Enlarge / An AI-generated image of “real space invaders” threatening Earth. Half way through the journey A majority of Americans believe the rise of artificial… Read More »Poll: 61% of Americans say AI threatens humanity’s future
CNN has chosen Kaitlan Collins to host a new weeknight show at 9 p.m., making her one of the most coveted time slots in cable… Read More »Trump Forum moderator Kaitlan Collins has been named CNN’s 9 p.m. Anchor
Rachel Aaron, a 24-year-old who works in public relations in New York, recently dressed up for a work event at Bloomingdale’s. In the era of… Read More »For Gen Z, playing an influencer on TikTok comes naturally
We talk to MIT professor Daron Acemoglu about his book Power and Progress and explain why making direct human-to-AI comparisons doesn’t necessarily help define our… Read More »How humanity can prevent an AI takeover
Enlarge / The flu virus, with the H and N proteins on the surface. An mRNA-based flu vaccine designed to provide long-term protection against a… Read More »Long-sought universal flu vaccine: mRNA-based candidate enters clinical trial
Once a dominant political force, Taiwan’s main opposition party lost the last two presidential elections largely because it has fostered closer ties with China. Faced… Read More »Taiwan’s opposition selects Hou Yu-ih, a moderate, for presidential race
Not long after buying a Ford E-Transit van for his plumbing business last November, Mitch Smedley sat down with some receipts and a calculator to… Read More »As EV sales increase, electric commercial fleets are lagging behind
A provocative article by Microsoft researchers claims that AI technology shows the ability to understand the way humans do. Critics say those scientists are fooling… Read More »Microsoft says new AI shows signs of human reasoning
Florida legislation designed to cripple Disney may ultimately help the company, at least in connection with a lawsuit in state court over development at Walt… Read More »Disney argues Florida’s new law invalidates the DeSantis-backed lawsuit
Researchers unveiled a major discovery on Tuesday: malicious firmware that can squeeze a wide variety of home and small office routers into a network that… Read More »Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers
In November, venerable tech outlet CNET began publishing articles generated by artificial intelligence on topics such as personal finance, which turned out to be riddled… Read More »CNET published AI-generated stories. Then the staff pushed back
The tone of congressional hearings with tech industry executives in recent years can best be described as hostile. Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other tech… Read More »Sam Altman, ChatGPT Creator and OpenAI CEO, is pushing the Senate for AI regulation
President Biden on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have reinstated tariffs on solar panels from Chinese companies in Southeast Asia found to have been imported… Read More »Biden vetoes legislation that would restore rates on some solar panels
This was not supposed to happen. In 2020, in a house surrounded by fields in rural Ireland, 19-year-old Liam sat at his laptop, an energy… Read More »This is industrial scale catfishing | WIRED
Enlarge / San Francisco 49ers new star quarterback Brock Purdy celebrates during an amazing 35-7 win over the Tom Brady-led Buccaneers. Getty Images/Thearon W. Henderson… Read More »NBC is paying $110 million to make an NFL playoff game exclusive to Peacock
