Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.’s election watchdog, American and British authorities said Monday in announcing a set of criminal charges and sanctions.The intention of the campaign, which officials say began in 2010, was to harass critics of the Chinese government, steal trade secrets of American corporations and to spy on and track high-le
Almost a year after launching AI capabilities for its platform, Airtable is adding new features allowing businesses to use its AI on a larger scale. Not only that, but Airtable AI is now out of the beta stage, and is available to all new and existing customers.
Airtable’s expanded capabilities now allow users to tap into AI enhancements within several of its individual features, but what businesses and enterprises will likely find the most useful is that Airtable AI will inte
When Microsoft announced last week that it had hired two of the three founders of Inflection AI, as well as most of the startup’s employees, little was known about the deal except that it also contained guarantees for the startup’s investors, and that the tech giant also bought the rights to sell access to Inflection’s most powerful model. Now, more details are starting to come to light.
Microsoft paid Inflection AI $620 million for the non-exclusive right to se
A U.S. lawmaker involved in health policy has asked the Food and Drug Administration why it did not inspect Elon Musk’s Neuralink before allowing the brain implant company to test its device in humans.
Reuters reported last month that FDA inspectors found problems with record keeping and quality controls for animal experiments at Neuralink last June, less than a month after the startup said it was cleared to test its brain implants in humans.
Neuralink, which first
I’ll admit it: For the majority of my adult life, spreadsheets have remained shrouded in mystery. I’ve used them plenty, of course—to track income, compare statistics, even maintain databases for various types of work-related info—but I’ve always felt like I’ve barely been scratching the surface of what they’re able to do.
And that’s a shame. With Google Sheets, in particular, sticking only to spreadshe
Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors—if it withstands expected legal challenges—under a bill signed by Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday.
The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 15- and 16-year-olds. It was slightly watered down from a proposal DeSantis vetoed earlier this month, a week before the annual legislative session ended.
Reddit went public in a long-awaited initial public offering on March 21, becoming the first social media company to do so since Pinterest in 2019.
Once something of a lawless wilderness, Reddit has gone corporate over the past decade, reining in the fringe elements of its platform and issuing a ban on hate speech, all in the hopes of luring in big-money advertisers. The strategy has to some extent worked: Reddit reported nearly $800 million in annual advertising revenue in 2023.
The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words were ominous.
“OK, listen, if you ban TikTok I will find you and shoot you,” one said, giggling and talking over other young voices in the background. “I’ll shoot you and find you and cut you into pieces.” Another threatened to kill Tillis, and then take their own life.
Tillis’s office says it has received around 1,000 calls about
European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets.The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act.The Digital Markets Act that took full effect earlier this month is a broad rulebook that targets Big Tech “gatekeeper 
With more than a dozen new categories, Fast Company’s sixth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list is aiming to be more comprehensive than ever. Here are six reasons why you should apply.
1. Brand exposure. Every company selected as a finalist will be featured in the summer issue of the magazine and on fastcompany.com.
2. Talent retention. Public recognition as a Best Workplace for Innovators honoree provides powerful third-party validation that enhances yo