U.S. regulator says self-driving vehicles not ready for prime time as Tesla inks China deal

In China this weekend, Elon Musk snagged the biggest green light yet for Full Self-Driving mode, the advanced software that Tesla claims equips its EVs to drive themselves almost anywhere with minimal human intervention.

Tesla’s market performance has been underwhelming lately, and news of a major deal to offer autonomous driving in Earth’s largest and most competitive EV ma

Ghosted, orbited, breadcrumbed: Digital dating is hard. Here’s how to cope

Buzzwords describing the digital dating scene are all over social media. Have you been ghosted? Is someone orbiting you? Are you being breadcrumbed? While these dating patterns may not be new, the words to describe them continue to evolve.

As a psychotherapist, I see firsthand the impact these experiences can have on mental

How China’s citizens are coping with digital surveillance

Do you ever think about the digital footprint you leave when you are browsing the web, shopping online, commenting on social networks, or going by a facial recognition camera?

State surveillance of citizens is growing all ov

TikTok ban: These rival apps will compete for users’ attention

Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those platforms — along with younger, smaller emerging rivals — would

3 reasons the Global AI Safety Summit can’t live up to the hype

Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety Summit, hoping to reach consensus on the regulation of a technology some warned posed a threat to humanity.

Tesla mogul Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rubbed shoulders with some of their

4 reasons why Tesla’s Full Self-Driving rollout in China matters

Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

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7 tools to help block tech distractions

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Instead of blaming yourself for getting distracted, pick one of the seven approaches to strengthen your focus.

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Politically motivated cyber attacks are on the rise, putting our elections at risk

More than 7 million distributed-denial-of service (DDoS) attacks were launched in the last six months of 2023—and an increasing number of them are politically motivated, a new new analysis finds.

The cybersecurity defense services provider NETSCOUT tracked the sectors in which victims worked, and the time at which they were attacked. It found that DDoS attacks rose 15% in the second half of 2023 compared to the first half. Many

Transcribe anything for free with this privacy-respecting AI tool

There are so many fascinating AI tools out there these days. But most of them rely on a far-off powerful server to do all the hard work. It’s no surprise they frequently require accounts and subscriptions to pay the bills.

Today’s Cool Tool is exactly the opposite: an AI tool that runs completely on a web page in your browser. It’s useful, too. There’s no account needed, and your data doesn’t leave your own device—so you don’t have to wo

Banning TikTok just puts a Band-Aid over social media’s problems

When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The president can extend the deadline by three months, and TikTok has indicated that it plans to


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