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NEW YORK CITY FILES A LAWSUIT SAYING SOCIAL MEDIA IS FUELING A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
New York City, its schools and public hospital system announced a lawsuit against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and dangerous” social media platforms for fueling a childhood mental health crisis that is disrupting learning and draining resources.
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February 17, 2024
Techlife News
TINDER, HINGE AND OTHER DATING APPS ENCOURAGE 'COMPULSIVE' USE, LAWSUIT CLAIMS
Stuck in a dating app loop with no date in sight? A lawsuit filed Wednesday against Match Group claims that is by design.
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February 17, 2024
Techlife News
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.
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February 17, 2024
Techlife News
BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN JOINS TIKTOK, EVEN AS ADMINISTRATION WARNS OF NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS WITH APP
President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices.
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February 17, 2024
Techlife News
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.
1 min |
February 17, 2024
Techlife News
Robot War
NEXT-GEN HUMANOID: OPTIMUS TESLA BOT VS ATLAS BOSTON DYNAMICS
4 min |
February 17, 2024
Techlife News
MICROSOFT SAYS US RIVALS ARE BEGINNING TO USE GENERATIVE AI IN OFFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS
Microsoft said this week it had detected and disrupted instances of U.S. adversaries — chiefly Iran and North Korea and to a lesser extent Russia and China — using or attempting to exploit generative artificial intelligence developed by the company and its business partner to mount or research offensive cyber operations.
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February 17, 2024
Techlife News
MEXICAN REGULATORS TELL AMAZON TO WALL OFF PRIME TV, REVEAL ITS ALGORITHMS AND OPEN UP DELIVERY
Mexican regulators have ordered online retailers Amazon and Mercado Libre to reveal their algorithms, and to wall off TV streaming to avoid stifling competition.
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February 17, 2024
Techlife News
OPENAI CEO WARNS THAT 'SOCIETAL MISALIGNMENTS' COULD MAKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DANGEROUS
The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said this week that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the “very subtle societal misalignments” that could make the systems wreak havoc.
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February 17, 2024
Techlife News
CISCO SYSTEMS TO LAY OFF MORE THAN 4,000 WORKERS IN LATEST SIGN OF TIGHTER TIMES IN TECH
Internet networking pioneer Cisco Systems is jettisoning more than 4,000 employees, joining the parade of technology companies in a trend that has helped boost their profits and stock prices while providing a sobering reminder of the job insecurity hanging over an industry increasingly embracing artificial intelligence.
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February 17, 2024
AppleMagazine
Biden's campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of National Security concerns with App
President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices.
2 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT SAYS US RIVALS ARE BEGINNING TO USE GENERATIVE AI IN OFFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS
Microsoft said this week it had detected and disrupted instances of U.S. adversaries — chiefly Iran and North Korea and to a lesser extent Russia and China — using or attempting to exploit generative artificial intelligence developed by the company and its business partner to mount or research offensive cyber operations.
3 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
IN 'DUNE: PART TWO,' FILMMAKER DENIS VILLENEUVE REALIZES A LIFETIME DREAM
Denis Villeneuve doesn’t feel like he came back to Arrakis for “Dune: Part Two.” In his mind, he never left.
5 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
OPENAI CEO WARNS THAT 'SOCIETAL MISALIGNMENTS' COULD MAKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DANGEROUS
The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said this week that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the “very subtle societal misalignments” that could make the systems wreak havoc.
2 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
MEXICAN REGULATORS TELL AMAZON TO WALL OFF PRIME TV, REVEAL ITS ALGORITHMS AND OPEN UP DELIVERY
Mexican regulators have ordered online retailers Amazon and Mercado Libre to reveal their algorithms, and to wall off TV streaming to avoid stifling competition.
1 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
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.
2 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
AMID ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOOM, AI GIRLFRIENDS, AND BOYFRIENDS ARE MAKING THEIR MARK
A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated.
5 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
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.
3 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
ELON MUSK'S NEURALINK MOVES LEGAL HOME TO NEVADA AFTER DELAWARE JUDGE INVALIDATES HIS TESLA PAY DEAL
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has moved its legal corporate home from Delaware to Nevada after a Delaware judge struck down Musk’s $55.8 billion pay package as CEO of Tesla.
2 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
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.
1 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
Robot War
NEXT-GEN HUMANOID: OPTIMUS TESLA BOT VS ATLAS BOSTON DYNAMICS
4 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
GM'S CRUISE ROBOTAXI UNIT HIRES VETERAN FORD AND APPLE OFFICIAL TO BE ITS SAFETY CHIEF AFTER CRASH
Cruise, the troubled General Motors autonomous vehicle unit, has hired a veteran automotive and technology company safety official for the critical position of chief safety officer.
1 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR APRIL'S TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WATCH PARTIES AND SAFE VIEWING
The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse.
3 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
AIRBNB POSTS A $349 MILLION FOURTH-QUARTER LOSS AFTER SETTLING TAX DISPUTE WITH ITALY
Airbnb said this week that it lost $349 million in the fourth quarter due to an income tax settlement with Italy, but bookings and revenue rose, and the short-term rental giant said demand remains strong.
1 min |
February 16, 2024
AppleMagazine
FAMILIES USING RE-CREATED VOICES OF GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS TO CALL LAWMAKERS
Joaquin “Guac” Oliver died in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre, but federal lawmakers who oppose tighter gun regulations began getting phone calls in his voice on Wednesday, lambasting them for their position.
4 min |
February 16, 2024
Techlife News
GOOGLE'S GEMINI AI APP TO LAND ON PHONES, MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT TO A DIGITAL BRAIN
Google on Thursday introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will implant the technology on smartphones, enabling people to quickly connect to a digital brain that can write for them, interpret what they’re reading and seeing, in addition to helping manage their lives.
3 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
ALIBABA APPROVES AN ADDITIONAL $25 BILLION SHARE BUYBACK AS ITS REVENUE DISAPPOINTS
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding on Wednesday approved an additional $25 billion authorization to its share buyback program, after reporting lower-than-expected sales revenue for the last quarter of 2023.
1 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
MICROSOFT CEO SATYA NADELLA CAPS A DECADE OF CHANGE AND TREMENDOUS GROWTH
Satya Nadella marks his tenth year as Microsoft CEO, capping a decade of stunning growth as he pivoted the slow-moving software giant into a laser focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
4 min |
February 10, 2024
Techlife News
THE OWNERS OF RUSSIA'S TECH PIONEER YANDEX ARE SELLING - AT A BIG, KREMLIN-REQUIRED DISCOUNT
The Dutch parent of pioneering Russian tech company Yandex is selling its operations in the country at a steeply discounted price of just over $5 billion to its Russia-based managers and oil company Lukoil, one of the biggest deals for Western-held companies to exit Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
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February 10, 2024
Techlife News
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.
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