Big Tech
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 […]
12/11/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
Google’s quantum leap: Willow chip pushes boundaries of computing power
Willow can solve problems in minutes that would take classical supercomputers 10 septillion years, showcasing quantum computing’s potential to outperform classical systems. Willow achieves “below threshold” error correction, reversing the trend of increasing errors with more qubits and paving the way for scalable quantum systems. By enhancing calibration, machine learning and fabrication methods, Willow increased […]
12/09/2024
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By Laura Harris
U.S. Court of Appeals upholds law ordering ByteDance to sell TikTok or face U.S. ban
Court Ruling on TikTok Sale: The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, must sell the app by January 19, 2025, or face a ban in the U.S. due to national security concerns. National Security Concerns: TikTok has been accused of being a “surveillance tool” for the Chinese Communist Party, with […]
12/05/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Australian Senate passes first-ever law prohibiting children 16 and under from using social media
In 12 months, a new law in Australia will come into effect that bars children 16 years of age and younger from using social media platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok and Snapchat. A “world first,” the new rule, once it comes into effect a year from now, will require anyone who tries to use social […]
12/04/2024
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By Laura Harris
Australia under scrutiny for passing law banning social media for kids under 16 (which will require ID verification for everyone)
Australia is now facing scrutiny for passing a law that would ban children under 16 from using social media and would establish an online surveillance system for all Australians on the internet. The Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024, designed to protect the mental health of children and adolescents, mandates that social media platforms verify the age of their users. The legislation, passed by […]
12/04/2024
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By Ava Grace
Major news organizations in Canada sue OpenAI for using news articles to train ChatGPT
A coalition of Canada’s major news organizations, including the Toronto Star, Metroland Media, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Press and CBC, is suing tech giant OpenAI, claiming the company is illegally using news articles to train its ChatGPT software. It’s the first time all of a country’s major publications have come together in litigation […]
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 […]
11/07/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Google tried to manipulate 2024 election in key swing states by sending special go-vote reminders to Democrats
Former Psychology Today editor-in-chief and researcher Dr. Robert Epstein is blowing the lid on an elaborate election interference scheme by Google. According to Dr. Epstein, Google tried to utilize “at least 7 powerful techniques to shift votes” in the nation’s swing states, one of them being partisan “go-vote” reminders that gave Democrats and others voting for […]
10/31/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
Microsoft says Russian hackers are targeting U.S. officials and defense contractors with phishing campaign
A report from Big Tech company Microsoft warns that Russian hackers are targeting United States government officials, defense workers and other notable individuals through a recent email phishing campaign. According to a blog post from Microsoft Threat Intelligence released on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the hackers have sent “a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails” to […]
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