Election lies are becoming popular on YouTube when things are looking the other way
The video site removed disinformation from 2020, fearing real-world harm. Now it amplifies and capitalizes on the 2024 falsehoods, researchers say.
Inflation is actually back to normal. Why do voters still feel blah?
Consumers still give the economy bad marks, even though the labor market is strong and price increases have been fading for months.
Chopped onions are likely the cause of the E. coli outbreak at McDonald's, CDC says
Split onions are likely the source of the multi-state E.coli An outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers continues to grow, the Centers for Disease… Read More »Chopped onions are likely the cause of the E. coli outbreak at McDonald's, CDC says
Europe's Big Tech Hawks are bracing for a post-Biden future
For Europe, the outcome of next week's US elections will have profound consequences. NATO funding is at stake, as is a possible peace deal between… Read More »Europe's Big Tech Hawks are bracing for a post-Biden future
Microsoft's earnings results show that quarterly revenue rose 16% to $65.6 billion
The company's profit rose 11 percent to $24.7 billion, beating Wall Street expectations and its own forecasts.
New York State chosen as national center for chip manufacturing research
The Biden administration will locate a hub of a newly established national semiconductor technology center in New York State.
Meta's next Llama AI models train on a GPU cluster 'bigger than anything'
Managing such a massive array of chips to develop Llama 4 will likely pose unique technical challenges and require enormous amounts of energy. Meta executives… Read More »Meta's next Llama AI models train on a GPU cluster 'bigger than anything'
Microsoft reports big profits amid massive AI investments
Microsoft reported quarterly results that impressed investors and showed how resilient the company is even as it spends heavily on AI. Some investors were concerned… Read More »Microsoft reports big profits amid massive AI investments
Starbucks' CEO steps in to address a long list of issues
Customers are turning away from the coffee giant and the new CEO, Brian Niccol, must figure out how to get them back.
Meta's profits increase by 35 percent even when a lot of money is spent
The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it has no plans to slow its investments anytime soon.
Elon Musk's criticism of 'Woke AI' suggests ChatGPT could be a target of the Trump administration
Mittelsteadt adds that Trump could punish companies in several ways. For example, he cites the way the Trump administration canceled a major federal contract with… Read More »Elon Musk's criticism of 'Woke AI' suggests ChatGPT could be a target of the Trump administration
Google's CEO says more than 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
On Tuesday, Google's CEO revealed that AI systems now generate more than a quarter of the new code for its products, with human programmers overseeing… Read More »Google's CEO says more than 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the billions of ways to influence elections
The richest men in the world have their own missile fleet, their own media and their own plans to succeed with Donald J. Trump.
OpenAI's transcription tool is hallucinating. Hospitals use it anyway
Saturday one An Associated Press investigation has found that OpenAI's Whisper transcription tool is creating fabricated text in medical and business settings, despite warnings against… Read More »OpenAI's transcription tool is hallucinating. Hospitals use it anyway
How FTX's young executives shattered their parents
As their children face fraud charges, the parents of FTX's top leaders have described their disbelief at how the crypto exchange turned their lives upside… Read More »How FTX's young executives shattered their parents
