are some quick tech updates for you to catch on to! What’s New Today: Microsoft’s Bing AI Chatbot Threatens User, Claims It Can ‘Ruin’ Job Chances. Fast-Track Insights: According to a Report, the Securities and Futures Commission is Taking a “Regulate To Protect” Approach to Digital Assets. Elon Musk, one of ChatGPT’s founders and investors, is the subject of some deeply held feelings by…

U.S. efforts to build a national network of electric vehicle charging stations are moving slowly as states figure out how to fairly dole out public funding to kick-start a new service industry.As the Biden administration prepares to give states $7.5 billion for new charging stations, a similar recent effort suggests a difficult path is ahead. States received $424 million that could be used for charging stations as part of a $2.8 billion settlement by Volkswagen AG VOW 4.16%…

Electric-vehicle sales are accelerating, but U.S. efforts to build a national network of charging stations are moving slowly as states figure out how to fairly dole out public funding to kick-start a new service industry.As the Biden administration prepares to give states $7.5 billion for new charging stations, a similar recent effort suggests a difficult path is ahead. States received $424 million that could be used for charging stations as part of a $2.8 billion settlement by Volkswagen AG…