Google’s new dark web tool may help users keep data private
Google helps Internet users fight online crime. Users of popular search engines will soon have free access to a tool that allows anyone to check whether their personal information has been stolen and placed on harmful and illegal parts of the Internet, known as the dark web. The new feature “will help you monitor whether […]
Roger Goodell talks NFL private equity deals, Bill Gates spotted with girlfriend in Sun Valley
The NFL may soon allow private equity firms to buy significant ownership stakes in teams, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in an interview Thursday as he kicked off the second day of a “summer camp for billionaires” hosted by Allen & Company. Goodell, one of dozens of technology, media, business and sports bigwigs gathered at […]
Elon Musk’s X wins $500M severance lawsuit from ex-workers
Billionaire tycoon Elon Musk won a lawsuit on Tuesday after a San Francisco federal court sided with Musk in a lawsuit filed by fired employees of Company X who claim he didn’t pay them $500 million in severance pay. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson ruled Tuesday that about 6,000 employees who were laid off after […]
Shari Redstone flashes Amex gold card, Jeff Bezos brings Lauren Sanchez to ‘summer camp for billionaires’ in Sun Valley
Shari Redstone, Barry Diller, Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez were among those stirring up buzz at Allen & Company’s Billionaires Summer Camp, which kicked off in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Wednesday. Redstone’s deal to merge Paramount with David Ellison’s Skydance Media was a big talking point as business heavyweights gathered for the first […]
Alzheimer’s app could be key for newly diagnosed patients
A personalized diagnosis for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease may soon be just a click away. Researchers at the University Medical Center Amsterdam announced that they have developed a prototype app based on a model that predicts five-year intellectual decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The model is inspired by detailed information collected from nearly […]
Microsoft, Apple nix OpenAI board seats as antitrust scrutiny mounts
Microsoft and Apple have reportedly abandoned plans to join OpenAI’s board of directors as observers, a move that comes as both tech giants face increased antitrust scrutiny in the US and Europe. Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion in CEO Sam Altman’s ChatGPT maker, notified OpenAI in a letter late Tuesday that it was giving […]
AI speech clone is so real that makers say its ‘potential risks’ could prove too dangerous
The experts were left speechless. Microsoft researchers have developed an artificial intelligence text-to-speech program with human-level reliability. It’s so realistic that its creators are keeping the high-tech interface “purely a research project” and have not yet allowed it for public use. Microsoft has announced a new text-to-speech tool that’s so realistic it’s not yet safe […]
TurboTax parent Intuit slashing nearly 2K jobs, plans shift to AI products
TurboTax parent company Intuit said on Wednesday it would lay off about 1,800 employees, or 10% of its workforce, to focus on its AI-powered tax preparation software and other financial products. The company has invested heavily over the past few years in providing AI-powered accounting and tax preparation tools to small and medium-sized businesses, but […]
Apple warns users to take these steps amid alarming uptick in phishing cyberattacks
Amid a surge in deceptive phishing scams, Apple has issued new guidelines for iPhone users. The ploy is carried out when hackers “use sophisticated tactics to trick you into handing over personal information.” According to the tech giant. The scams typically take the form of emails pretending to be from real companies, fake pop-up ads, […]
Artificial intelligence scientists developing tools to decode what your dog’s barks mean
Ann Arbor, Michigan Researchers at the University of Michigan are investigating how artificial intelligence techniques can be used to understand dog communication. Scientists are developing tools to distinguish whether a dog’s barking is playful or aggressive, and hope to glean more information from the dog’s barks, such as age, breed and sex. “By using a […]