Category: Tech News

Websites of Several German Airports Not Reachable

BERLIN—The internet sites of several German airports were disrupted on Thursday after what may have been a hacker attack, German news agency dpa reported. The disruptions did not appear to have an immediate impact on the country’s air traffic, the agency said. Nuremberg Airport in southern Germany reported that its online site was receiving so…


Tesla Recalls 362,000 US Vehicles Over Full Self-Driving Software

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. said it would recall 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software after U.S. regulators said on Thursday the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws and could cause crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Tesla software allows a vehicle to “exceed speed…


‘Single World Government’ and AI Could ‘Doom’ Humanity Says Musk

Establishing a “single world government” could bring about the end of humanity as a whole, billionaire Elon Musk warned while also calling artificial intelligence one of the “biggest risks” facing human civilization. “I know this is called the ‘World Government Summit,’ but I think we should be a little bit concerned about actually becoming too…


‘Every Parent’s Nightmare’: TikTok Offering Child Predators an Easy Path to Contacting Kids

TikTok is turning into a major platform for child sexual exploitation in the United States, according to law enforcement officials, with predatory adults increasingly finding it easier to contact and manipulate minors through the Chinese app. Since the advent of the internet, child predators have had an easy option to get in touch with minors…


Federal Agency Warns Millions of iPhone Users to Change Settings Now

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security agency issued an alert to Apple product users this week due to a security vulnerability for iPhones, iPads, and MacOS devices as Apple announced it was releasing security updates for those flaws. The threat was substantial enough to draw an alert from the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),…


Elon Musk Reveals ‘One of the Biggest Risks’ to Human Civilization

Elon Musk said that ChatGPT and other recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) could pose a significant risk to civilization itself and that people should be on their guard. “One of the biggest risks to the future of civilization is AI,” the Tesla and Twitter owner said at the World Government Summit in Dubai on Tuesday….


Elon Musk Hopes to Have Twitter CEO Toward the End of Year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year.” Speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Musk said making sure the platform can function remained the most important thing for him. “I think I need to…


‘RIP Cancel Culture,’ Says Musk, as Joe Rogan Claims People Not ‘Scared’ to Express Themselves on Twitter Now

Cancel culture has been brought to an end on Twitter, declared Elon Musk, responding to a discussion between podcast host Joe Rogan and journalist Matt Taibbi who helped publish the “Twitter files” exposé. “RIP Cancel Culture, you won’t be missed,” Musk stated in a tweet on Feb. 14. In the podcast discussing “Twitter 2.0 and the Fall…


Australia Needs to Recruit Thousands More Tech Workers

Australia needs to train and recruit tens of thousands more tech workers to fuel the economy and should not be distracted by the “blip” forcing many tech giants to cut their workforces, a National Press Club audience has heard. Technology Council of Australia chief executive Kate Pounder warned the country would need policy changes and…


Ford Halts Production, Shipments of F-150 Lightning Over Possible Battery Issue

Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it had stopped production and shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup after discovering a potential battery issue during pre-delivery checks. “We are not aware of any incidences of this issue in the field,” Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg said in an email. She said the production stop was…