Democratic mega-donor and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings called for President Joe Biden to “step aside after his performance at the presidential debate last week.
A recent investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has uncovered a disturbing trend in AI development, where images of children are being used to train artificial intelligence models without consent, potentially exposing them to significant privacy and safety risks.
Google’s pursuit of AI has led to a massive increase in its greenhouse gas emissions, according to the company’s latest environmental report. Google has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030, but emissions have actually surged by 50 percent over the past five years.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has suffered a massive 24.2 percent year-on-year decrease in shipments from its Shanghai factory in June, marking the fourth decline this year as the company grapples with an intensifying price war in the Chinese market.
President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly giving $504 million in funding to twelve technology hubs in an effort to expand research in AI, semiconductor manufacturing, and clean energy.
In the ongoing conflict with Russia, Ukraine has emerged as a hotbed for autonomous drone technology, pushing the boundaries of weaponized AI and raising ethical concerns about the future of warfare.
A federal grand jury has reportedly indicted Hoau-Yan Wang, a 67-year-old medical professor at the City University of New York, for allegedly falsifying data to fraudulently obtain $16 million in federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug and diagnostic test.
A new report from Akamai Technologies has unveiled alarming statistics about the prevalence and impact of web scraper bots on businesses, particularly in the e-commerce sector. An astounding 42 percent of overall web traffic is now generated by bots, according to the cloud computing giant.
Acclaimed actor Morgan Freeman has publicly denounced unauthorized use of his voice through AI technology.
Actor Kevin Dillon’s electric Tesla vehicle suddenly stopped in the middle of a car wash last week, resulting in a rear-end fender bender involving three other cars.
The European Commission has released preliminary findings indicating that Mark Zuckerberg’s “pay or consent” offer to Facebook and Instagram users in Europe violates the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The socialist dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, claimed that the Chinese social media platform TikTok “censored” his account.
First lady Jill Biden is on the hunt to hire someone for the position of “Social Media Platforms Manager,” according to a recent job listing.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday about the constitutionality of new Florida and Texas laws that limit content moderation on social media platforms. The Court unanimously vacated and returned both laws to the lower courts.
Walmart has reportedly deployed its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered Nikola Tre semi truck, marking a significant milestone in the retail industry’s transition to alternative fuel vehicles. Hydrogen technology stands as a potential competitor to EV trucks, which have the disadvantage of massive battery weight.
The nonprofit organization behind Mother Jones and Reveal, the Center for Investigative Reporting, has joined the growing list of media outlets taking legal action against Microsoft and OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement.
A rocket belonging to a Chinese civilian aerospace manufacturer crashed into a mountain after accidentally launching Sunday, the company announced.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared his vision for the future of artificial intelligence, emphasizing the importance of diverse AI systems and criticizing the notion of a singular, all-encompassing AI.
NASA has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX an $843 million contract to design and build a spacecraft that will safely guide the International Space Station (ISS) back to Earth at the end of its operational life.
A pair of NASA astronauts are still stuck at the International Space station while the Boeing spacecraft they traveled in experiences issues, as Boeing insists that “the astronauts are not stranded.”
A new study by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab reveals that Microsoft’s Bing translation service in China employs stricter censorship measures than its Chinese counterparts, raising concerns about the tech giant’s operations in the country.
An AI version of sports commentator Al Michaels will deliver “personalized” recaps to Peacock subscribers during the 2024 Olympics.
As artificial intelligence continues to make headlines, some companies are being accused of “AI washing” — overstating the capabilities of their AI technology.
Tesla CEO and X/Twitter owner Elon Musk has labeled both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden as “talking puppets” in response to the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle.
The U.S. government accepted a plea deal to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to expand its anti-Chinese joint activities with Assange’s native Australia, the Chinese state media outlet Global Times proclaimed on Wednesday.
Toys “R” Us has partnered with ad agency Native Foreign to create what they claim is the first-ever “brand film” utilizing OpenAI’s new text-to-video tool, Sora. The creepy result has largely been mocked on social media.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been using public posts from the accounts of Americnas to train its AI models since last year, sparking concerns about user privacy and data protection. There is a way to stop Mark Zuckerberg from using your posts as fodder for his company’s AI systems.
Google is up to its regular election tricks, according to the Media Research Center. An MRC investigation found that when searching for a candidates name with “presidential race 2024,” Joe Biden’s campaign website is the top result, while Donald Trump’s campaign website doesn’t appear on the first page.
The U.S. Surgeon General is urging Congress to issue a warning label, similar to those seen on cigarette packs, for social media platforms and their impacts on young people.
Police in northern Sweden looking into the unexplained deaths of men who died shortly after working at a battery plant in the Arctic.
Social media companies like Facebook are free to continue censoring conservatives according to a divided Supreme Court, over a vigorous conservative dissent.
Bloomberg News on Tuesday published an exposé on the relationship between China’s Huawei telecom giant and Optica, a nonprofit scientific foundation based in Washington, DC.
Elon Musk’s X platform, formerly Twitter, appears to have recently suspended a slew of accounts, causing popular conservative X accounts to experience a large loss in followers. Despite many claiming this purge is aimed at the bot accounts plaguing the platform, multiple complaints of legitimate accounts being suspended have also surfaced.
A 20-year-old man from New Jersey allegedly flew to Florida to physically assault his online gaming rival, in a case of an online deathmatch entering the real world. Perplexed by the case, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper commented, “This is a weird one. Some things make you say hmm.”
As AI continues to advance, concerns about job displacement are growing, particularly in creative industries. Now, OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati suggests that creative jobs will become obsolete, reasoning that this is okay because “maybe they shouldn’t have been there in the first place.”
Fairshake, a pro-crypto super PAC, on Wednesday touted the ouster of Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), a staunch anti-crypto lawmaker.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced on Tuesday that his office is suing the Chinese mobile phone shopping app Temu.
Volkswagen and Rivian have announced a joint venture that will bring Rivian’s EV software expertise to VW’s product lineup. The $5 billion deal has provided a lifeline to Rivian, which has faced major financial problems this year.
A man reportedly suffered a heart attack after winning S$4 million ($2.95 million) at a casino in Singapore — but is expected to recover.
Entrepreneur Elon Musk took a swipe at Disney’s failing “Star Wars” universe of programs and said that the “woke propaganda” the Mouse House is pushing is more “deadly” than the Death Star to the film series.
