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A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for stealing over $5 million from the companies, which was intended for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Google’s plan to integrate its ultra-woke artificial intelligence model, Gemini, into its search engine has sent shockwaves through the news publishing industry, raising concerns about the potential “catastrophic” impact on traffic and revenue.

The EU has initiated a formal investigation into Meta’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, due to concerns over the company’s handling of child protection issues, the Commission announced on Thursday.

A new movie dramatizing the life of Russian leader Vladimir “Putin” uses artificial intelligence technology to superimpose Putin’s face on an actor’s body — prompting its director to call it the “first deepfake” feature film.

Google’s Waymo self-driving vehicles may be causing big problems on the roads including accidents into stationary objects and ignoring traffic signals, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

ABC’s late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel eviscerated his Disney bosses on Tuesday, saying, “We are building one enormous ad-supported streaming pile of sh*t.”

Ilya Sutskever, the co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has decided to leave the ChatGPT dedveloper after a tumultuous period marked by internal disputes and high-level management changes.

A woman has filed a lawsuit for rape and defamation against mega podcaster DJ Akademiks, claiming that he and another man sexually assaulted her in 2022.

Russia grooming groups for terror-like attacks, chief of UK eavesdropping office said, after several arrests across Europe for such activity. 

Disney is evil. Decent parents do not leave their kids alone with Disney.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, is diving headfirst into the world of AI-powered wearables with its “Camerabuds” project, combining audio, video, and AI to form the ultimate surveillance capitalism data gathering tool.

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, has cautiously restarted its testing operations in Phoenix, Arizona, following a pedestrian-dragging incident in San Francisco that raised serious safety concerns.

Elon Musk’s Tesla has begun reinstating some of the nearly 500 employees from its Supercharging team who were laid off in late April, a massive U-turn after Musk was criticized for decimating the company’s supercharger plans.

The Biden administration is announcing plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment.

Leftists on social media are organizing against celebrities and influencers who haven’t publicly weighed in on the Israel-Hamas war, putting the popular figures on what they call a “digital guillotine.”

Shares of video game retailer GameStop skyrocketed up more than 70 percent on Monday after Keith Gill, known as “Roaring Kitty” on social media and the leader of the meme stock movement posted a photo to his X/Twitter account for the first time since 2021.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X/Twitter won a court reprieve on Monday in a fight against the Australian government’s censorship of videos of a stabbing inside a Sydney church.

Recent testimony in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Fortnite developer Epic Games has revealed that major app developers have not embraced Apple’s new outside payment options earlier this year, citing high fees and a lack of meaningful changes. The judge in the case criticized Apple’s new policies, saying, “I’m looking for data and it sounds like you all made lots of decisions without data.”

In a remarkable breakthrough, 18-month-old Opal Sandy from Britain has become the first and youngest person worldwide to regain hearing through innovative gene therapy.

Netflix has reportedly fallen under fire after British viewers were presented with a fully erect penis in the closing episode of the streaming giant’s new six-part drama series, “A Man In Full.”

A new trend is reportedly emerging in China: using AI to create digital replicas of deceased loved ones, allowing people to interact with them even after they’ve passed away.

As Google prepares for its annual I/O conference, the tech industry is abuzz with news that OpenAI is gearing up to announce a search product powered by AI that could directly compete with the search giant.

Tesla’s Head of Product, Rich Otto, announced his departure on Wednesday after seven years with Elon Musk’s EV company, expressing concerns over recent layoffs and their impact on morale.

Apple is a fascist company, so you can imagine how stupid people have to get before I run to its defense.

General Motors has confirmed the end of one of the most popular sedans in the U.S. as the company switches focus to electric vehicles (EVs).

ChatGPT developer OpenAI recently released draft documentation exploring the possibility of allowing users to generate porn and other explicit content through its AI technology.

Singer Sheryl Crow is the latest entertainment industry figure to sound the alarm against artificial intelligence technology, demanding that Congress pass laws to create “ethical boundaries,” especially for the use of AI in music.

Sen. J.D. Vance warned about how America is “under attack” from Chinese government-sponsored state hacking group Volt Typhoon.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is facing its first major challenge as the threads recording neural activity for its first human brain implant “retracted” several weeks after the surgery. This has vastly decreased the functionality of the implant.

The tech giant Apple has apologized for the recent iPad Pro commercial that featured the crushing and destruction of creative materials.

Tech giant Google is reportedly preparing to exit its 300,000-square-foot office at One Market Plaza in San Francisco when its lease expires in April 2025.

Elon Musk’s has reportedly instituted a hiring freeze across its North American operations, following weeks of layoffs that have impacted thousands of employees.

Bank of England policymaker Jonathan Hall has voiced concern over the adoption of AI in trading by financial firms, stating it could amplify shocks on markets and encourage “herd-like behavior.”

Former President Donald Trump gave his personal support to cryptocurrency at a special event for Trump non-fungible token (NFT) holders Wednesday who were gathered at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Apple’s new commercial for the iPad Pro tablet is getting a big thumbs-down from Hollywood creative types who were horrified by the spot’s depiction of a giant industrial press crushing analog cultural items, including books, musical instruments, a record player, and physical toys.

As the global smartphone market expands, Apple faces a challenging period with sales declining in almost every market globally. The Company’s iPhone sales are down about 10 percent in the first three months of 2024.