AI chips are hot. Here's what they are, what they're for and why investors see gold
The hottest thing in technology is an unprepossessing sliver of silicon closely related to the chips that power video game graphics
2023-06-01 13:45
FTC hits Amazon with $25 million fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant
Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant
2023-06-01 12:15
Australia says tougher laws needed on artificial intelligence
SYDNEY Australia said on Thursday it planned to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) including a potential ban on deep
2023-06-01 09:51
DeSantis floats new policy proposals on student loans and military readiness
Hitting the campaign trail in Iowa on Wednesday for the first time as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis road tested new policy ideas for handling student debt and boosting military morale.
2023-06-01 07:20
Cyberattack forces Idaho hospital to send ambulances elsewhere
A hospital in Idaho has been diverting ambulances to other hospitals for more than 24 hours because of a cyberattack, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Wednesday in the latest example of a hacking incident complicating health care in the US.
2023-06-01 05:55
Hundreds of Amazon workers protest company's climate impact, return-to-office mandate
Hundreds of corporate Amazon workers upset about the company’s environmental impact, recent layoffs and a return-to-office mandate protested at its Seattle headquarters
2023-06-01 05:47
Alabama governor signs bill placing limits on transgender athletes in college sports
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed a bill barring transgender athletes at public colleges and universities from competing in sports that align with their gender identities, as GOP-controlled assemblies across the US continue their pursuit of legislation placing limits on transgender people.
2023-06-01 03:16
Amazon.com's Ring mishandled customers videos and will pay $5.8 million fine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com's doorbell camera unit Ring has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission regarding privacy, according
2023-06-01 02:29
US, Europe working on voluntary AI code of conduct as calls grow for regulation
The United States and Europe are drawing up a voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence, with a draft expected in weeks
2023-06-01 00:28
Monitoring equipment returns to only some Iranian sites -IAEA reports
By Francois Murphy VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdog has re-installed only some monitoring equipment originally put in place
2023-06-01 00:18
AI boom triples valuation of Lightmatter, US startup using light for computing
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California Lightmatter, a Boston-based startup using light for AI computing, said on Wednesday
2023-05-31 22:20
For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips
Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%
2023-05-31 20:23