Flush With Cash, Tether Has Got Microsoft, Google, and Amazon in Its Crosshairs
Under new CEO Paolo Ardoino, the crypto company is spending heavily in a bid to muscle into an AI market dominated by the world’s largest tech firms....
12 agosto, 2024
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56
Susan Wojcicki is one of this era's great unsung executives—and was crucial to Google's trajectory from its very beginnings in her garage....
10 agosto, 2024
Google’s Rise Was Inevitable. So Was Its Antitrust Ruling
This week, a US federal district court judge ruled that Google was a monopolist. It's been a long time coming....
09 agosto, 2024
The Olympics’ Hostile Architecture Is a Preview of What’s to Come
Under a bridge in Paris, a homeless encampment has been replaced with dozens of giant Lego-like bricks. Campaigners say things will likely get worse at the 2028 Games in LA....
09 agosto, 2024
Beyond Meat Is Stalling in the US. Europe Could Be Another Story
The once-hyped company is now the most prominent victim of a broader downturn in the plant-based meat industry....
08 agosto, 2024
OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode
The company has revealed details of AI model safety testing—including concerns about its new anthropomorphic interface....
08 agosto, 2024
Generative AI Has a “Shoplifting” Problem. This Startup CEO Has a Plan to Fix It
Bill Gross’ ProRata, which has struck deals with partners like Time and Universal Music Group, has a strategy for making AI powerhouses pay for content....
08 agosto, 2024
Palmer Luckey’s Defense Startup, Anduril, Raises $1.5 Billion to Produce AI-Powered Weapons
The company plans to build a Tesla-style, software-optimized factory to manufacture autonomous drones and other battlefield tech....
08 agosto, 2024
X Is Boosting the Far Right’s UK Riots as Telegram Scrambles for Control
Far-right protestors are trying to share violent rhetoric on social media. For the first time, Telegram is blocking them—while X is giving them a platform....
07 agosto, 2024
CrowdStrike Faces a Potential Tsunami of Lawsuits. Only the Fine Print Can Save It, Experts Say
After crashing millions of computers and disrupting businesses across the globe, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike must protect itself against a flurry of legal activity that is already beginning. The devil will be in the details....
07 agosto, 2024
A US Judge Ruled That Google Is an Illegal Monopolist. Here’s What Might Come Next
Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling has triggered a potentially yearslong process to decide how to punish the company. For users, it could mean a future in which Google isn’t front and center everywhere....
06 agosto, 2024
Elon Musk’s X Sues Advertisers Over Alleged Boycott
The platform's antitrust suit claims an alleged conspiracy to withhold advertising dollars. Right-wing video site Rumble filed a similar suit today....
06 agosto, 2024
AI Is Heating the Olympic Pool
A data center in Paris has been hooked up to the energy system heating the Olympic pool. But critics say that projects recycling data centers’ excess heat are a distraction from the real environmental costs of AI....
06 agosto, 2024
Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco
The office closure marks the end of an era for the site formerly known as Twitter....
05 agosto, 2024
Google Search Is an Illegal Monopoly, US Judge Rules
Nearly a year after the US government took Google to trial, a judge has found that the tech giant violated antitrust laws. A new trial will determine how Google should be penalized....
05 agosto, 2024
The Controversial Kids Online Safety Act Faces an Uncertain Future
While it easily passed the Senate, the House began a recess without bringing the bill—which critics say would keep young people from accessing vital information on topics like sexual health—to the floor for a vote....
05 agosto, 2024
Zoom Is Going After Google and Microsoft With AI-Driven Docs
The video-conferencing app is trying to create an "everything workplace" app in a crowded market....
05 agosto, 2024
TikTok Sued by US Justice Department for Alleged Violations of Kids’ Privacy
The social media company, already fighting for its existence in the US, now has to contend with a potentially expensive penalty stemming from its policies toward users under 13....
02 agosto, 2024
A New Trick Could Block the Misuse of Open Source AI
Researchers have developed a way to tamperproof open source large language models to prevent them from being coaxed into, say, explaining how to make a bomb....
02 agosto, 2024
Trump’s Crypto Embrace Could Be a Disaster for Bitcoin
At the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Donald Trump promised the crypto community the moon. They'd better hope they don't get it....
02 agosto, 2024
You Won’t Believe What Car Headlights Have in Store
New technology and a drive toward electrified powertrains have converged to create a flashy new car-lighting landscape. What comes next could be an international light language....
02 agosto, 2024
Intel Is Cutting More Than 15,000 Jobs Despite Getting Billions From the US Government
The chipmaker, which has fallen behind competitors, is slashing 15 percent of its workforce....
01 agosto, 2024
To Lead in AI, the US Needs a Silicon Revolution
US Commerce Department undersecretary Laurie E. Locascio says America needs to invent new chip manufacturing techniques....
01 agosto, 2024
Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products
Regulators found that Amazon is responsible for defective products sold by its third-party vendors—which include flammable pajamas, faulty carbon monoxide detectors, and hair dryers that could electrocute you....
31 julho, 2024
Google Cracks Down on Explicit Deepfakes
Newly announced measures by the search giant aim to make AI-generated, or otherwise spoofed explicit content, more difficult to discover....
31 julho, 2024
‘Date Like Goblins’ Thinks Playing Games Can Fix Dating Apps
More niche dating apps hope to disrupt the dominance of giants like Tinder and Hinge. The latest encourages people to date in “goblin mode.”...
31 julho, 2024
Donald Trump’s Plan to Hoard Billions in Bitcoin Has Economists Stumped
The former US president has promised to establish a "national bitcoin stockpile" if he’s reelected and use it to offset inflation. But economists think the plan has little merit....
31 julho, 2024
The Affordable Connectivity Program Died—and Thousands of Households Have Already Lost Their Internet
The ACP provided affordable internet connectivity to low-income Americans. Since it expired in May, around 100,000 Charter subscribers have had to pull the plug....
30 julho, 2024
Zombie Alt-Weeklies Are Stuffed With AI Slop About OnlyFans
Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans....
30 julho, 2024
Instagram Will Let You Make Custom AI Chatbots—Even Ones Based on Yourself
Meta's AI Studio will let users build virtual characters, with a few limitations....
29 julho, 2024
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