Aug 17 Watch 5:03 The environmental consequences of big tech’s push to ease regulations for AI development By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is creating a data center boom, but decades-old environmental protections are slowing efforts by big tech to build massive facilities. Wired Magazine has found that companies are asking the White House to ease those… Continue watching
Aug 07 Trump says Intel’s CEO must resign, sending its stock tumbling By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press President Donald Trump made a social media post after Sen. Tom Cotton sent a letter to Intel Chairman Frank Yeary expressing concern over CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s investments and ties to semiconductor firms that are reportedly linked to the Chinese Communist… Continue reading
Jul 19 Analysis: AI in health care could save lives and money — but not yet By Turgay Ayer, The Conversation A professor and researcher who studies AI and health care analytics explains why AI’s growth will be gradual, and how technical limitations and ethical concerns stand in the way of AI’s widespread adoption by the medical industry. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:29 How North Korean operatives are infiltrating U.S. companies to fund weapons programs By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic This week, federal prosecutors charged four North Korean nationals with scheming to get hired by a U.S. company as remote workers and then steal nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency. It’s a relatively new North Korean threat: operatives using fake IDs… Continue watching
Jun 27 Trump says trade talks with Canada are suspended over its tax on technology firms By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump, in a post on his social media network, said Canada had just informed the U.S. that it was sticking to its plan to impose the digital services tax, which applies to Canadian and foreign businesses that engage… Continue reading
Jun 08 Is your phone waterproof? A researcher debunks myths about what happens when your devices get wet By Rachel Plotnick, The Conversation If you've ever dropped your cellphone in the water, then you've probably turned to the internet for a quick solution for drying out your drenched device. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 4:43 What to know about the new federal law against revenge porn and explicit deepfakes By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young On Monday, President Trump is expected to sign the bipartisan Take It Down Act, which calls for stricter penalties for posting sexually explicit images online without the subject’s consent or with harmful intent — what’s called “revenge porn.” Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 5:07 How AI is being used to create explicit deepfake images that harm children By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery A new report offers a troubling look at the latest digital threat to young people: deepfake nudes. These are realistic-looking photos and videos that have been altered using AI technology to depict subjects in sexually explicit situations and then spread… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 5:18 What to know about the groups behind online romance scams and who is most at risk By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and love is in the air. More and more these days, that first spark begins with connections made on digital devices — but not all online romances are real. Scammers use texts and fake profiles to… Continue watching
Jan 27 Tech stocks tank as Chinese AI competitor makes its debut By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 dropped 1.5 percent, dragged down in large part by a 16.9 percent fall for Nvidia. Other Big Tech stocks also took heavy losses. Continue reading