Category: Tech News

Elon Musk Is ‘Personally’ Paying Twitter Blue for Some Users

Elon Musk said he’s personally paying the legacy blue checkmarks for a few celebrities who previously complained about buying the premium service championed by the new Twitter owner. On April 20, Musk kept true to his longtime promise, and celebrities, and many others who’d been verified for free but declined to sign up for Twitter’s Blue…


Deadly Fire Incidents in New York Spike Following E-Bike Adoption

Fire incidents triggered by lithium-ion batteries have spiked in New York City in recent years as more people adopt electric vehicles, especially e-bikes. Fires caused by batteries powering e-micromobility devices like e-bikes rose from 44 in 2020 to 220 in 2022 in NYC. Between 2021 and 2022, such fires resulted in 226 injuries and 10…


100,000 Customers Sue Optus Over Massive Data Breach

Over 100,000 former and current Optus customers affected by a massive data breach in 2022 have taken court action against the Australian telco giant. On April 21, law firm Slater and Gordon announced that it had launched a class action lawsuit on behalf of Optus customers whose personal information was compromised when a group of…


IN-DEPTH: Insiders Say AI Could Have Greater Impact on Supply Chain Than the Internet

As the debate continues over artificial intelligence’s role in the digital world, the supply chain management industry is wasting no time jumping on board. For those in the business, AI integration can’t happen soon enough. Some U.S.–based supply chain management experts say AI will have an even more “profound” impact on the industry than the…


AI Will Eventually Be ‘As Good a Tutor as Any Human’: Bill Gates

Artificial intelligence (AI) may not be advanced enough to replace teachers now, but according to Bill Gates, that time is not far off. “The AIs will get to that ability to be as good a tutor as any human ever could,” the Microsoft co-founder said at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego on April 18….


American Facebook Users Can Now Apply for Their Share of a $725 Million Facebook Settlement: Here’s How

Facebook users have until August 2023 to claim part of a $725 million class-action settlement of a lawsuit that claimed the company’s parent Meta violated their privacy, according to a new website that went online this week. “If you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022,…


Encrypted Message Platforms Threaten to Pull Services From UK Over Online Safety Bill

Seven of the world’s leading messaging apps have written a scathing open letter to the UK government over its proposed Online Safety Bill. Bosses from firms including Signal and WhatsApp say the bill would lead to the mass surveillance of personal communications in what would become the “British internet.” Urging ministers to “urgently rethink” the…


Twitter Will Likely Play ‘Significant’ Role in Upcoming Elections: Musk

Twitter will likely play a “significant” part in the 2024 presidential elections and other electoral contests both domestically and internationally, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk made the comments in an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson that aired in two parts on April 17 and 18. Musk also admitted that it remains to be seen…


Musk Warns AI Could Destroy Civilization, Says Google Co-Founder Seeks ‘Digital God’

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has issued a stark warning that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to destroy civilization, citing the need for a new “pro-human” AI option that seeks the truth. In a recent wide-ranging interview on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” that aired Monday night, Musk cautioned that existing AI technologies, such as…


Google CEO Issues Warning About Future of Artificial Intelligence

The CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet, warned about the future effects of artificial intelligence on humanity. CEO Sundar Pichai said that “every product of every company” will be impacted by the rapid development of AI, in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” on April 16. He said that society needs to prepare for the revolution in AI…