Month: March 2024
Supreme Court to Review White House’s Tactics Against Misinformation
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday on whether the Biden administration violated the First Amendment in combating what it said was misinformation on social media platforms. It is the latest in an extraordinary series of cases this term requiring the justices to assess the meaning of free speech in the internet era. The […]
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Harnessing the Power of Balloons for Renewable Energy Storage
Central Sardinia isn’t typically seen as an innovation hotspot. Arid and rural, with road signs bearing bullet holes from locals using them for target practice, the setting resembles a scene from a Clint Eastwood western. However, in Ottana, on the site of a former petrochemical plant, a groundbreaking technology is emerging that could help combat […]
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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence: The Evolution of the Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security has experienced the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence firsthand. It located a trafficking victim years later using an A.I. tool that generated an image of the child a decade older. However, it has also been deceived into investigations by deep fake images created by A.I. Now, the department is […]
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Crypto’s Comeback: Philippines Leads the Charge After Meltdown.
On a recent Tuesday night, approximately 20 individuals gathered in Joniel Bon’s new internet cafe located in Quezon City, a mere 10 miles from Manila. Positioned at computers sporting 34-inch curved monitors, the group embarked on playing video games such as Heroes of Mavia and Nifty Island, while tunes from Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 […]
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Elon Musk Unveils Open Source Grok Chatbot in the Race for AI Supremacy
Elon Musk released the raw computer code behind his version of an artificial intelligence chatbot on Sunday, an escalation by one of the world’s richest men in a battle to control the future of A.I. Grok, which is designed to give snarky replies styled after the science-fiction novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” is […]
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Senate Delays as TikTok Bill Faces Obstacles
After a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a nationwide ban sailed through the House this week, its progress in the Senate has slowed. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, has not yet decided whether to bring the bill to the floor for a […]
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Former Tesla Factory Worker Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Reached With Company
Tesla and a former employee have agreed to settle a closely watched lawsuit that shed light on the carmaker’s treatment of Black workers. Lawyers for Tesla and Owen Diaz, a former employee at the Fremont, Calif. factory, did not disclose the settlement terms in a legal filing on Friday. Lawrence A. Organ, Diaz’s lawyer, stated […]
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Ride-sharing Giants Uber and Lyft Consider Exiting Minneapolis Following City Council Decision
Uber and Lyft are considering leaving Minneapolis following a City Council vote to enforce a minimum wage for drivers. The council voted 10 to 3 to override a mayoral veto of an ordinance mandating ride-hailing services to pay drivers $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute to ensure they earn at least $15.57 per […]
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Prosecutors Recommend 40 to 50 Year Sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried
Federal prosecutors stated that Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul, should get a prison term of 40 to 50 years for his fraud conviction. The recommendation was detailed in a filing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. His sentencing hearing is set for March 28, with Judge Lewis A. Kaplan determining his fate. He faces […]
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Supreme Court Establishes Guidelines for Prohibiting Citizens’ Access to Officials’ Social Media Accounts
The Supreme Court, in a pair of unanimous decisions on Friday, added clarity to a constitutional puzzle: determining when elected officials violate the First Amendment by blocking people from their social media accounts. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court in the lead case, outlined the requirements to sue officials for blocking individuals. The […]
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