At a congressional hearing this week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seemed to be on the same wavelength as lawmakers: It’s time to regulate AI. Like… Read More »Mr. Altman goes to Washington and Casey continues with This American Life
In another world, the arrival of summer might mean going to the beach, but for some of us, it’s just as likely to be glued… Read More »Dealmaster: Save on Dell XPS 15, smartwatches and more
One every time new iPhone comes out, a team of technicians in the French city of Toulouse begins to disassemble it. In the three years… Read More »France is fighting to save your iPhone from an early death
Kia and Hyundai have agreed to pay about $200 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the manufacturers of producing vehicles that are particularly… Read More »Kia and Hyundai pay $200 million to settle car theft lawsuit
A lawsuit over First Amendment rights began Thursday in Montana after a group of TikTok users challenged the state’s new TikTok ban, which goes into… Read More »TikTok users sue Montana, calling state ban unconstitutional
In 2014, venture capitalist Peter Thiel rose to prominence as one of Silicon Valley’s most successful entrepreneurs and investors. He had made billions of dollars… Read More »Peter Thiel, the venture capitalist, is said to have met Epstein
Enlarge / Cybercriminals or anonymous hackers use mobile phone malware to hack personal and business passwords online. Getty Images In general, Android devices have a… Read More »Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with pre-installed malware
This week USA senators heard alarming testimony suggesting that unchecked AI could steal jobs, spread misinformation, and generally “go all wrong,” in the words of… Read More »Politicians need to quickly learn how AI works
The Supreme Court on Thursday handed double victories to tech platforms by refusing to hold them liable for content posted by their users in two… Read More »Supreme Court evades ruling on scope of Article 230
When asked in a Senate hearing this week who was responsible for the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, the lender’s former CEO Greg Becker had… Read More »Regulators refute claims by ex-CEO of Silicon Valley Bank
In March, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple rejected an email app’s generative AI-infused update until the developer gave the app an 17+ restriction,… Read More »ChatGPT now has an iPhone app
Enlarge / An example of the type of ads that appeared on the Xbox One dashboard. Soon these could be expanded with video ads in… Read More »Microsoft hints to let players watch ads for “timed bits of games”
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, raised its annual guidelines on Thursday, a sign it expects shoppers to continue to gravitate to its… Read More »Walmart raises its outlook as buyers look for bargains
In February, Meta made an unusual move in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence: it decided to give away its AI crown jewels. The… Read More »Meta made its AI Tech open-source. Rivals say it’s a risky decision.
The curious mind by Pete Buttigieg keeps much of its functionality in reserve. Even talking about railroads and airlines, down to the pointillist data that… Read More »Pete Buttigieg loves God, beer and his electric mustang
