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...
Regulators Need AI Expertise. They Can’t Afford It
ChatGPT caught regulators by surprise when it set off a new AI race. As companies have rushed to develop and release ever more powerful models, lawmakers and regulators around the...
Elon Musk abruptly cancels ‘Don Lemon Show’ on X after interview
Don Lemon was fired again — even before the debut of his new show on X. Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” hours after sitting down for an...
What makes airplane toilets so ‘extraordinary’? Flight experts explain why they suck — in a good way
Airplane toilets suck … literally. Airplane toilets are anything but a simple touch-and-flush operation. Flight experts wowed travelers after revealing the “extraordinary” amount of engineering that goes into allowing people...
Meta’s Quest VR headsets vulnerable to ‘Inception-style’ hack
Meta’s $499 virtual reality headsets are vulnerable to “Inception-style” hacking attacks that allow offenders to gain control of the headsets and steal sensitive information without the user being aware of...
