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…
Author: Anthony Ha
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…
Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’ |
Let’s take a moment to commiserate, marketers. Google is sending the whole planet to Reddit; your favorite social platforms are getting bought, banned, or abandoned;…
Crypto elite increasingly worried about their personal safety |
In Brief Posted: 2:31 PM PDT · May 18, 2025 Cryptocurrency executives and other investors with significant wealth from crypto holdings are getting more serious…
Warren Buffett will step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO |
Legendary investor Warren Buffett announced today that he will ask the Berkshire Hathaway board to have Greg Abel replace him as CEO at the end…
Google’s Gemini has beaten Pokémon Blue (with a little help) |
9:45 AM PDT · May 3, 2025 Google’s most expensive AI model seems to have crossed a major milestone: Beating a 29-year-old video game. Last…