Science startup Heliospect Genomics is marketing a contentious service that allows wealthy couples to screen their IVF embryos for traits like intelligence, raising ethical concerns among experts. The service costs $50,000 to screen 100 embryos.
The U.S. military seeks to develop advanced AI capable of generating fake online personas that are indistinguishable from real people, according to a procurement document recently reviewed by the Intercept.
The once strong partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, hailed as the “best bromance in tech,” is beginning to show cracks as financial pressures and differing priorities strain the relationship between the two companies.
Online AI chatbots are enabling users to generate explicit nude photos of real people with just a few clicks, raising alarms among experts about a looming “nightmarish scenario.”
The parents of a student in Massachusetts are taking legal action against their child’s high school for punishing him over the use of AI in a class assignment. According to the parent’s lawsuit, being punished for cheating with AI will cause “irreparable harm” to the student.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated a probe into Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system after reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one incident that resulted in a pedestrian’s death.
According to the Washington Post, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and its Instagram, Facebook, and Threads platforms are suppressing content related to the 2024 election, making it harder for users to discuss politics and voting. One influencer suffered from an astonishing 63 percent drop in audience just by mentioning the word “vote” on a post.
Microsoft has been continuing to warn that the U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks from China — yet has still maintained closed ties to Chinese government research institutes that could serve as the training grounds for the communist country’s army of hackers.
Vice President Kamala Harris been dominating Snapchat in the battle for young voters, partly due to the platform’s refusal to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s personal account while simultaneously begging his campaign to advertise on the platform.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has started laying off employees in various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, as part of targeted reorganizations within specific teams.
A federal judge has largely denied Meta’s motion to dismiss claims brought by 34 states alleging that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users, causing harm to children, local governments, and public health.
Amazon is investing heavily in advanced small modular nuclear reactors to meet the rapidly growing power demands of its expanding data centers across the United States. Tech giants are finding the power needs of AI data centers to be insatiable — and nuclear power the only way to keep their servers running.
Former President Donald Trump recently accused Google of being “rigged” against him, claiming that the search engine fails to display positive stories about him. However, he also indicated that he might not advocate for the break up the company if he wins the upcoming election, citing concerns over China’s technological ambitions.
In a recent New York court case, an expert witness’s reliance on Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot to estimate damages in a real estate dispute has been met with criticism from the presiding judge. This is just the latest example of legal professionals and experts being embarrassed by relying on AI tools.
A cybersecurity breach at Muah.ai, a website offering “uncensored” AI-powered chatbots, has resulted in the theft of a vast database containing users’ interactions including a large number of users seeking child pornography.
Elon Musk has vowed to take legal action against the California Coastal Commission after the agency cited his political statements and support for Donald Trump when denying a request for SpaceX launches from the state’s central coast.
Yann LeCun, a key figure in the development of modern artificial intelligence, is speaking out against what he perceives as overblown predictions and concerns about AI’s capabilities and potential dangers. The Meta scientist calls worried about AI “complete B.S.” while claiming the technology is dumber than a house cat.
Newly uncovered emails shed light on the close relationships between tech giants Google and Amazon and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) as the companies sought to undermine overseas regulations, including efforts to protect traditional media outlets.
Tesla’s Optimus robots, which played a significant role in Elon Musk’s extravagant robotaxi reveal last week, were not fully autonomous and relied on human intervention, according to attendees and analysts.
Google wielded its massive market power to extract concessions from California lawmakers and secure a deal to support the state’s struggling journalism industry, according to people familiar with the negotiations who spoke to Bloomberg.
A software developer in New York City discovered his girlfriend was breaking up with him when his iPhone delivered an AI-generated summary of her texts.
Troubled electric vehicle company Fisker’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings have encountered a significant obstacle, as American Lease, the company set to purchase Fisker’s remaining fleet of SUVs, may back out of the deal due to technical issues.
Geoffrey Hinton, widely acclaimed as the “Godfather of AI,” accepted a Nobel Prize this week and used his speech to commend a former student for ousting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, although Altman was reinstated soon after.
The California Coastal Commission has denied Space Force plans for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch crucial satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base because the governmental body doesn’t like Musk’s politics. One commissioner claimed SpaceX should not be allowed to support the American military’s work in space because Musk has “aggressively injected himself into the presidential race.”
Elon Musk unveiled Tesla’s latest autonomous vehicle concept, the “Cybercab” robotaxi, with his signature flair and ambitious timelines that have become all too familiar to investors. Promising driverless transportation in a few years with scant details, Musk’s presentation has fallen flat as Tesla shares are down seven percent in morning trading.
The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunnel-digging venture, is grappling with trespassing incidents in its subterranean road network known as the Loop, located beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center.
A Florida attorney and Democrat political candidate claims he was the target of a sophisticated AI voice-cloning scam that almost fooled his father into handing over $35,000.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign livestreamed Governor Tim Walz’s Arizona rally on Twitch, with a streamer providing commentary while playing World of Warcraft. The gaming broadcast was a desperate attempt to connect with young male voters.
The CEO of tech company Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, has offered unhappy employees a buyout package of $30,000 or six months of salary to quit the company and never return amid an ongoing dispute with competitor WP Engine.
Jason Allen, a “synthetic media artist,” is appealing the US Copyright Office’s decision to deny copyright registration for his award-winning AI-generated work “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” claiming that the ruling fails to recognize the human authorship involved in creating the piece.
As the government’s second antitrust trial heads towards closing arguments next month, the DOJ is contemplating asking a federal judge to compel Google to sell parts of its business to address the verdict of its first antitrust trial — that the internet giant has monopoly power with its search engine.
Zillow is now providing homebuyers with “climate change risk data” when they look up house prices on the website, Silicon Valley’s latest attempt to lecture regular people about their environmental obsession.
13 states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against China’s TikTok, claiming the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive and is harming the mental health of children and teens.
The porn industry has entered the 2024 presidential campaign with a $100,000 ad campaign targeting what it claims are proposals to ban pornography. The “Hands Off My Porn” campaign will run in seven swing states with the hopes of convincing young men to vote for Kamala Harris.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a full-scale investment in AI infrastructure, even as the energy-intensive nature of AI development threatens to undermine global climate goals. Saying the quiet part out loud, Schmidt admitted Silicon Valley’s climate goals were always completely unrealistic, stating: “We’re not going to hit the climate goals anyway because we’re not organized to do it.”
Google is experimenting with a new feature that displays blue verified checkmarks next to links in search results that the search giant deems to be legitimate, aiming to help users avoid fake or fraudulent websites.
Internet personality Jack Doherty, known for videos and streams where he interrupts the daily lives of regular people with pranks and confrontations, crashed his McLaren supercar during a livestream. The video of the incident shows Doherty using his phone while driving on a rainy highway moments before the accident.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has confirmed that images and videos shared with its AI assistant through the company’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses can be used to train the company’s AI models.
Shares of electric vehicle charging company EVgo Inc. jumped by the most in over three years after securing a major financing deal from the U.S. government. Meanwhile, Helene victims are suffering in the face of paltry FEMA aid.
Google has issued a stern warning, threatening to remove links to New Zealand news content and terminate current agreements with local publishers if the proposed Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill becomes law.
