Tech

Two Harvard students demonstrated how Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses can be modified to dox individuals in public.

Modified Meta glasses reveal dangerous potential for doxxing

OpenAI announces a restructuring to separate non-profit and for-profit operations.

OpenAI’s valuation surges to $157B after latest investment round

An MIT economist warned that the current artificial intelligence boom may only significantly impact 5% of jobs over the next decade.

MIT economist claims AI capable of doing only 5% of jobs, predicts crash

What if turning up the volume could help your garden grow? Researchers looked into fungus, and it seems it has a different taste in sound.

White noise seen to boost growth in fungi; could it nurture other plants?

A giant woodpecker that once roamed large swaths of the United States may be making a comeback thanks to the help of cloning.

How biologists plan to help the ivory-billed woodpecker make a comeback

The rapid growth of AI-driven data centers is straining the U.S. power grid, leading to concerns about electricity shortages and rising costs.

AI boom fuels data center growth, straining US power grid

New Mexico's attorney general is suing Snapchat saying it knew about "rampant" sextortion on its platform.

New Mexico AG sues Snapchat, says it knew about ‘rampant’ sextortion

In the world of streaming, nothing is ever truly certain. At least for now, there's a new most popular face of Twitch.tv.

VTuber Ironmouse breaks Kai Cenat’s subscription record on Twitch

A record-breaking drone display in Shenzhen, China, has raised both admiration around the globe, and concern from the West.

Chinese drone show sparks global admiration, military concerns

The value of X, formerly known as Twitter, has fallen by 79% in the two years Elon Musk has owned it, according to valuations by Fidelity.

X is worth 79% less than when Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion: Report

CNN rolled its first-ever website paywall on Tuesday, Oct. 1, charging some online visitors $3.99 a month for access to CNN.com.

CNN paywall: Will you pay $3.99 a month for the network’s online content?

China is gearing up for its first manned moon landing, and the country's space agency has just revealed its new spacesuit.

China reveals advanced space suit for upcoming moon landing

Arkansas is suing YouTube, claiming the platform contributes to a youth mental health crisis by targeting children with addictive content.

Arkansas sues YouTube over youth mental health crisis

The Department of Education has extended its deadline for defaulted student loan borrowers to sign up for the Fresh Start program to Wednesday.

DOE extends application deadline for defaulted student loan borrowers

The Babylon Bee has filed a lawsuit against the state of California, challenging new laws that regulate satire and parody.

The Babylon Bee sues California over satire and ‘deepfake’ law

New details are emerging over Netflix cancellations over the summer, many dissatisfied with co-founder Reed Hastings' political endorsement.

Netflix saw a spike in cancellations after co-founder endorsed Kamala Harris

Kerry said disinformation is unique to democracies, where no single leader has the authority to define what constitutes factual information.

John Kerry calls First Amendment ‘major block’ in holding media ‘accountable’

Satellite TV provider DirecTV is acquiring their longtime rival—Dish Network—in a deal valued at nearly $10 billion.

DirecTV to acquire Dish Network in major satellite merger

A Montana man is set to be sentenced for creating and cloning a new breed of giant sheep.

Montana man to be sentenced for creating then cloning giant hybrid sheep

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a California bill that would have established the nation's first safety regulations for artificial intelligence.

Newsom vetoes controversial California AI safety bill

Thousands of U.S. dockworkers could go on strike Tuesday.

Looming dockworkers strike could cripple supply chain

Two astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station since June are one step closer to returning to Earth. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will ferry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home arrived at the ISS Sunday.

SpaceX capsule slated to bring home Starliner astronauts arrives at ISS

Hezbollah vows revenge after it's leader in Lebanon was killed in an Israeli strike.

Hamas says leader in Lebanon killed by Israeli airstrike

Several major airlines have announced a groundbreaking partnership with SpaceX to provide free in-flight Wi-Fi powered by Starlink.

Airlines announce partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink for free in-flight Wi-Fi