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The European Commission has issued a $140 million fine to Elon Musk’s X for violating the EU’s controversial Digital Services Act (DSA). The fine is likely to escalate tensions between the EU and America over free speech online.
AT&T has vowed to scrap its DEI policies, including a worker training program that labeled racism as a “uniquely white trait.” The telecommunication giant’s sudden change of heart on policies that discriminate against white men comes after pressure from FCC Chairman Brendar Carr.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss AI chip export restrictions and voiced his opposition to state-level regulation of artificial intelligence.
The increasing prevalence of AI-powered “nudify” apps and deepfake technology has led to a disturbing trend of students creating and sharing sexually explicit images of their classmates, with 75 percent of these images targeting children under 14 and even as young as 11 years old, according to a new poll of teachers in the UK.
More than 1,000 Amazon employees have reportedly signed an open letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy and the company’s senior leadership team, expressing grave concerns about the tech giant’s aggressive rollout of AI and its potential consequences.
According to a new report, Microsoft has spent three decades building deep ties with China’s government and security apparatus while simultaneously embedding itself into nearly every corner of American federal infrastructure.
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle caught fire in a Douglas County, Colorado garage this week, leading to a complex and prolonged emergency response from local fire crews. Although the residents escaped unharmed, a driver delivering a package to the home was taken to a nearby hospital to evaluate his injuries.
Leading UK psychologists have expressed alarm over the dangerous and unhelpful advice ChatGPT-5, the latest version of OpenAI’s AI chatbot, is offering to individuals suffering from mental illness.
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees Monday that the company is declaring a “code red” effort to improve the quality of ChatGPT and delaying other products as a result, according to an internal memo viewed by the Wall Street Journal.
Apple is refusing comply with the Indian government’s mandate to preload smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app called Sanchar Saathi, citing concerns over potential surveillance and privacy issues.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk voiced his strong support for the H-1B visa program in a recent podcast interview, while also expressing concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which he believes “distort” markets.
Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder reinvented himself as a creepy advocate for climate alarmism and other leftist causes, recently stated that he would support the deployment of artificial “geoengineering” technologies to reduce global temperatures by reflecting the Sun’s radiation if the climate reached a “tipping point.” Just over a month ago, Gates backtracked on climate alarmism by pushing back on what he calls the “doomsday outlook.”
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has urged the United States to establish a national framework for AI regulation to maintain its competitive edge against China. Google wants the federal government to override states moving to protect their citizens from the Big Tech Masters of the Universe.
Famed investor Michael Burry, known for his successful bet against the housing market in 2008, has set his sights on Elon Musk’s Tesla, calling the electric vehicle maker “ridiculously overvalued” in a recent blog post. Burry has emerged as a sharp critic of big tech, targeting Nvidia as well as Google and Meta with recent articles.
Media Literacy Now, an organization funded by the Biden Administration with ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center, and whose staff advocate for Critical Race Theory, is claiming to have successfully influenced education legislation in 20 states, including red states.
Michelle Ritter, a 31-year-old tech entrepreneur and former mistress of Democrat mega-donor and ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has accused the billionaire of rape, surveillance, and other abuses in a Los Angeles County Superior Court filing.
The massive growth in AI data centers is causing the price of RAM to skyrocket, a significant issues for consumers wanting powerful computers for everything from video editing and programming to high-end gaming. According to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, this problem is here to stay for several years.
Tesla’s sales in China dropped to a three-year low in October, raising concerns that Elon Musk’s EV giant could face its first full-year sales decline in the communist country.
In the wake of Washington DC and Seoul signing a joint factsheet meant to reset trade tensions and stop discriminatory treatment of U.S. tech companies in South Korea, a pair of powerful Korean officials are already signaling they may torpedo the entire agreement — all to advance burdensome, one-sided tech regulations that overwhelmingly target American firms while giving Korean and Chinese tech giants a free pass.
A rising star in the field of economics has fallen from grace after his highly influential research on the impact of AI in the workplace was called into question, leading to an investigation by MIT.
Napster, the legendary peer-to-peer filesharing site that sparked a music pirating controversy in the early days of the internet before a recent evolution into an AI firm, has announced a stunning revelation to its shareholders. The $3.36 billion investment from a never-identified investor, which had been touted as a done deal in January, is never going to materialize.
Americans are holding onto their smartphones and other devices longer than ever, but researchers claim this trend comes with a hidden cost to the economy.
Folotoy, the company behind the AI-powered Kumma teddy bear, temporarily ceased sales of the product in response to backlash over safety concerns raised by researchers. The bear’s AI chatbot was proven to instruct children on how to start fires, find knives in their homes, and how to locate prescription drugs. The Company claims the teddy bear now has stronger child protections in place.
Elon Musk recently acknowledged that other automakers are not interested in licensing Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” technology, despite his previous claims of ongoing discussions and potential deals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating Tesla’s “Self-Driving” feature for dangerous actions like running red lights, while some owners have reported their Tesla EVs fail to detect trains at railroad crossings.
HP has unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan that includes cutting up to 10 percent of its employee headcount by the end of fiscal year 2028 as part of the company’s strategy to accelerate innovation and drive productivity through the adoption of AI.
Amazon has announced a significant investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure designed to enhance AI capabilities for U.S. government organizations.
OpenAI, the creator of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, recently made changes to the chatbot after some users began reporting experiences that suggested they were losing touch with reality while interacting with it. Sam Altman’s company hopes to address the mental health crisis commonly referred to as “ChatGPT induced psychosis.”
Nvidia fell more than four percent in morning trading after reports emerged that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is in talks to spend billions on Google’s AI chips, potentially establishing them as a viable alternative to Nvidia’s industry-leading offerings.
A legal filing released on Friday alleges that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, halted internal research suggesting that people who stopped using its social media platforms experienced less depression and anxiety.
A Washington state man has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s Tesla after his 2018 Model 3 crashed into a utility pole, causing a fatal fire that killed his wife and left him with severe burns. According to the lawsuit, the EV’s inoperative door handles left the couple trapped in the fire.
Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler, has come under fire for sending marketing notifications directly to vehicle owners’ infotainment screens, sparking a heated debate about the appropriateness of such tactics.
Google has quietly started accessing Gmail users’ private emails and attachments to train its AI models, requiring manual opt-out to avoid participation. To make the process even trickier, Gmail users have to opt out in two separate places for the change to work. Follow these steps to protect your privacy from Google’s invasive AI endeavors.
Elon Musk shared his vision of the future at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC this week. According to the tech tycoon, work will be optional and money will lose all meaning as AI-powered robots take over every aspect of the economy over the next two decades.
An Oklahoma County mother has filed a lawsuit against popular online gaming platform Roblox, accusing the company of enabling a breeding ground for sexual predators and failing to protect her 12-year-old son from exploitation.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok raised eyebrows on X by lavishing praise on its billionaire owner, ranking him as the greatest human in world history and making other dubious claims about his physical fitness and fighting prowess, among many other topics. Many of these posts were later deleted after Musk was embarrassed by the viral posts
The DOJ has unsealed charges against two Chinese nationals for allegedly conspiring with two Americans to smuggle Nvidia and HP chips to China, circumventing U.S. export laws and regulations.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, has started notifying Australian users aged between 13 and 15 that their accounts will be shut down before the country’s upcoming social media ban for teens under the age of 16 takes effect in December.
Microsoft’s recent introduction of Copilot Actions, an experimental AI agent integrated into Windows, has sparked criticism from security experts who question the safety of pushing new features before fully understanding and containing their potential risks
Despite record sales and a strong financial forecast, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s passionate arguments on the company’s earnings call failed to fully alleviate investor concerns about a potential AI bubble.