Gatherings of tens of thousands of Vice President Harris' supporters are raising millions of dollars for her campaign — and it's happening on Zoom.
Why it matters: It's a new era of virtual rallies. These online events are cheaper to organize, easier to attend, and they're poised to become a powerful tools for fundraising and voter outreach this fall.
States are drawing on laws first drafted in Hollywood's golden age to protect 21st Century children at risk of being exploited in the multibillion dollar influencer industry.
Why it matters: The content creation field is largely unregulated, and states are taking steps to ensure kids get a cut of the profit they brought in from vlogging or brand deals.
Data to train AI models increasingly comes from other AI models in the form of synthetic data, which can fill in chatbots' knowledge gaps but also destabilize them.
The big picture: As AI models expand in size, their need for data becomes insatiable — but high quality human-made data is costly, and growing restrictions on the text, images and other kinds of data freely available on the web are driving the technology's developers toward machine-produced alternatives.
Clio, a Canadian legaltech company, has raised $900 million in Series F funding at $3 billion valuation led by NEA, with Goldman Sachs, Sixth Street, CapitalG, and Tidemark also participating.
Why it matters: Companies have been throwing AI at every business category, but legal applications seem to have really convinced investors to cut big checks.
The Democrats haven't officially chosen their new presidential candidate, but if they go with Kamala Harris, the business and tech world could get a slightly friendlier face than Joe Biden.
Why it matters: The Republican ticket is a bit of a mixed bag — while Donald Trump has taken somenew pro-tech positions lately, he's also chosen a former venture capitalist as his running mate in J.D. Vance, who supports FTC chair Lina Khan's aggressive antitrust moves.
As the Olympic Games kick off in Paris on Friday, cyber experts are on guard for what could be a tsunami of website takedowns.
Why it matters: Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are typically viewed as nuisances in the cybersecurity world — but when they're successful they can severely impact online services or live events.
PARIS — When the Paris Olympics kick off Friday, 200+ Samsung smartphones will provide a unique lens to viewers as athletes from around the world travel by boat along the Seine River.
Why it matters: The first-of-its-kind opening ceremony brings new challenges. But Olympics sponsor Samsung also saw an opportunity to incorporate its technology into the broadcast.
