Minnesota Governor vetoes gig worker pay
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have guaranteed a minimum wage and other protections for Uber and Lyft drivers. “Ride-share… Read More »Minnesota Governor vetoes gig worker pay
Hyundai and LG are planning a $4.3 billion battery factory in Georgia
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solutions on Thursday announced plans to build a $4.3 billion electric vehicle battery factory in Georgia, the newest clean… Read More »Hyundai and LG are planning a $4.3 billion battery factory in Georgia
Neuralink says it has FDA clearance to start clinical trials
In December 2022, founder Elon Musk gave an update on his other, different company, the brain-implant startup Neuralink. As far back as 2020, the company… Read More »Neuralink says it has FDA clearance to start clinical trials
White House and GOP strike deal to raise debt ceiling
Top White House officials and Republican lawmakers struck a deal Thursday that would raise the two-year debt limit while imposing strict caps on discretionary spending… Read More »White House and GOP strike deal to raise debt ceiling
How DeSantis’ Twitter Spaces event compares to previous live streams
Within hours of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announcing his presidential run on Twitter on Wednesday, attendees at the audio event were celebrating the achievement. David… Read More »How DeSantis’ Twitter Spaces event compares to previous live streams
Pegasus spyware is first detected in a war zone
on Nov. 10 In 2021, Varuzhan Geghamyan, an assistant professor at Yerevan State University in Armenia, received a notification from Apple on his phone. His… Read More »Pegasus spyware is first detected in a war zone
Nicholas Gray, whose Gray papaya became a hot dog mecca, dies at age 86
Nicholas Gray, the founder of Gray’s Papaya, a hot dog stand in a window display whose culinary eccentricity, competitive pricing, clever slogans and apparent immutability… Read More »Nicholas Gray, whose Gray papaya became a hot dog mecca, dies at age 86
Google Search begins rolling out ChatGPT-style generative AI results
Google’s generative search results turn the normally stark white results page into an array of pastel colors. Google An example search for Bluetooth speakers. The… Read More »Google Search begins rolling out ChatGPT-style generative AI results
Humanoid robots are growing up
eight years ago, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency staged a painful-to-watch competition in which robots slowly struggled (and often failed) to perform a… Read More »Humanoid robots are growing up
Microsoft calls for AI rules to minimize risk
Microsoft approved a series of artificial intelligence regulations on Thursday as the company navigates concerns from governments around the world about the risks posed by… Read More »Microsoft calls for AI rules to minimize risk
Nvidia is approaching trillion dollars as demand for AI rises
Shares in the chipmaker Nvidia rose more than 20 percent on Thursday after the company delivered an overwhelming quarterly revenue driven by demand for the… Read More »Nvidia is approaching trillion dollars as demand for AI rises
Chinese state hackers infect critical infrastructure in the US and Guam
peterschreiber.media | Getty Images A Chinese government hacking group has gained a significant foothold in critical infrastructure environments in the US and Guam, stealing network… Read More »Chinese state hackers infect critical infrastructure in the US and Guam
AI is steeped in the “digital colonialism” of Big Tech
Artificial intelligence continues to be fed racist and sexist training materials and then spread around the world.
An African country faces challenges to protect girls from HPV
When health workers arrived at Upendo Primary School on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, they instructed girls who would turn 14 this year… Read More »An African country faces challenges to protect girls from HPV
Chinese malware hits systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the real target?
Around the time the FBI was investigating equipment recovered from the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina in February, U.S.… Read More »Chinese malware hits systems on Guam. Is Taiwan the real target?
