Technology
Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over report on antisemitic content
[ad_1] The social media company X, formerly Twitter, sued media watchdog group Media Matters on Monday, alleging defamation after the group reported that the platform was placing ads for major...
Column: OpenAI’s board had safety concerns. Big Tech obliterated them in 48 hours
[ad_1] It’s not every day that the most talked-about company in the world sets itself on fire. Yet that seems to be what happened Friday, when OpenAI’s board announced that...
Cruise CEO and co-founder resigns after self-driving cars suspended in California
[ad_1] General Motors’ self-driving-car unit, Cruise, is shaking up its leadership after the company lost permits needed to operate in California and paused its operations.On Sunday, Cruise Chief Executive Kyle...
Column: Elon Musk is an antisemite. What can anyone do about it?
[ad_1] The question of how you solve a problem like Elon Musk has crossed the line from an amusing little parlor game to an issue with serious implications for anyone...
Opinion: Biden’s executive order on AI is ambitious — and incomplete
[ad_1] Last month President Biden issued an executive order on artificial intelligence, the government’s most ambitious attempt yet to set ground rules for this technology. The order focuses on establishing...
Column: AI investors say they’ll go broke if they have to pay for copyrighted works. Don’t believe it
[ad_1] AI investors say their work is so important that they should be able to trample copyright law on their pathway to riches. Here's why you shouldn't believe them. [ad_2]...
Mattel stiffed UCLA on $49-million children’s hospital donation, lawsuit claims
[ad_1] Mattel, the company behind Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price and Barbie, pledged in 2017 to donate $49 million to UCLA to support its children’s hospital. But now the hospital says Mattel...
Opinion: Kids have been used like guinea pigs on Big Tech’s platforms. How much harm will we tolerate?
[ad_1] After more than a decade of uncontrolled experiments by internet platforms on millions of users, there is an emerging possibility that one group of users — kids — may...
