2 Exiled Chinese Bloggers Warn of Police Interrogating Their Followers

SHANGHAI — Two prominent Chinese bloggers in exile said that police were investigating their millions of followers on international social media platforms, in an escalation of Beijing’s attempts to clamp down on critical speech even outside of the co[..]

Oversight Board Urges Meta to Rethink Policy on Manipulated Media

NEW YORK — An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta's policies regarding manipulated media as incoherent and insufficient to address the flood of online disinformation that already has begun to target elections across the globe this yea[..]

History of AI

From counting machines to neural networks, the development of artificial intelligence has paralleled emerging brain science

George Carlin Estate Sues Over Fake Comedy Special Purportedly Generated by AI

LOS ANGELES — The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the media company behind a fake hour-long comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic's style and material

At CES, Connected Devices Are Becoming More Discreet and Invisible

An estimated 130,000 people have descended on Las Vegas for CES 2024, the consumer technology show that attracts big and small companies alike

Meta Toughens Content Curbs for Teens on Instagram, Facebook

Washington — Meta on Tuesday said it was tightening up content restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook as it faces increased scrutiny that its platforms are harmful for young people

Private Industry Leads America's First Moon Landing Since Apollo

Cape Canaveral, Florida — The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century is poised to blast off early Monday — but this time, private industry is leading the charge

Alzheimer's Drugs Might Get Into the Brain Faster With New Ultrasound Tool

washington — Scientists have found a way to help Alzheimer's drugs seep inside the brain faster — by temporarily breaching its protective shield

US Chief Justice Urges 'Caution' as AI Reshapes Legal Field

Washington — Artificial intelligence represents a mixed blessing for the legal field, U

LogOn: Australian Researchers Use Seawater to Create Hydrogen 

Researchers in Australia have developed a method to make hydrogen from seawater without a costly desalination process

Blue Origin Returns to Space After Year-long Hiatus

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin launched its first rocket in more than a year on Tuesday, reviving the U

US States Suing Meta Over Alleged Harm to Young Users

Lawmakers and parents are blaming social media platforms for contributing to mental health problems in young people

Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favor of the Infowars host who repeatedly called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a [..]

Europe Reaches Deal on World's First Comprehensive AI Rules

European Union negotiators clinched a deal Friday on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of technology used in popular generative AI services such as ChatGPT that have promised to transfor[..]

Meta Sued for Allegedly Failing to Shield Children From Predators

Facebook and Instagram fail to protect underage users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and let adults solicit pornographic imagery from them, New Mexico's attorney general alleges in a lawsuit that follows an undercover online investigati[..]