Celebrating Kendall Square’s past and shaping its future
Kendall Square’s community took a deep dive into the history and future of the region at the Kendall Square Association’s 15th annual meeting on Oct. 19. It’s no secret that...
Japan probes Google over alleged antitrust violations as global scrutiny mounts
Japanese regulators have launched a probe against Google over alleged antitrust violations – adding another legal headache for the tech giant in the middle of the landmark trial targeting its...
China launches tax probe into Apple iPhone maker Foxconn
Chinese authorities have launched multiple investigations into iPhone-maker Foxconn’s tax and land use, sources told local news site Global Times. Tax authorities inspected Foxconn’s sites in the provinces of Guangdong...
Britain’s Big AI Summit Is a Doom-Obsessed Mess
“I completely agree with [Sunak’s] strategy, which is to attempt international consensus. But my guess is international consensus will form only around the broadest of principles,” says Jeremy Wright, a...
How an explosion of ‘smart’ devices is threatening US households — and national security
US homes and infrastructure are increasingly outfitted with Internet-connected “smart” devices that are vulnerable to hackers — and lawmakers claim beefed-up security standards will be necessary to address growing threats...
Central Park illuminated by first-ever drone show
Thousands of drones lit up the Big Apple sky in a breathtaking installation Saturday night — marking the first orchestrated drone flights to dance above Central Park. The show, organized...
Elon Musk’s X plots two new subscription tiers — as traffic reportedly plunges
X owner Elon Musk revealed plans for two new paid subscription plans for users – even as his embattled social media site reportedly contends with a significant decline in web...
Putting a Real Face on Deepfake Porn
For Taylor Klein, it starts with a weird Facebook message from a friend. A Pornhub link. She doesn’t open it. Must be spam, she figures. “I think you’ve been hacked?”...
Apple CEO Tim Cook tight-lipped following Hamas attacks
Apple and its CEO Tim Cook have been remarkably quiet when it comes to the Hamas attacks on Israel – and sources speculate it has something to do with China....
NY AG sues Winklevoss twins’ crypto firm in alleged $1.1B fraud
A pair of crypto firms including a struggling exchange owned by the Winklevoss twins allegedly bilked investors out of $1.1 billion as the digital currency market tanked last year, according...
The US Has Failed to Pass AI Regulation. New York City Is Stepping Up
As the US federal government struggles to meaningfully regulate AI—or even function—New York City is stepping into the governance gap. The city introduced an AI Action Plan this week that...
AI Is Becoming More Powerful—but Also More Secretive
Nathan Strauss, a spokesperson for Amazon said the company is closely reviewing the index. “Titan Text is still in private preview, and it would be premature to gauge the transparency...
Misinformation Is Soaring Online. Don’t Fall for It
Misinformation lives everywhere. False accounts of events, doctored photos, and purposely misleading news stories are quickly shared and passed around on social media, usually by well-meaning people who don’t know...
How Meta and AI companies recruited striking actors to train AI
One evening in early September, T, a 28-year-old actor who asked to be identified by his first initial, took his seat in a rented Hollywood studio space in front of...
To excel at engineering design, generative AI must learn to innovate, study finds
ChatGPT and other deep generative models are proving to be uncanny mimics. These AI supermodels can churn out poems, finish symphonies, and create new videos and images by automatically learning...
