CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter appears to have quietly rolled back a portion of its hateful conduct policy that included specific protections for transgender people. The policy previously stated that Twitter prohibits “targeting others with repeated slurs, tropes or other content that intends to degrade or reinforce negative or harmful stereotypes about a protected
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN NPR on Wednesday said that it is suspending its use of Twitter after clashing with the social media company and its owner Elon Musk over a controversial new “state-affiliated media” label applied to its accounts. “NPR’s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Korn The FBI is warning consumers against using public phone charging stations in order to avoid exposing their devices to malicious software. Public USB stations like the kind found at malls and airports are being used by bad actors to spread malware and monitoring software, according to a tweet last week from
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn The FBI is warning consumers against using public phone charging stations in order to avoid exposing their devices to malicious software. Public USB stations like the kind found at malls and airports are being used by bad actors to spread malware and monitoring software, according to a tweet last week from the
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Elyse Nguyen was nearing her wedding date in February and still hadn’t started writing her vows, a friend suggested she try a new source of inspiration: ChatGPT. The AI chatbot, which was released publicly in late November, can generate compelling written responses to user prompts and offers the
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Juliana Liu, CNN Elon Musk has laid off more than 6,000 people at Twitter since taking over the company, he told the BBC in a rare interview late Tuesday. Musk was quoted as saying in the interview that the social media platform now has only 1,500 employees, down from under 8,000
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu, CNN Warren Buffett says geopolitical tensions were “a consideration” in the decision to sell most of Berkshire Hathaway’s shares in global chip giant TSMC, which is based in Taiwan. The 92-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” shed light on the investment call in a Tuesday interview with Japanese news agency Nikkei. He was quoted
Continue ReadingCNN By Juliana Liu, CNN Warren Buffett says geopolitical tensions were “a consideration” in the decision to sell most of Berkshire Hathaway’s shares in global chip giant TSMC, which is based in Taiwan. The 92-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” shed light on the investment call in a Tuesday interview with Japanese news agency Nikkei. He was
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN A judge on Monday denied Elizabeth Holmes’ request to remain free while she appeals her conviction, setting the stage for the disgraced Theranos founder to report to prison later this month. In his order, Judge Edward Davila of the Northern District of California said Holmes does not pose a danger to
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Former senior executives of Twitter have sued the company in an attempt to recover more than $1 million in legal expenses incurred by responding to shareholder lawsuits, federal investigations and a congressional hearing, according to a complaint filed Monday in Delaware Chancery Court. The lawsuit by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Alibaba showed off its answer to the ChatGPT craze on Tuesday, demonstrating new software that it plans to eventually roll out across all its platforms. The Chinese tech giant unveiled Tongyi Qianwen, a large language model that will be embedded in its Tmall Genie smart speakers and workplace messaging platform DingTalk.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf and Juliana Liu, CNN Tesla will open a Megapack battery factory in Shanghai, it said on Sunday, as it doubles down on its investment in China even as political tension rises between Beijing and Washington. The news was announced just days after Airbus unveiled plans for a second final-assembly line in the
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Across the United States, more than 150 million people are being faced with the possibility of a new reality: life without TikTok. The wildly popular short-form video app has been at the center of an ongoing battle, with lawmakers calling for an outright ban, and the company portraying itself as a
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, as online platforms began facing greater scrutiny for their impacts on users, elections and society, many tech firms started investing in safeguards. Big Tech companies brought on employees focused on election safety, misinformation and online extremism. Some also formed ethical AI teams and
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN As the tech sector races to develop and deploy a crop of powerful new AI chatbots, their widespread adoption has ignited a new set of data privacy concerns among some companies, regulators and industry watchers. Some companies, including JPMorgan Chase, have clamped down on employees’ use of ChatGPT, the viral AI
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Apple is finally getting ready to open its first physical store in the country as it bets on India as a market and manufacturing base. The company teased the opening of its retail outlet in a brief statement Wednesday, saying it was preparing to greet customers in the financial and commercial
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Across the United States, more than 150 million people are being faced with the possibility of a new reality: life without TikTok. The wildly popular short-form video app has been at the center of an ongoing battle, with lawmakers calling for an outright ban, and the company portraying itself as
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Arkansas House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would require social media companies to verify their users’ ages and confirm that minors have permission from a parent or guardian before opening an account. The bill, dubbed the Social Media Safety Act, was passed by an
Continue ReadingCNN, KGO By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Bob Lee, the former chief technology officer of Square who helped launch Cash App, has died after an apparent stabbing attack in San Francisco. Lee’s death was confirmed by Josh Goldbard, the CEO of his current employer, MobileCoin. Lee joined MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency and digital payments startup, in 2021
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Members of a House panel focused on US-China competition are set to meet with leaders from Silicon Valley and Hollywood during a multi-day tour of California beginning today, according to a source close to the committee. The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party plan to meet with top execs
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