Forward APPLE VENTURING INTO NEW REALMS OF PERSONAL & HOME ROBOT TECH

Apple is renowned for its innovation and unparalleled quality of its products.

'Godzilla x Kong' Has Scales and Scale but Not Much Else

As the old saying goes, there are two kinds of people on this Earth: Those who like their movies with a giant evil ape swinging a vertebrae like a lasso while riding a kaiju controlled by a crystal, and those who don’t.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION APPROVES THE NATION'S EIGHTH LARGE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT

The Biden administration approved a new wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday that is large enough it will provide more electricity than the state’s former coal-fired generating station.

AS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GROWS.SO DOES US USE OF TECHNOLOGY. A LOOK AT HOW IT'S USED AT AIRPORTS

The Belgian family of four was on their fourth trip to the United States.

COURT APPROVES 3M SETTLEMENT OVER 'FOREVER CHEMICALS' IN PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS

Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multibillion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products, the company said.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN THE US, MEXICO AND CANADA

North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun.

AT&T SAYS A DATA BREACH LEAKED MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS' INFORMATION ONLINE.WERE YOU AFFECTED?

The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said this weekend.

US FIRST-QUARTER AUTO SALES GREW NEARLY 5% DESPITE HIGH INTEREST RATES.BUT EV GROWTH SLOWS FURTHER

New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose nearly 5% from January through March, as buyers stayed in the market despite high-interest rates.

AMAZON IS REMOVING JUST WALK OUT TECHNOLOGY FROM ITS FRESH GROCERY STORES IN THE US

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores as part of an effort to revamp the grocery chain.

GOOGLE TO PURGE BILLIONS OF FILES CONTAINING PERSONAL DATA IN SETTLEMENT OF CHROME PRIVACY CASE

Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser.

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AI TECHNOLOGY NOW TURNING SCI-FI INTO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

ELON MUSK'S X HAS A NEW SAFETY LEADER, NINE MONTHS AFTER PREDECESSOR LEFT THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has named a new head of safety nine months after the last executive to hold the position departed from the social media company.

GMAIL REVOLUTIONIZED EMAIL 20 YEARS AGO. PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS GOOGLE'S APRIL FOOLS' DAY JOKE

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools’ Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago.

SCATHING FEDERAL REPORT RIPS MICROSOFT FOR SHODDY SECURITY.INSINCERITY IN RESPONSE TO CHINESE HACK

In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report this week saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

HERE'S HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMMON SCAMS THIS TAX SEASON

Tax season can come with several headaches, from gathering documents to finding the time to sit down and file. But one pain that you want to avoid is falling for a tax scam.

April's Total Solar Eclipse Promises to Be the Best Yet for Experiments

April's total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes and cosmic chance.

VISA, MASTERCARD SETTLE LONG-RUNNING ANTITRUST SUIT OVER SWIPE FEES WITH MERCHANTS

Visa and Mastercard announced a major settlement with U.S. merchants on Tuesday, potentially ending nearly two decades of litigation over the fees charged every time a credit or debit card is used in a store or restaurant.

TIKTOK BILL FACES UNCERTAIN FATE IN THE SENATE AS LEGISLATION TO REGULATE TECH INDUSTRY HAS STALLED

The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words were ominous.

TIKTOK IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FTC OVER DATA PRACTICES AND COULD FACE A LAWSUIT

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

'GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE' CLEARS A LOW BAR

Forty years after “Ghostbusters” and following a string of sequels that never measured up to the 1984 original — beginning all the way back with 1989’s “Ghostbusters II” — it’s fair to wonder, well, who else ought we to call? It may be time to, if not give up the ghost entirely, at least give a flip through the ol’ rolodex.

TRUMP'S SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY GAINS IN ITS FIRST DAY OF TRADING ON NASDAQ

Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company rose about 16% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump’s large stake in the company as well as the smaller holdings of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president.

NEW BIPARTISAN BILL WOULD REQUIRE ONLINE IDENTIFICATION.LABELING OF AI-GENERATED VIDEOS AND AUDIO 7

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require the identification and labeling of online images, videos and audio generated using artificial intelligence, the latest effort to rein in rapidly developing technologies that, if misused, could easily deceive and mislead.

US PROSECUTORS TRY TO SEND WARNING TO CRYPTOCURRENCY WORLD WITH KUCOIN PROSECUTION

A top U.S. prosecutor announced criminal charges Tuesday against a once-ascending company in the cryptocurrency world and two of its founders in a bid to send a message to other players in the industry to follow U.S. laws.

READY OR NOT.AI CHATBOTS ARE HERE TO HELP WITH GEN Z'S MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES

Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon.

APPLE ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE DATES.IN-PERSON EVENT

Apple has announced their annual developers conference ‘WWDC 2024’ will take place June 10 through June 14.

TIRED OF AI DOOMSDAY TROPES, COHERE CEO SAYS HIS GOAL IS TECHNOLOGY THAT'S 'ADDITIVE TO HUMANITY'

Aidan Gomez can take some credit for the 'T'at the end of ChatGPT. He was part of a group of Google engineers who first introduced a new artificial intelligence model called a transformer.

ROBOTS REPLICATE REALITY: HIGH-TECH PITCHING MACHINE MIMICS EVERY PITCHER

Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-high, 1,200-pound robot spit out fastballs, cutters and sweepers just like the ones spinning off the fingertips of his left hand.

AI Race APPLE, NVIDIA, AND COMPETITORS BATTLING FOR INDUSTRY DOMINANCE

With Apple unveiling a new method for training large language models (LLMs), rumors circulating about new acquisitions at the Cupertino company, and chip announcements from NVIDIA, the AI race is heating up in what could be the biggest year ever for technology.

DUTCH HYPERLOOP CENTER AIMS TO ADVANCE FUTURISTIC TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY

A 420-meter (quarter-mile) white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight.

CHINESE EV MAKERS CHALLENGING MARKET LEADERS AT AUTO SHOW IN BANGKOK

Chinese electric vehicle makers are showcasing their latest models, including a flying car, as they take on global rivals at the Bangkok International Motor Show.