Judge denies 3rd trial in ex-Tesla worker’s race-bias lawsuit
A black former factory worker for Tesla lost his bid on Wednesday for a third trial in his race discrimination lawsuit against the electric carmaker, after a California federal judge...
NYU prof says AI relationships, porn are stunting young men
A New York University professor is sounding the alarm about a looming social crisis for young men driven by the rise of “AI sex bots” and excessive consumption of pornography....
Meta’s Twitter killer? Brands shun Threads, traffic plunges
Many of the nation’s top brands and celebrities have stopped posting on Meta’s new social network Threads — billed as a “Twitter killer” at the time of its splashy summer...
Canadian publishers see revenue plunge as Meta blocks news
Small and mid-size publishers across Canada are suffering sharp drops in traffic and revenue as Meta has been locked in a standoff with the government over a law requiring that...
Want to be an influencer? There’s a college degree for that
Anyone can be an influencer now — luck of the algorithm be damned. A first-of-its-kind college major will now teach spotlight hopefuls the art of influencing and content creation in...
IBM chief won’t ‘get rid of’ a single programmer because of AI
The head of IBM tempered fears about the havoc AI is expected to wreak in the workplace, saying he won’t “get rid of a single one” of the company’s programmers...
Elon Musk ordered to face fraud lawsuit for late disclosure of Twitter stake
Elon Musk was ordered by a US judge to face most of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders last year by waiting too long to disclose that he had invested...
TikTok probed for hiring of execs from China-based ByteDance
Two US senators said they were investigating short video sharing app TikTok’s reported decision recently to hire several high-level executives from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, a...
Artificial intelligence used to cook ‘perfect’ steak in 3 minutes
AI, meet A-1. Home grill chefs could soon be cooking perfect steaks in less than 90 seconds — providing they can afford what’s been dubbed the “world’s first AI-powered grill,” manufactured...
