Intel Is Cutting More Than 15,000 Jobs Despite Getting Billions From the US Government
In a move likely to raise a few taxpayer eyebrows, Intel said today that it will cut 15 percent of its workforce, or more than 15,000...
To Lead in AI, the US Needs a Silicon Revolution
One thing that US politicians seem to agree on, despite a great many other differences, is that the country needs to lead technologically to maintain a...
Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products
Amazon failed to adequately alert more than 300,000 customers to serious risks—including death and electrocution—that US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testing found with more than...
Google Cracks Down on Explicit Deepfakes
A few weeks ago, a Google search for “deepfake nudes jennifer aniston” brought up at least seven high-up results that purported to have explicit, AI-generated images...
‘Date Like Goblins’ Thinks Playing Games Can Fix Dating Apps
Meanwhile, Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge, and other dating apps, has seen mixed results on its apps. Together with Bumble, which offended many with a...
Donald Trump’s Plan to Hoard Billions in Bitcoin Has Economists Stumped
Even if Trump were to restrict the reserve to bitcoin seized through law enforcement activity, his administration must also weigh up the opportunity cost associated with...
The Affordable Connectivity Program Died—and Thousands of Households Have Already Lost Their Internet
The death of the US government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is starting to result in disconnection of internet service for Americans with low incomes. On Friday,...