Lawmakers have long grappled with data privacy as it pertains to our devices and vehicles. But there’s a new battleground emerging in the privacy battles: our brains.
Governor Jared Polis signed a bill that protects brain waves as sensitive information under the Colorado Privacy Act. Under the law, the same privacy measures that are extended to fingerprints and facial recognition software now apply to brainwave data. The law comes on the heels of the release of neurotechnolog
Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, a group representing the workers said.
It’s the latest sign of internal turmoil at the tech giant centered on “Project Nimbus,” a $1.2 billion c
The buzzy AI-native search company Perplexity has joined the Unicorn club. The company has raised another $62.7 million in its fourth round of funding, at a $1.04 billion valuation. The company’s total is now $165 million.
The funding round was led by Dan
Alex Popken was a longtime trust and safety executive at Twitter focusing on content moderation before leaving in 2023. She was the first employee there dedicated to moderating
Chinese universities and research institutes recently obtained high-end Nvidia artificial intelligence chips through resellers, despite the U.S. widening a ban last year on the sale of such technology to China.
A Reuters review of hundreds of tender documents shows 10 Chinese entities acquired advanced
When their husbands died suddenly about three years ago, a mutual friend connected Eloise Bune and Karine Nissim on Instagram. They got to know each other and became part of one another’s support system as they navigated the aftermath of being widowed—and the effect that grief has on doing everyday tasks.
“Executive functioning can become impaired, a lot of things become much harder, and there is more to do than ever when your life takes an unexpected hit,” Nissim says. “I needed s
Some of the most brilliant minds in tech believe it’s only a matter of time before artificial intelligence reaches a new kind of limitless self-awareness, but AI may need to become more aware of its current limitations first.
In recent days, a chorus of Facebook and Instagram users have noticed a new AI-powered feature is being prominently integrated into the main search window of Meta-owned apps. “Meta AI,” which runs on the company’s supercharged
Spotify shares (ticker: SPOT) are spiking in premarket trading as of the time of this writing. The stock price jump comes after Spotify reported Q1 2024 results, with the company boasting that it achieved record profitability in the quarter. Currently, Spotify shares are trading up nearly 6.5% to just above $290 per share.
For its Q1 2024, Spotify said it had “a solid start to the yea
The rapid workplace adoption of artificial intelligence demands new skills and a totally fresh approach to preparing your team. Circumventing the growing pains of AI calls for creativity.
Businesses are making AI accessible by integrating it seamlessly into daily workflows. As Michael Maximoff of Belkins highlights: “Staying ahead with AI is woven into our daily operations. We use Slack for ongoing communication, regularly sharing updates about new AI tools that could benefit
A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found.
The fixes to what the researchers describe as an “enormously valuable” service must also come urgently as new artificial intelligence technology th