In tech news, Amazon is struggling to revamp its AI assistant, Alexa, while Clearview AI has reached a deal to end a privacy class action. The Pope is set to address G7 leaders on AI regulation, and a UK election will feature an AI-generated candidate. Other topics include the environmental impact of cooling data centers, the unknown effects of space on the human body, and the rise of internet stars on the platform Famous Birthdays. The newsletter also highlights the quest to build wildfire-resistant homes in the US West.
Key takeaways:
- The US Supreme Court has upheld access to abortion pills, averting a major crisis for reproductive health.
- Biotech companies are working on ways to produce milk without cows in response to the outbreak of avian influenza on US dairy farms.
- A London-based non-profit is set to become one of the world's largest financial backers of solar geoengineering research.
- Meta's updated privacy policy allows it to use user data to train its AI models, but users can opt out if they're uncomfortable with this practice.