Microsoft fixes Media Creation Tool broken on some Windows PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) is working again on Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 25H2 ...
TV Tech

Link, Aberdeen Roll Out Dual Streaming Translation, Captioning

Using advanced Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Automated Machine Translation (AMT), and AI, the low-latency service is ...
Medical Xpress

Social media usage linked to lower cognitive performance in preteens

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving 6,554 adolescents aged 9–13 found that those who spent more time on social ...
CoinTelegraph

Fireblocks acquires Dynamic to expand enterprise wallet infrastructure

The acquisition completes Fireblocks' tech stack, the company said on Thursday, allowing it to offer more institutional-grade services to clients. Fireblocks, a digital asset infrastructure company, ...
The Conversation

King, pope, Jedi, Superman: Trump’s social media images exclusively target his base and try to blur political reality

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
WFSB

Connecticut senator faces criticism over social media post at ‘No Kings’ rally

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A Connecticut state senator is facing criticism from Republicans and Governor Ned Lamont after posting a photo at a “No Kings” rally where he held a sign reading “Cholesterol, ...
The Verge

ICE is building a social media panopticon

The agency’s latest surveillance contract is an ’assault’ on democracy and free speech. The agency’s latest surveillance contract is an ’assault’ on democracy and free speech. is a news writer who ...
Awful Announcing

James Franklin could stick it to Penn State by taking a media job

Penn State is reportedly paying James Franklin in the neighborhood of $50 million to go away. Well, kind of. Franklin, who was fired as the Nittany Lions’ head coach on Sunday after the program’s ...
MarketWatch

Bari Weiss’s getting top job at CBS News may signal rightward lurch across American media

The changes that may come to CBS News with the appointment of conservative polemicist Bari Weiss as editor in chief may not stop there. Lukas I. Alpert writes about the media and entertainment ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Versant Media Group Raises $2 Billion Ahead of Comcast Spinoff

Versant Media Group Inc. raised $2 billion in leveraged financing Thursday to fund a payment to parent Comcast Corp. tied to the cable-channel operator’s spinoff from the owner of NBC and Universal.
Reuters

US right-wing media figures, tech pioneers call for superintelligent AI ban

Oct 22 (Reuters) - A group including right-wing U.S. media personalities Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck has signed a statement calling for a ban on developing superintelligent artificial intelligence ...