Gen Xers and boomers are most confused by these emojis: study
They’re giving emojis a thumbs down. Gen Xers and baby boomers understand the meanings behind the digital icons, but they are not confident in their ability to use them, a...
Fracturing ‘Magnificent Seven’ trade puts spotlight on megacap valuations
Diverging fortunes for the massive technology and growth names that have propelled the U.S. stock market higher are throwing a spotlight on their pricey valuations. The so-called “Magnificent Seven” are...
Feds investigating Meta for possible role in illegal drug sales on Facebook, Instagram
The feds are poking Facebook for possible drug dealing. US prosecutors in Virginia are investigating Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for playing a role in facilitating illegal...
Reddit’s Sale of User Data for AI Training Draws FTC Investigation
Reddit said ahead of its IPO next week that licensing user posts to Google and others for AI projects could bring in $203 million of revenue over the next few...
3 Questions: What you need to know about audio deepfakes
Audio deepfakes have had a recent bout of bad press after an artificial intelligence-generated robocall purporting to be the voice of Joe Biden hit up New Hampshire residents, urging them...
It’s the Skytanic! Plans revealed for world’s largest plane — it’s a whopping 356 feet long
Call it the Skytanic. Engineers have unveiled plans for the world’s largest airplane, dubbed the WindRunner, which could revolutionize renewable energy by transporting gigantic wind turbine blades from point A...
Tesla settles bias lawsuit by black former worker after $3M verdict
Tesla has settled a long-running lawsuit by a black former factory worker who claimed he was subjected to severe racial harassment, according to a court filing on Friday, as the electric...
Apple paying $490M to settle lawsuit over Tim Cook’s China sales comments
Apple agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged Chief Executive Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. A preliminary settlement was filed on Friday...
This self-driving startup is using generative AI to predict traffic
Self-driving company Waabi is using a generative AI model to help predict the movement of vehicles, it announced today. The new system, called Copilot4D, was trained on troves of data...
TikTok’s US revenue hit $16B as potential forced sale looms: report
TikTok’s US revenue reportedly hit a whopping $16 billion last year – driving up the potential price tag for interested suitors after the House passed a bill requiring the China-owned...
Forget Chatbots. AI Agents Are the Future
This week a startup called Cognition AI caused a bit of a stir by releasing a demo showing an artificial intelligence program called Devin performing work usually done by well-paid...
Craig Wright not bitcoin inventor ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’: UK judge
An Australian computer scientist who claims he invented bitcoin is not “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonymous inventor of the cryptocurrency, a judge at London’s High Court ruled on Thursday. Craig Wright has long...
TikTok CEO Shou Chew tells users to ‘make your voices heard,’ contact senators as House bill gains steam
A defiant TikTok CEO Shou Chew urged Americans to “make your voices heard” to oppose a ban of the China-owned app – effectively thumbing his nose at House lawmakers who...
‘I’m going to put together a group’
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin revealed Thursday that he’s building a team of investors to potentially buy TikTok after House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that would force its...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says short sellers make money to buy cocaine
The chief executive of software company Palantir blasted short sellers on Wall Street, saying that “nothing makes a human happier than taking the lines of cocaine away” from people who...
