News & Articles By Arsenio Toledo
12/14/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
ExxonMobil, Chevron to build natural gas-fueled power plants to power Big Tech’s AI data centers
ExxonMobil and Chevron are exploring opportunities to provide power to meet the growing demand from energy-intensive AI data centers. Both companies are planning to build massive natural gas-fired power plants. The entry of ExxonMobil and Chevron into the power generation industry is driven by Big Tech’s rising appetite for electricity due to its emerging AI […]
12/05/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
TRADE WAR: China bans export of raw materials to U.S. for high-tech and military applications
The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has announced a ban on exports to the United States of several raw materials that could be manufactured for high-tech and military applications. Among the raw materials that were banned were gallium, germanium and antimony. The Commerce Ministry announced the move after Washington, D.C. expanded […]
12/04/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
SABOTAGE? Chinese vessel accused of intentionally severing undersea cables in Europe
A Chinese commercial bulk carrier is being accused of intentionally severing undersea cables in the Baltic Sea, crippling communications between at least four nations. The Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is a 225-meter-long (738 feet) vessel. From Nov. 10 to 15, it was docked in the Port of Ust-Luga in Russia, around 70 miles […]
11/21/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Google’s Gemini AI chatbot tells user he is a “waste of time and resources” and to “please die”
Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot has just been recorded telling a user that he is a “waste of time and resources” and that he should die. The interaction was between a 29-year-old student at the University of Michigan asking Google’s chatbot Gemini for some help with his homework. (Related: New “thinking” AI chatbot capable of terrorizing humans, stealing cash from […]
11/08/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
South Korea’s privacy watchdog fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data from Korean Facebook users
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the country’s national data protection government agency, has fined Big Tech company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15.46 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Korean users on Facebook. This is the latest in a series of fines and penalties the government of South Korea has slapped Facebook’s parent […]
10/31/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Careless Whisper: AI-powered transcription tool being used by hospitals found to invent chunks of text no one ever said
Researchers have found that an artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool being used by hospitals is frequently making up chunks of text or even entire sentences that no one ever said. The transcription tool is known as Whisper. It was developed by tech giant OpenAI, who touted the program as having a near “human level robustness and accuracy.” […]
10/31/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Secret Service agents using fitness tracker Strava are unintentionally giving away the location of Biden, Trump and Harris
A report from the French newspaper Le Monde has found that the movements of major American political figures can easily be deduced thanks to U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agents who use the fitness app Strava. Strava is a very popular fitness tracker app. Its popularity stems from how it can record the workouts of cyclists and […]
10/29/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
England to test “super AI” that could predict likelihood of DYING from heart disease
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service in England is set to test a “superhuman” artificial intelligence (AI) model that potentially can predict an individual’s risk of developing and passing away early from heart disease. The new AI model, referred to as AI-ECG risk estimation, or “Aire,” has been trained to read the results of electrocardiogram (ECG) tests. These […]
10/21/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Beijing-linked online operatives found to be impersonating Americans to sow division and chaos ahead of 2024 elections
Agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are impersonating American citizens on social media platforms to influence the outcome of the 2024 elections. The report comes from the intelligence company Graphika, which warned that social media platforms with access to large sections of U.S. society are being infiltrated by popular profiles that promote content intended […]
10/18/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
OpenAI proposing construction of 5GW data centers all over the United States
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has proposed building five-gigawatt data centers throughout the United States. This report comes following a recent meeting OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman had at the White House. OpenAI’s purpose at this meeting was to put forward to the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris the economic and […]
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