Business Insider reported that last month, Meta revealed their new AI assistant which features the likeness of celebrities. Model Kendall Jenner and youtube star MrBeast are among the group of celebrities who offered their likeness to the chatbots with different personalities. Meta is paying an unnamed big creator as much as […]
If you’re walking through SUNY Old Westbury’s Media Innovation Center (MIC), you’ll likely hear students asking, “has anyone seen Terry?” or “where’s Terry?” As he shifts from one room to another, Terry readily responds to the calls for his guidance and mentors the students, as he was once in their […]
Photo Credit: transgenderhistory.com San Francisco, California is set to recognize each August as “Transgender History Month,” following a vote held by state lawmakers on August 6th CBC7 reports. This is the first US state to honor trans history with such a declaration. The bill reads, “Despite the national recognition of LGBTQ+ history […]
Danny Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Photo Credit: axios.com CNBC reports that the Internal Revenue Service [IRS], is planning to use artificial intelligence to collect unpaid taxes from high earners, partnerships, and large corporations. Last Friday, according to the NYTimes, the IRS announced that they’d use some of the $80 billion allocated […]
BuzzFeed was originally founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti, according to Variety. The website originally started as a project based on his work as an MIT Media Lab grad student, studying the spread of viral content. The site is known for its shareable listicles and fun quizzes. However, since its […]
Robin Rue Simmons, founder and executive director of FirstRepair and a Pritzker Fellow at the Institute of Politics of The University of Chicago, spoke to SUNY Old Westbury students on April 6, 2023. The school’s Politics, Economics, and Law (PEL) Club welcomed Rue Simmons to give a talk about the […]
On April 4, the Anime Club had their first official event. The event took place in the Game Room, in the Student Union building. At the event, the club celebrated the blooming of the Japanese cherry blossom with water color painting and anime trivia. The president of the club is […]
On March 13, 2023, President Biden approved the Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, according to the Wall Street Journal. The region is in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, which is the nation’s largest piece of public land, the Washington Post reported. The region was first recognized by President […]
March is Women’s History month. It’s a month to celebrate women and the contributions that they’ve made in the world. Here’s a guide on how to celebrate Women’s History Month. The first step to celebrate this month is to learn. Learning about women’s history and the sometimes overlooked contributions that […]
The musical artist, The Weeknd, has a new HBO series coming out in which he will star alongside Lily-Rose Depp. According to Vogue, his show, “The Idol,” explores the complicated relationship between a cult leader and an up-and-coming popstar. The show was directed by Amy Seimetz. However, back in April […]
