The Supreme Court just ducked a major decision in its social media ‘censorship’ cases

In a unanimous opinion Monday, the Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that would require online platforms to publish political speech they would otherwise remove. While the justices declined to rule on the merits—instead vacating the lower courts’ rulings and sending both cases back to the lower courts for review—they agreed that government efforts to control what onlin

Mary Meeker says AI and higher education need to team up

Influential tech investor Mary Meeker published a new report Monday calling for the tech industry, government, and higher education to all work together to advance artificial intelligence during what she sees as an inflection point “of epic proportions.”

“We are in an intelligence arms race for hearts, minds, and power,” Meeker wrote in the report. “For the sake of democratic values, it’s crucial for th

The Supreme Court will decide if Florida and Texas are violating social media First Amendment rights

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected on Monday to rule on the legality of Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas intended to restrain social media companies from curbing content the platforms deem objectionable — statutes the industry has argued violate the

Software stocks may be primed for a big Wall Street comeback

This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission.

It’s been a rough year for software stocks, and a very good year for hardware names such as Nvidia, which just hit a new all-time high, briefly, last week.

Maybe it’s time to switch.

Over the transom this afternoon came an interesting note fro

These free ChatGPT apps will analyze data, copyedit text, and improve productivity

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To use ChatGPT more creatively, you can now pick from thousands of free apps called “

In the AI era, data is gold. And these companies are striking it rich

As businesses scramble to take advantage of artificial intelligence, they’re finding data makes all the difference in using AI effectively.

A recent report from Amazon Web Services found small and medium-sized businesses that have already integrated data analysis into their operations are significantly more likely to be using AI—and more likely to

What is a passkey? Why Apple is betting on password-free tech

When iOS 18 debuts in September, Apple will bring myriad new security features to users. But the company will also debut a new API for app and website developers that will protect users in more fundamental way. This new API will allow developers to create passkeys for users automatically, which will ena

Video assistant referees to smart rings: Here’s the soccer tech at Euro 2024

From smart-enabled match balls and artificial intelligence to cryogenic recovery chambers, soccer is being transformed by the cutting-edge technology available to players, coaches and officials.

That much has been evident at Euro 2024, where advancements in areas such as equipment and sports scien

How to find and search YouTube video transcripts on your phone

YouTube videos are an amazing source of knowledge. But they’re often long, and trying to find a specific shred of info within an hour-long video isn’t exactly a great use of your time.

Google will soon let some people use its Gemini AI tool to ask questions about a YouTube video on an Android phone. But you can do that and even more today, on any platform you’re using.

Let me show you to dig through a YouTube video to find anything you’re looking for as qui

YouTube fuels the AI machine—including your family reunion

The promised artificial intelligence revolution requires data. Lots and lots of data. OpenAI and Google have begun using YouTube videos to train their text-based AI models. But what does the YouTube archive actually include?

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