YouTube Restores Donald Trump’s Account Privileges

YouTube Restores Donald Trump’s Account Privileges

YouTube suspended former President Donald J. Trump’s account on the platform six days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The video platform said it was concerned that Mr. Trump’s lies about the 2020 election could lead to more real-world violence….

Amazon can't get enough human workers — so here come the robots

Amazon can't get enough human workers — so here come the robots

Amazon's "Sparrow" sorting robot. Photo courtesy Amazon Amazon is rolling out an army of robots that could soon select and sort the majority of the 13 million packages it delivers every day. Why it matters: Increased demand for expedited delivery has the…

Illustration competitions grapple with generative AI

Illustration competitions grapple with generative AI

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios As generative AI tools like Dall-E and MidJourney become more mainstream, some illustration competitions are banning the submission of AI-generated artworks. Why it matters: Debate in the art world around the impact of technology is nothing new. But AI's…

AI-generated images open multiple cans of worms

AI-generated images open multiple cans of worms

Photo illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios. Photo: Andy Warhol: 32 Campbell's soup cans via Flickr Machine-learning programs that can produce sometimes jaw-dropping images from brief text prompts have advanced in a matter of months from a "that's quite a trick" stage to a genuine…

Trying to make sense of TIkTok's cybersecurity concerns

Trying to make sense of TIkTok's cybersecurity concerns

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios It's not just regulators and lawmakers struggling to make sense of cybersecurity concerns about TikTok — even your Codebook author can't figure out which are overhyped and which are valid. What's happening: It's now been about a month since…