European Union investigating Musk's X over possible breaches of social media law

European Union investigating Musk's X over possible breaches of social media law

LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Monday made Elon Musk’s online platform X the first tech company to face an investigation under Europe’s tough new regulations designed to clean up social media and protect people from toxic online content. “Today we open formal infringement proceedings against @X” under the Digital Services Act, European Commissioner … Read more

John Oliver spends 30 minutes taking down Elon Musk

John Oliver spends 30 minutes taking down Elon Musk

John Oliver dedicated the final episode of 2023 of his show, “Last Week Tonight,” to taking down billionaire Elon Musk, poking fun at his idiosyncrasies and warning of the potential danger that could come from his immense power. For 30 minutes, Oliver touched on Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, Musk’s hard turn to the right politically, … Read more

Techno-optimists, doomsdayers and Silicon Valley’s riskiest AI debate

Techno-optimists, doomsdayers and Silicon Valley’s riskiest AI debate

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 13: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with reporters on his arrival to the Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images … Read more

Airbnb using AI to crack down on NYE parties in SF

Airbnb using AI to crack down on NYE parties in SF

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Airbnb will be utilizing artificial intelligence in its efforts to clamp down on people holding disruptive New Year’s Eve parties in rental properties, the company announced Monday. Airbnb incorporated anti-party measures last year that resulted in thousands of people globally being blocked from booking an entire home listing on the platform, … Read more

AI development in 2024 will set stage for ‘massive technology boom’: Bill Gates

AI development in 2024 will set stage for ‘massive technology boom’: Bill Gates

Billionaire philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates predicted a “massive technology boom” over the next decade as scientists continue to develop and fine-tune artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024. Gates wrote in his annual blog post that 2023 was the first year he used AI for “work and serious reasons,” noting the industry now has a better … Read more

Adobe and Figma call off $20 billion acquisition after scrutiny

Adobe and Figma call off  billion acquisition after scrutiny

Adobe and Figma, the cloud-based design tool, will terminate their planned $20 billion merger in light of regulatory hurdles, the companies said Monday. In a statement, the two companies said, “there is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority.” Adobe shares rose around … Read more

Xfinity notifies its customers of data breach linked to software vulnerability

Xfinity notifies its customers of data breach linked to software vulnerability

NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers accessed Xfinity customers’ personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company, the Comcast-owned telecommunications business announced this week. In a Monday notice to customers, Xfinity said there was unauthorized access to internal systems as a result of this vulnerability — which was previously announced by software … Read more