Tag: Tech News

Google and Microsoft Rushing to Widely Implement Generative AI

The explosive interest in OpenAI’s ChatGPT has tech giants scrambling to capitalize on generative AI in the wider market. On March 14, Google announced that it will begin packing virtually all of its Workspace products with generative AI—an artificial intelligence chatbot that is capable of generating creative output from simple user prompts. According to Google’s…


Multimedia Entrepreneur Designs Dating and Friendship App That Matches People According to Their Vaccination Status

Amid mounting political—and now medical—dissension, for many looking to connect with those who share mutual values has become a more complicated and even lonely endeavor. Author Laura Wellington seeks to change this with ZNEEX, a dating and friendship app that matches people according to their vaccination status—unvaccinated and vaccinated. Wellington told The Epoch Times that…


Samsung Galaxy Owners Urged to Download ‘Critical’ Update Today

A nonprofit security group issued an alert this week telling Google Android smartphone users to update their systems as soon as possible due to “multiple vulnerabilities” that could allow for an attacker to remotely install programs or delete data. So far, March’s updates have already rolled out for some of Samsung’s Galaxy phones but not…


LIVE NOW: National Security Dual-Use Tech Summit

America’s Future Series is presenting the National Security Dual-Use Summit on March 10, 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. CT. The summit invites all defense entrepreneurs, innovation units, tech scouting, the investment community, and academic and government leaders working to put advanced capabilities in the hands of warfighters faster and maximize America’s technological competitiveness. Schedule All times are…


Tesla’s Next Generation Smaller Car to Operate Mostly Autonomously: Musk

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday said that the next generation small car the company is working on would operate mostly in autonomous mode, similar to a promise he made in 2020. On Tuesday he said there was a clear path to delivering a car that cost half as much to build as Tesla’s…


Czech Cyber Watchdog Warns Against Using TikTok

PRAGUE—The Czech cyber security watchdog warned on Wednesday against using TikTok, joining a growing number of Western agencies alleging the Chinese-owned social media app poses a security risk. The NUKIB agency recommended that TikTok should not be installed on phones whose users access critical and other significant infrastructure. “The Agency is concerned about potential security…


Feds Used Lax Security on 1 Million Americans’ Accounts Because of ‘Equity’: IG

A technology arm of the federal government had lax security on about 1 million online accounts because it rejected using facial recognition technology over “equity” concerns, according to an inspector general’s (IG) report released on Tuesday. The General Services Administration’s (GSA) failed to provide other federal agencies accurate information about the level of security and…


Senators Mull Past Failures, Possible Solutions on Big Tech

Members of a Senate antitrust subcommittee on March 7 voiced frustration over the failed attempts by Democrats and Republicans alike to regulate tech giants like Google and Apple, as expert witnesses and lawmakers debated legislation that didn’t get a full vote last Congress. “Neither the judiciary nor the executive branch can solve these problems alone—Congress…


Convincing People of Safety Is Biggest Challenge With Driverless Vehicles, Experts Tells UK MPs

A committee of MPs has been told the government needs to speed up the production of legislation to govern the use of autonomous vehicles, but the biggest challenge is persuading the general public driverless cars and buses are safe to use. Siddartha Khastgir, head of verification and validation of connected and autonomous vehicles at the…


LIVE March 10, 10:30 AM ET: National Security Dual-Use Tech Summit

America’s Future Series is presenting the National Security Dual-Use Summit on March 10, 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. CT. The summit invites all defense entrepreneurs, innovation units, tech scouting, the investment community, and academic and government leaders working to put advanced capabilities in the hands of warfighters faster and maximize America’s technological competitiveness. Schedule All times are…