
For the first time since 1996, the people will have a voice during the peak of awards season. The People’s Choice Awards—which typically take place in the fall—will happen on Sunday, February 18, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
This event celebrates America’s favorite entertainers and is voted on by fans online. Cassandra Tryon, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming senior vice president, loves the democratic nature of the event. “

I love my Apple Watch. Admittedly, I’m a pretty light user: I use it to track my steps, set timers while I cook, control my music playback, and pay for things. To be honest, I simply can’t imagine going back to a physical card or even my iPhone for that last one—Apple Watch is my default payment device whenever I’m out and about.
But there’s a thin line between love and hate—and for me, it gets crossed whenever the humidity rises to a point

During a May 2023 episode of the podcast, AI for Humans, a pair of guests engaged in a spirited debate over who would win in a battle to the death: Robocop or the Terminator. It was about as brutal as the hypothetical fight at its center.
Dr. Ehyaigh (pronounced AI), who has a film studies PhD from Berkeley, argued that, unlike the Terminator, Robocop is “not just a killing machine, but a thinking, feeling, and adapting machine.” Her opponent, Cambridge-educated Dr. Ci

As the U.S. presidential election draws near, tensions around generative artificial intelligence are beginning to mount, particularly in regard to the use of deepfakes to influence voters’ preferences and behaviors.
But it’s not just the political sphere that’s up in arms. Everyone—from gig workers to celebrities—is talking about the potential harms of generative AI, questioning whether everyday users will be able to discern between AI-produced and

A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced a “ton” of romantic feelings but he also knew it was an illusion. That’s because his girlfriend was generated by artificial intelligence.
Carrier wasn’t looking to develop a relationship with something that wasn’t real, nor did he want to become the brunt of online jokes. But he did want a romantic partner he’d never had, in part because of a genetic

The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook on Saturday to almost all online platforms in the bloc, in the next phase of its crackdown on toxic social media content and dodgy ecommerce products that began last year by targeting the most popular services.
The EU’s trailblazing Digital Services Act (DSA) has already kicked in for nearly two dozen of the biggest online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Amazon, and Wikipedia. The DSA imposes a set

Every day, our modern lives are powered by thousands of Earth-orbiting satellites that enable everything from GPS signals to banking transactions to weather forecasts.
Those mundane, yet critical, functions of modern society could be upended instantly if the satellites were disrupted. According to multiple reports, Russia might now be trying to develop a space-based, nuclear-powered anti-satellite weapon that could do exactly that.
On Wednesday, House Intelligence chairman

Luxury travel is getting a new perk. Beond, a new carrier that bills itself as “the world’s first premium leisure airline,” has announced plans to offer select passengers the use of Apple’s Vision Pro on flights, expected to start in July.
Founded in 2022, the Maldivian-based airline currently operates three routes to and from the Maldives. It does not currently have any routes that include the United States.
Passengers who get an opportunity to

President Joe Biden’s campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections, but U.S. adults have mixed views about whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country.
A new poll by The Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a three-way split when it comes to banning the app, with 31% of U.S. adults saying they would favor a nationwide ban on TikTok use, while 35% say they would oppose that

Investors in cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase are waking up to some welcome news. As of the time of the writing, shares of Coinbase (ticker: COIN) are up over 12% to above $186 per share. That’s a price COIN shares haven’t seen since March 2022.
Shares rose on the reporting of Coinbase’s Q4 2023 financial results, which were announced yesterday after the bell. The main headline from Coinbase’s Q4 was that the company reported its first profit in t