What happens when we train our AI on social media?

The unique relationship between social media and AI continues to develop in interesting ways, with Reddit’s recent deal with Google allowing their AI to train on its content, and tech companies’ sudden interest in once-popular social media sites like Photobuck

Why are U.S. utilities so vulnerable to cyberattacks?

When the streets of Muleshoe, Texas, flooded with water in January, most people probably didn’t blame Russian hackers.

But that’s exactly who was at blame, according to a report published this week by Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant, which said Russia was responsibl

Pakistan banned X over political instability. A top official is demanding its immediate return

An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression.

The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan a

Confidential Brazilian court orders against ‘digital militias’ on X released by U.S. congressional committee


A U.S. congressional committee released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X, offering a glimpse into decisions that have spurred complaints of alleged censorship from the company and its billionaire owner Elon Musk

Google to ‘turbocharge’ its commitment to AI by integrating Android and Pixel divisions

Google will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables, the company said Thursday. It’s part of a broader plan to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company.

In a letter to employees, Go

Netflix will stop disclosing member count. Will it hurt advertising?

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

Shares of Netflix are down almost six percent in late trading despite the company beating on revenue and profit with its Q1 report, and forecasting this quarter’s profit higher as well, with new subscribers com

Could the Apple Watch morph into a personal AI device?

There are some interesting connections between Apple and Humane, the company behind the new Ai Pin.

The Ai Pin is actually the brainchild of a couple of ex-Apple execs, Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, and some of the engineers on the team that built the Pin are ex-Apple. The Pin, if you squint your eyes, is roughly the same size as the Apple Watch Ultra. And Humane’s pre-l

Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck vehicles due to dangerously defective accelerator pedals

It’s been a bad week for Tesla. First, the EV maker announced mass layoffs. Then, despite this, just a few days later, Tesla asked shareholders to approve Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package—a figure so large that a court had previously nullified it. And then Te

Power up with these 3 highly rated AI extensions for Chrome and Edge

Whether you’re a content creator, a researcher, or simply someone who spends hours browsing the web, AI-powered browser extensions are your secret weapons. Here are three top-rated AI extensions that seamlessly integrate with Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Edge browsers. From writing assistance to smart summarization and beyond, these extensions can streamline your work and take productivity to new heights.

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Romance scams are on the rise on dating apps. Here’s how you can protect yourself

When 27-year-old Chad Teixeir got to know his romance scammer, he thought he had met the man of his dreams. “Everything seemed perfect,” he says. “It was almost too good to be true.”

But there was no happy ending in this love story. Chad’s love interest eventually left his job and became financially dependent on him, resulting in Chad handing over a six-figure sum within a year and a half. It turns out that the scammer actually had a pregnant girlfriend at home and was only using C


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