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Ex-Ring doorbell employee spied on female customers in bedrooms and bathrooms for months, FTC filing reveals
June 1, 2023 | 11:51amAmazon also agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations it violated children's privacy rights when it failed to delete Alexa recordings at the request of parents
Meta threatens to block news in Calif. over state's push to pay publishers
June 1, 2023 | 11:22amMeta lashed out in response to the still-pending California Journalism Preservation Act.
Real child murder victims recreated by AI in disturbing true-crime deepfake trend
May 31, 2023 | 7:33pmThe clips show young children, sometimes bruised, narrating their own chilling circumstances with computer-generated voices.
Elon Musk visits China for first time in 3 years, eyes Tesla expansion
May 30, 2023 | 11:56amThe foreign ministry quoted Musk as saying he was willing to expand business in China and opposed a decoupling of the US and China economies, adding he described the world's two largest economies "conjoined twins."
'Buff' Zuck, daughters mark Memorial Day with grueling fitness challenge honoring fallen Navy SEAL
May 30, 2023 | 10:27amThe tech boss, who has taken up Brazilian jiujitsu, authored a Facebook post that included a selfie photo in which he is seen wearing a weighted vest.
China launches Shenzhou-16 spacecraft in mission to Chinese space station: state media
May 30, 2023 | 5:57amThe spacecraft, Shenzhou-16, or "Divine Vessel", and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert in northwest China...
China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race
May 29, 2023 | 2:28amDeputy Director of the Chinese Manned Space Agency Lin Xiqiang confirmed China’s goal at a news conference Monday but gave no specific date.
NASA combines James Webb Telescope data, observatory for dazzling views of outer space
May 28, 2023 | 9:35amNASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope have joined forces to produce stunning composite images of the cosmos.
Influencer dies after binge drinking on livestream
May 27, 2023 | 1:57pm"He didn't even get a chance for emergency treatment," a friend of the influencer told local outlet Shangyou News, which reported a funeral was held last week.
Musk cheers approval to test brain implants on humans -- some decry as 'too intrusive'
May 26, 2023 | 3:58pmAlthough the sign-up for the clinical trial has yet to be released, some were not keen on being part of the clinical study.
eBay founder gives nearly $2M to defund police — while funding private security startup
May 26, 2023 | 12:07pmPierre Omidyar reportedly forked over $500,000 to organizations that protested the police-involved killing of George Floyd in 2020 through his charitable group.
Virgin Galactic takes massive step to launch customers into space
May 26, 2023 | 12:55amSix of the company's employees, including two pilots, landed at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico after the short up-and-down flight that included a few minutes of weightlessness.
Elon Musk's Neuralink gets FDA approval for human test of brain implants
May 25, 2023 | 7:12pmNeuralink is developing a brain implant it hopes will help paralyzed people walk again and cure other neurological ailments.
Ted Cruz is preparing his own TikTok clampdown after Montana's ban: sources
May 25, 2023 | 4:37pmIn addition to Cruz, US Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Wash.), who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is drafting a similar bill and others may be in the works, sources...
Twitter’s new CEO pushed NBCUniversal to buy the site years ago: sources
May 25, 2023 | 4:11pmAccording to insiders, the hard-charging exec had pushed her former employer NBCUniversal to consider acquiring the social media platform multiple times.
OpenAI could 'cease operating' in Europe over AI laws: Sam Altman
May 25, 2023 | 9:20amOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said ChatGPT said on Wednesday that he has "many concerns" about complying with the EU AI Act's expanded legislation.
I use ChatGPT to ace interviews: 'Works for every single job'
May 24, 2023 | 8:27pm"I’ve been doing this for a few weeks and now I’m being flown to another state for a second interview at my dream job NO JOKE," someone exclaimed.
Chipotle founder eyes fast-food comeback with robot-powered restaurant chain
May 24, 2023 | 2:35pmKernel would use a "3-person labor model" at its stores, The Post has learned.
Meta starts final round of layoffs as part of plan to slash 10,000 jobs
May 24, 2023 | 12:32pmMeta's layoffs followed months of waning revenue growth amid high inflation and a digital ad pullback from the pandemic e-commerce boom.
Elon Musk says 'there's a non-zero chance' of AI 'going Terminator' on humanity
May 24, 2023 | 11:35amMusk also suggested that AI could decide to become "some sort of ‘uber-nanny'" to humannity.