SECOND NEW GEORGIA REACTOR BEGINS SPLITTING ATOMS IN KEY STEP TO MAKING ELECTRICITY

A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Wednesday, a key step toward providing carbon-free electricity.

AI-GENERATED VOICES IN ROBOCALLS CAN DECEIVE VOTERS. THE FCC JUST MADE THEM ILLEGAL

The Federal Communications Commission outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence, a decision that sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters won’t be tolerated.

MULTIPLE THREATS TO ELECTION SYSTEMS PROMPT US CYBERSECURITY AGENCY TO BOOST COOPERATION WITH STATES

The nation’s cybersecurity agency launched a program aimed at boosting election security in the states, shoring up support for local offices and hoping to provide reassurance to voters that this year’s presidential elections will be safe and accurate.

AMID ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOOM, AI GIRLFRIENDS, AND BOYFRIENDS ARE MAKING THEIR MARK

A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated.

'ARGYLLE' WON'T BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF

A checkered mesh of mysteries have accompanied the release of Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle.”

NBA SET TO PLAY ON AN LED GLASS COURT FOR SOME ALL-STAR WEEKEND EVENTS

For the first time, the NBA will play on glass.

THE SUPER BOWL IS EXPECTED TO SMASH BETTING RECORDS. NEARLY 68M US ADULTS PLAN TO WAGER

Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry’s national trade association.

THE JOB MARKET IS HUMMING, BUT LAYOFFS ARE STILL HAPPENING IN A SHIFTING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging off the highest interest rates in two decades that have been put in place by the U.S. Federal Reserve in part to cool off hiring and spending.

APPLE ENDS YEARLONG SALES SLUMP WITH SLIGHT REVENUE RISE IN HOLIDAY-SEASON PERIOD BUT STOCK SLIPS

Apple snapped out of a yearlong sales funk during its holiday-season quarter, propelled by solid demand for the latest model of its iPhone and still-robust growth in a services division facing legal threats that could undermine its prospects.

GM'S TROUBLED ROBOTAXI SERVICE FACES ANOTHER ROUND OF PUBLIC RIDICULE IN REGULATORY HEARING

General Motors’ troubled robotaxi service Cruise this week endured a public lashing from a California judge who compared the company to the devious TV character Eddie Haskell for its behavior following a ghastly collision that wrecked its ambitious expansion plans.

OVERSIGHT BOARD URGES META TO RETHINK ITS POLICY ON MANIPULATED MEDIA IN HIGH-STAKES ELECTION YEAR

An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta’s policies regarding manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address the flood of online disinformation that already has begun to target elections across the globe this year.

Game Boost

EXPANDING APPLE'S GAMING ECOSYSTEM WITH NEW RULES

WHY APPLE IS PUSHING THE TERM 'SPATIAL COMPUTING' ALONG WITH ITS NEW VISION PRO HEADSET

With Apple's hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves, you're probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of \"spatial computing.\"

U.S. SETS PLANS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED WHALES NEAR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; FIRMS SWAP WIND LEASES

Two federal environmental agencies issued plans to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development.

CHATGPT VIOLATED EUROPEAN PRIVACY LAWS, ITALY TELLS CHATBOT MAKER OPENAL

Italian regulators said they told OpenAI that its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot has violated European Union’s stringent data privacy rules.

AMAZON CALLS OFF BID TO BUY VACUUM MAKER IROBOT AMID SCRUTINY IN EUROPE AND THE US

Amazon called off its proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot this week as the deal faced antitrust scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, with the ecommerce giant blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles.”

DOCUMENTARY ON 'WE ARE THE WORLD' GOES DEEP INSIDE RECORDING SESSION OF STARRY 1985 CHARITY SINGLE

Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history.

MICROSOFT PROFITSOARS 33% ON AI, CLOUD-COMPUTING INVESTMENTS

Microsoft Corp. said this week that its profit for the October-December quarter soared 33%, powered by its significant investments in artificial intelligence technology.

ELON MUSK CANNOT KEEP TESLA PAY PACKAGE WORTH MORE THAN $55 BILLION, JUDGE RULES

Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.

GOOGLE'S PARENT POSTS DOUBLE-DIGIT REVENUE GROWTH IN A QUARTER FOR FIRST TIME IN 1,38 NEARLY 2 YEARS

Google’s corporate parent returned to doubledigit revenue growth during last year’s final quarter, signaling the internet powerhouse has regained its footing even as it grapples with regulatory and competitive threats to its digital empire.

EU Overhaul

APPLE'S EFFORTS TO KEEP USERS SAFE IN EUROPE DESPITE DMA

AMAZON SAYS PRIME DELIVERIES REACHED THEIR FASTEST SPEEDS EVER LAST YEAR

Amazon delivered packages to its Prime customers at the fastest speeds ever in 2023, the retailer said this week, thanks to better inventory placement, a new regionalization model for shipments and more same-day warehouses.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE CONCERNED YOU MIGHT BE LAID OFF - OR IF YOU'VE LOST YOUR JOB

Recent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times, might have you thinking about your job security.

MICROSOFT SAYS STATE-BACKED RUSSIAN HACKERS ACCESSED EMAILS OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS

State-backed Russian hackers broke into Microsoft’s corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of the company’s leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams, the company said.

JAPAN BECOMES THE FIFTH COUNTRY TO LAND A SPACECRAFT ON THE MOON

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday (20).

WWE'S 'RAW' IS MOVING TO NETFLIX NEXT YEAR IN A MAJOR STREAMING DEAL WORTH MORE THAN $5 BILLION

WWE’s weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion.

A LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMPANIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR THAT HAVE RECENTLY MADE LAYOFFS

A bunch of companies in the technology sector have been laying off some of their employees recently after quickly ramping up hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic while people spent more time and money online.

ONLINE RETAILER EBAY IS CUTTING 1.000 JOBS. IT'S THE LATEST TECH COMPANY TO REDUCE ITS WORKFORCE

Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce, saying its number of employees and costs have exceeded how much the business is growing in a slowing economy. It marks the latest layoffs in the tech industry.

AMERICANS' ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS AS INFLATION SLOWS AND WAGES OUTPACE PRICES

After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy — a trend that could sustain consumer spending, fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden’s political fortunes.

Generative OS

THE FUTURE OF AI PERSONAL COMPUTING IS COMING IN 2024