Smart tech tips to make summer travel cheaper and less stressful
Travel prices are up about 18% compared to pre-pandemic costs. Then there are the flight cancellations and extra-long waits to contend with. To help, I put together a list of...
Apple bans employees from using ChatGPT
Apple has cracked down on some workers’ use of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools because it’s wary of leaks as the iPhone maker produces its own AI-powered tech. According...
China AI Ernie Bot bans chats on Xi Jinping, Winnie the Pooh
China’s ChatGPT rival refused to answer sensitive questions about President Xi Jinping or COVID — and even banned users who dared to ask about the Communist leader’s views on Winnie...
Instagram to launch Twitter competitor next month: report
Meta-owned Instagram plans to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter and may debut as soon as next month, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with...
Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Hotel’ plan probed by San Francisco
San Francisco officials are investigating Twitter after six former employees allege that owner Elon Musk’s leadership team broke laws in turning the company’s headquarters into a “Twitter Hotel” for workers...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build moon lander
A team led by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin won a coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft to send astronauts to and from the moon’s surface, NASA’s chief announced...
If phone unlocks itself you could be hacked by ‘GhostTouch’
Even phone hackers can work remotely these days. Researchers from NordVPN have been warning smartphone users to be careful of crafty cybercriminals, claiming they’re using a new technique that allows them...
Supreme Court protects Twitter, Google from liability in terrorism lawsuits
The Supreme Court opted to leave the federal liability shield known as Section 230 in a pair of closely-scrutinized decisions on Thursday, handing a notable victory to Big Tech firms that rely...
TikTok hiring again after imposing a freeze: sources
TikTok quietly slowed its US hiring this spring as it faced heat in Washington over security concerns — but the wildly popular app has lately started handing out job offers...
