The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.
Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push
Much of the capital investment, a big jump from 2024, will fund expansion of Meta’s data centers, which provide the computing power needed by A.I. products and algorithms.
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
Trump Issues Executive Order to Boost Cryptocurrency Industry
The order signaled that the president intends to promote an industry that faced scrutiny during the Biden administration — and that he has a personal stake in.
Quantum TikTok + Memecoin Mania + Chris Hayes on the Attention Wars
“We are starting to see how Silicon Valley wants to do business during the Trump administration.”
(BPRW) AFRICANANCESTRY.COM HIGHLIGHTS AFRICAN INFLUENCES ACROSS DIASPORA WITH NEW BIRTHRIGHT JOURNEYS TO BRAZIL AND COLOMBIA
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC — African Ancestry, Inc. (AfricanAncestry.com) today announces the availability of two new birthright journeys to Brazil and Colombia as part of its immersive African Ancestry Family Reunion (AAFR) tours. Having taken …
A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet
The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.
OpenAI Unveils New Agent Tool ‘Operator’
The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.
How Chinese A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek Is Competing With OpenAI and Google
The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.
Backdoor infecting VPNs used “magic packets” for stealth and security
When threat actors use backdoor malware to gain access to a network, they want to make sure all their hard work can’t be leveraged by competing groups or detected by defenders. One countermeasure is to equip the backdoor with a passive agent that remains dormant until it receives what’s known in the business as a...