Moratorium on state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle |

10:17 AM PDT · June 22, 2025 A Republican effort to prevent states from enforcing their own AI regulations cleared a key procedural hurdle on…

Why Danny Boyle shot ‘28 Years Later’ on iPhones |

In Brief Posted: 1:22 PM PDT · June 22, 2025 Director Danny Boyle famously shot his post-apocalyptic classic “28 Days Later” on Canon digital cameras,…

OpenAI pulls promotional materials around Jony Ive deal due to court order |

3:24 PM PDT · June 22, 2025 OpenAI has pulled a much-discussed video promoting the friendship between CEO Sam Altman and legendary Apple designer Jony…

Spiraling with ChatGPT |

In Brief Posted: 1:41 PM PDT · June 15, 2025 ChatGPT seems to have pushed some users toward delusional or conspiratorial thinking, or at least…

Meta plans to automate many of its product risk assessments |

In Brief Posted: 10:51 AM PDT · May 31, 2025 An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks…

NAACP calls on Memphis officials to halt operations at xAI’s ‘dirty data center’ |

1:05 PM PDT · May 31, 2025 The NAACP is calling on local officials to halt operations at Colossus, the “supercomputer” facility operated by Elon…

Left-leaning influencers embrace Bluesky without abandoning X, Pew says |

2:01 PM PDT · May 31, 2025 It’s no surprise that many big, left-leaning social media accounts have recently joined Bluesky — but a new…

Epic Games asks judge to force Apple to approve Fortnite |

9:20 AM PDT · May 17, 2025 Epic Games is escalating its efforts to pressure Apple to allow its game Fortnite into the App Store,…

MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI's productivity benefits |

12:30 PM PDT · May 17, 2025 MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on how artificial intelligence affects…

US lawmakers have concerns about Apple-Alibaba deal |

In Brief Posted: 7:35 AM PDT · May 18, 2025 The Trump administration and congressional officials are scrutinizing a deal between Apple and Alibaba that…