How to help older relatives steer clear of internet scams
This summer, Daniel Goldstein’s 86-year-old mom got an email that looked like it was from her bank. She was alarmed because she hadn’t spent the money it mentioned, so she...
OpenAI boss Sam Altman seeking Microsoft funds to build ‘superintelligence’
Sam Altman is reportedly seeking additional financial backing from top investor Microsoft as the OpenAI chief looks to build “superintelligent” tech tools that would be as smart as humans. Altman...
Google witness accidentally reveals company pays Apple 36% of search ad revenue
Google pays Apple a 36% share of search advertising revenue generated through its Safari browser, one of the tech giant’s witnesses accidentally revealed in a bombshell moment during the Justice...
Tesla owners can’t resell Cybertruck without $50K penalty — and banishment
Only Elon Musk could come up with this X-spense. Customers who purchase Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck are stuck with the futuristic vehicle, whether they like it or not, thanks to an...
Amazon cuts 180 jobs in games unit — one week after layoffs in music unit
Amazon has cut around 180 jobs in its games division, at least the second round of cuts in under a week, as part of a broader restructuring, according to an email...
OpenAI reportedly trying to poach Google AI talent with $10M pay packages as race heats up
Microsoft-backed OpenAI is reportedly offering pay packages worth up to $10 million in an effort to lure top artificial intelligence staffers away from its chief rival Google. The ChatGPT creator’s...
ICBC — China’s biggest bank — paid ransom: Lockbit hackers
China’s biggest lender, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has paid a ransom to cybercriminals who hacked the bank last week, a representative of the Lockbit ransomware gang said...
Newly found ‘kill switch’ triggers death of cancer cells in potential breakthrough
Researchers say they’ve located a “kill switch” that can trigger the death of cancer cells. Scientists at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, California, have identified a protein on the...
Utopian city ‘California Forever’ still faces national security probe: pols
A planned utopian city in California continues to face a high-stakes probe by a US national security panel – and state politicians still aren’t satisfied that the secretive project isn’t...
