Artificial intelligence software — some already free on your device — can quickly compose and edit documents. But be sure to check its work.
Elon Musk’s xAI in New Funding Talks
The discussions follow those of rival OpenAI, which recently closed a funding round that valued it at $300 billion.
AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests
Using AI can be a double-edged sword, according to new research from Duke University. While generative AI tools may boost productivity for some, they might also secretly damage your professional reputation. On Thursday, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published a study showing that employees who use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude,...
Fidji Simo joins OpenAI as new CEO of Applications
On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that Instacart CEO Fidji Simo will join the maker of ChatGPT as “CEO of Applications” later this year, according to a company blog post. Simo, who has served on the company’s board since March 2024, will oversee business and operational teams while continuing to report directly to Altman in the newly...
DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware
Login credentials belonging to an employee at both the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Government Efficiency have appeared in multiple public leaks from info-stealer malware, a strong indication that devices belonging to him have been hacked in recent years. Kyle Schutt is a 30-something-year-old software engineer who, according to Dropsite News,...
Trump admin to roll back Biden’s AI chip restrictions
On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced plans to rescind and replace a Biden-era rule regulating the export of high-end AI accelerator chips worldwide, Bloomberg and Reuters reported. A Department of Commerce spokeswoman told Reuters that officials found the previous framework “overly complex, overly bureaucratic, and would stymie American innovation” and pledged to create “a much...
(BPRW) Black Women Talk Tech Presents 9th Annual Roadmap to Billions Conference May 15-16, 2025 at Microsoft NYC
(Black PR Wire) New York, NY – May 7, 2025 – Black Women Talk Tech (BWTT), a collective of Black women entrepreneurs committed to building pathways to funding and success in the tech space, proudly announces the return of its flagship eve…
(BPRW) Thurgood Marshall College Fund team member pens new book about artificial intelligence and the culture
(Black PR Wire) A Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) team member recently published a book about the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and what an equitable approach to it could mean for underrepresented communities. Nyjal J. Drayton, webm…
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
The world has been abuzz for weeks now about the inclusion of a journalist in a group message of senior White House officials discussing plans for a military strike. In that case, the breach was the result of then-National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally adding The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to the group chat and...
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed. Following its November 2023 acquisition of VMware, Broadcom ended VMware perpetual license sales. Users with perpetual licenses can still use the software they bought, but they are unable to renew support services unless they had...