AI startup Perplexity wants to upend search business. News outlet Forbes says it's ripping them off
The artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos and other prominent tech investors for its mission to rival Google in the business of searching for information.
Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line as shareholders vote on massive pay package
If Tesla shareholders approve an all-stock compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was thrown out by a Delaware judge, it would almost guarantee he would remain at the company he grew to be the world leader in electric vehicles.
Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to compete in Netflix competition
After organizers for Nathanโs Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest said Joey Chestnut wouldnโt compete this year due to a deal with a rival brand, Netflix swiftly announced a new hot dog-eating competition that will feature Chestnut and his โfiercest rival.โ.
Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line this week as shareholders vote on massive pay package
If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Muskโs $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of this other companies.
Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class action investorsโ lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
Apple expected to enter AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
Appleโs annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday is expected to herald the companyโs move into generative artificial intelligence, marking its late arrival to a technological frontier thatโs expected to be as revolutionary as the invention of the iPhone.
New York moves to ban 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
The New York state Legislature has passed a bill that would allow parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platformโs algorithm โ a regulation that tries to curtail feeds that critics argue are addicting to children.
What to stream this week: 'House of the Dragon,' 'Origin,' Snoopy and Paul McCartney
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include an album from Paul McCartney & Wings, Jake Gyllenhaal starring in his first TV role as a prosecutor accused of murder in โPresumed Innocent," and actor Andrew McCarthy sets out to reconnect with some of this fellow Brat Pack alum.
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls posts bail on first 6 of 26 criminal charges
A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Bidenโs voice has made an initial court appearance in New Hampshire, where he is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate ahead of the stateโs first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
Former OpenAI employees lead push to protect whistleblowers flagging artificial intelligence risks
A group of OpenAIโs current and former workers are calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence companies to protect whistleblowing employees who flag safety risks about AI technology.
Justice Department's 'deepfake' concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries
The Justice Department says it's concerned that releasing audio of President Joe Bidenโs interview with a special counsel about his handling of classified documents could lead to deepfakes that trick Americans.
CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americansโ budgets.
A Chinese spacecraft lands on moon's far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with US
A Chinese spacecraft has landed on the moonโs far side to collect rocks in a growing space rivalry with U.S. The official Xinhua News Agency says the landing module touched down Sunday morning Beijing time.
Louisiana law that could limit filming of police hampers key tool for racial justice, attorneys say
Civil rights attorneys say a new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a police officer under certain circumstances is an affront to the movement for racial justice and violates the First Amendment.
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
A new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians.
UN chief cites the promise and perils of dizzying new technology as 'AI for Good' conference opens
The U.N. telecommunications agency has kicked off its annual AI for Good conference in hopes of guiding business, consumers and governments on ways to tap the promise of the new technology but avoid its potential perils.
Uvalde families sue Meta and 'Call of Duty' maker on 2nd anniversary of school attack
The families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game โCall of Dutyโ and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting.
What to stream this week: Willie Nelson, Chip & Joanna Gaines, Jim Henson and Benedict Cumberbatch
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include a new album from Willie Nelson, Benedict Cumberbatch playing a curmudgeon puppeteer in โEricโ on Netflix and home improvement gurus Chip and Joanna Gaines fix up a mid-century modern lake house on HGTV.
UN countries adopt treaty to better trace origins of genetic resources under global patent system
U.N. member countries have concluded a new treaty to help ensure that traditional knowledge about genetic resources โ like medicines derived from exotic plants in the Andes mountains โ is properly traced.
With a new War Rig and a fleet of motorbikes, 'Furiosa' restarts the motorized mayhem of 'Mad Max'
Returning to the world of โMad Maxโ meant resurrecting the motorized army of โFury Road,โ getting it back into running condition and building an entire new fleet of gas-guzzling, mutant machines of apocalyptic doom.
Judge weighs proposed changes to Google's Android app store to prevent anticompetitive tactics
Google is confronting the latest in a succession of legal attacks on its digital empire on Thursday as a federal judge began to address anticompetitive practices in the app market for smartphones powered by its Android software.
Top Apple exec acknowledges shortcomings in effort to bring competition in iPhone app payments
Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller has acknowledged a court-ordered makeover of the U.S. payment system in its iPhone app store hasnโt done much to increase competition โ a shortcoming that could result in a federal judge demanding more changes.