Technology

The U.S. government spent 51 percent more on space programs than the rest of the world combined in 2022. The data analysts at Fair Betting Sites have crunched the space budgets from countries around the world […]

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DNA from four former United States presidents will be going to space. The DNA of dead presidents will be blasted into deep space as part of a symbolic space burial flight alongside a number of […]

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Social media and streaming platforms are struggling to determine the best ways to verify a user’s age.  Companies are trying to figure out the best ways to verify a user’s age as parents and lawmakers […]

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China has accused the U.S. of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones, the BBC reports. On Monday, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to […]

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Elon Musk is assembling his latest team, this time to develop his own chatbot. The Tesla chief and Twitter boss have approached AI researchers in recent weeks about forming a new research lab to develop an […]

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A new online tool aims to give control back to teenagers to take down explicit images and videos of themselves from the internet. The warning typically goes, once you send the photo you cannot take it […]

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In the latest – eight round – job cuts wave since Elon Musk took over the company in late October, this time targeting multiple engineering teams, social media platform Twitter laid off at least 50 […]

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Spotify’s new AI-powered DJ will build you a custom playlist and talk over the top of it. The music streaming app’s latest feature uses a synthesized voice to provide a personalized radio listening experience. Spotify describes […]

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A better quality of digital life is now coming at a higher price. The world’s biggest social platforms are experimenting with charging people for everything from improved account security and support to the promise of wider […]

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The Supreme Court is taking on Big Tech. The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could change the internet.  The case could upend protections internet companies have had […]

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According to a link CEO, Mark Zuckerberg shared to his own channel on Facebook on Thursday, users of Meta’s Instagram have been offered a new ‘channels’ feature, which allows them to share text, video, and […]

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Tesla is recalling all 363,000 US vehicles with its so-called “Full Self Driving” driver assist software due to safety risks. It is yet another blow to the feature that is central to the automaker’s business model. […]

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Big tech platforms are splintering on their efforts to limit undesirable content, Reuters reports. Major online platforms once competed to display their vigilance against misinformation, abuse, and hate speech.  Now, the platforms are choosing decidedly […]

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Can robots and humans coexist?  Researchers in Texas are trying to find out.  Researchers are running a groundbreaking science and social experiment through the University of Austin’s robotics program.  Four-legged robots will roam across the […]

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Google’s new rival AI chat to ChatGPT has got off to an embarrassing start, Forbes reports. Promotional material for Google’s Bard contained an error in the response by the chatbot to: “What new discoveries from […]

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The rapid rise of generative AI tools could displace dozens of media companies and journalists, Axios reports. Media companies are trying to figure out how to quickly move and adapt to a new internet reality […]

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Regulators and lawmakers have been struggling for months to make sense of cybersecurity concerns about TikTok, Axios reported. But experts in technology also are struggling to determine which concerns are overhyped, and which are valid.  […]

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Chatbot wars are upon us. Everyone has begun to play around with new chatbot services, such as ChatGPT, Google and Microsoft. Now Google has unveiled Bard, the AI hatbox it hopes will rival ChatGPT.  Google is girding […]

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Social media companies are bracing themselves for an onslaught of new legal battles across the United States. State and federal lawsuits and bills including far-reaching regulatory measures are flooding in.  The majority of state legislatures have […]

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TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will testify in March before Congress. The TikTok CEO will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers look to scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, Chair […]

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