Tech

A family is suing Google, claiming Google Maps directed a man to drive over a bridge that had washed away, resulting in his death.

Family sues Google over man’s death after he followed Maps’ directions

A federal judge blocked a California law meant to protect children online by requiring businesses verify users' ages.

Federal judge blocks California law to protect children online, cites 1st Amdt

AI hit the mainstream like a firestorm with ChatGPT. Humans will shape where AI goes from here, but many fear the direction it will take.

ChatGPT launched an AI revolution. Here’s where we stand nearly 1 year on.

Generative AI is changing the game in the workforce, with far more roles at risk of automation. How can AI enhance jobs, rather than replace?

AI is coming for 300 million jobs. Is the future work optional?

Politicians regularly show they don't understand tech and AI. So why are some of tech's biggest executives pushing for government regulation?

The race to regulate AI hits snag; politicians don’t understand the tech

AI and the uncanny valley is deeply 'problematic' for people in the era of deepfakes and the digital world. Will we begin to fear humans?

Is it alive? How AI’s uncanny valley could threaten human interaction

Conversations around artificial intelligence are often 'full of panic.' Here's how movies, media and history play a role in the fear of AI.

Why we fear AI, from a PhD in philosophy of artificial intelligence

Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Elon Musk in hopes to thwart antisemitic hate speech on the social media platform X.

Israel Prime Minister urges Elon Musk to stop hate speech on X

The U.N. is working on a new code of conduct that helps regulate the spread of mis- and disinformation, particularly on social media.

UN officials looking to crack down on spread of online disinformation

Elon Musk is suing California over a law requiring social media companies to submit reports showing how they handle "hate speech."

Elon Musk launches free speech lawsuit over California’s content moderation law

Reno-based Caesars Entertainment was hit with a cyber attack possibly exposing personal information of millions of its rewards members.

Caesars cyberattack, days before MGM, may have exposed millions’ personal data

The leaders of North Korea and Russia meet as the two U.S. adversaries look to strengthen their relationship

Kim Jong Un meets with Vladimir Putin in Russia: The Morning Rundown, Sept. 13, 2023

Social media app Threads' decision to block the results of some COVID-related search terms is raising controversy over free speech.

Threads blocks COVID terms search results, raises free speech worries

The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing Google of violating antitrust laws.

US v. Google: Biggest antitrust trial in decades begins

United States officials issue warnings to Russia and North Korea as their leaders are set to meet.

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia amid US warnings: The Morning Rundown Sept. 12, 2023

A federal appeals court has ruled the Biden administration along with government agencies like the CDC and FBI likely violated the First Amendment when they pushed to censor and moderate posts about COVID-19 on social media during the pandemic.

Gov’t likely violated 1st Amdt with COVID social media censorship, court says

A lawsuit accuses Saudi Arabia of using Twitter to prosecute people expressing their dissent over the government.

Lawsuit: Twitter helped Saudi Arabia crack down on dissent

More Twitter Files could arrive as soon as next week, and the ADL could soon be slapped with a defamation lawsuit from Elon Musk.

Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League, teases more Twitter Files

The Justice Department announced the FBI and its European partners took down a major global malware network known as Qakbot.

FBI, European partners take down Qakbot malware network

The possibilities of a room temperature superconductor took the internet by storm in late July. Here's what happened with LK-99.

LK-99: The room temperature superconductor that wasn’t