Supreme Court avoids ruling on law shielding internet companies from being sued for what users post
The Supreme Court has sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks
2023-05-19 01:22
OpenAI Brings ChatGPT App to iPhone; Android Launch Coming Later
OpenAI Inc. is bringing its ChatGPT generative AI tool to smartphones for the first time, releasing an iPhone
2023-05-19 01:15
Massive Texas dairy farm blaze caused by engine fire in manure hauler
State investigators determined that a fire and explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle was an accident that started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck
2023-05-19 00:59
Ballmer Group awards $42.5 million to help more than 100 Black-led groups expand
A new grantmaking effort funded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie’s philanthropic arm will provide $42.5 million over the next five years to support more than 100 Black-led nonprofits focused on improving economic mobility
2023-05-19 00:56
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million
Britain's treasury has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost the UK government an estimated 162 million pounds ($201 million)
2023-05-19 00:29
France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season
2023-05-19 00:25
Mortgage Rates in US Resume Climb After Falling for Two Weeks
Mortgage rates in the US increased for the first time this month. The average for a 30-year, fixed
2023-05-19 00:25
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel
2023-05-19 00:20
Freddie Mac: Average long-term US mortgage rate edged higher to 6.39% this week
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week after a two-week drop, a modest move in line with a mostly moderate shift in home loan rates in recent weeks
2023-05-19 00:17
Check your artificial intelligence 'bossware' tools for bias, says U.S. agency head
The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers can also run afoul of discrimination laws
2023-05-18 23:59
Supreme Court sides with photographer in copyright case involving Andy Warhol, Prince
The Supreme Court has sided with a photographer who claimed the late Andy Warhol had violated her copyright on a photograph of the singer Prince
2023-05-18 23:56
Maverick Capital Reveals Early Ties to ChatGPT’s Sam Altman
Lee Ainslie’s hedge fund firm backed ChatGPT’s creator long before the chatbot became synonymous with the artificial-intelligence boom.
2023-05-18 23:56