Neuralink Corp., Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, said it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to conduct human clinical trials. “This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team in close collaboration with the FDA and r... More »
Netflix, the streaming company that once tweeted “Love is sharing a password,” has begun cracking down on password sharing in the United States, as it looks to increase revenue in what has become a saturated streaming market. The company has previously s... More »
After Ron DeSantis’s glitch-riddled presidential campaign launch on Wednesday, Donald Trump did something entirely predictable: he mocked him on social media. The former President posted a video with the words “Ron! 2024” superimposed on a SpaceX rocket ... More »
BOSTON — State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for a potential disruption of critical communications between the U.S. and Asia during future crises, Microsoft said. The tar... More »
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Wednesday his company could “cease operating” in the European Union if it is unable to comply with the provisions of new artificial intelligence legislation that the bloc is currently preparing. “We’re gonna try to comply,... More »
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said part of the reason for his current tour of European cities is to discover a suitable location for a new office. “Poland would be an interesting place,” Altman said in an interview Tuesday when asked about Eur... More »
Apple announced a multibillion dollar deal with the U.S. chipmaker Broadcom to use chips manufactured in the United States, as part of its 2021 plan to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy over five years. The move comes as the U.S. seeks to reduce its reli... More »
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for “immediate action” by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids’ and adolescents’ mental health on social media. But after years of middling and insufficient action by both social media pla... More »
Meta was fined a record 1.2 billion Euros ($1.3 billion) Monday over the transfer of data collected from users in the European Union to the U.S. The fine, announced by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), is the biggest penalty since the E.U. implem... More »
Gary Marcus delivered these remarks to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law on May 16. Thank you, Senators. Today’s meeting is historic. I am profoundly grateful to be here. I come as a scientist, as someone who has foun... More »
For weeks after his bizarre conversation with Bing’s new chatbot went viral, New York Times columnist Kevin Roose wasn’t sure what had happened. “The explanations you get for how these language models work, they’re not that satisfying,” Roose said at... More »
On Wednesday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a first-of-its kind law to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok in the state. The law, which is set to go into effect in January 2024, quickly came under fire for violation of free speech laws. In... More »