Former Google engineer leveraged stolen AI information to create a startup for China
Senate Hearing on AI Theft and National Security A former CIA official informed lawmakers on Wednesday that a Google engineer, who had taken advanced AI secrets for China, subsequently utilized that technology to establish his own company. This statement was made during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where officials expressed concerns over escalating national security […]
Google Maps was spoiling my trips — so I got rid of it.
Finding Freedom on the Road Recently, I drove from the far reaches of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula to a market up in the Upper Peninsula. The trip took around three and a half hours, winding through some beautiful wilderness. Not a complicated route—just about nine turns that I’ve made countless times. So, I just went for […]
Study reveals widespread left-wing bias on Google News, Yahoo, and Bing, not just Apple News.
Apple News is not the sole platform accused of promoting a left-leaning bias; many major online news aggregators share this trait. A surprising study from AllSides, a nonpartisan organization that evaluates news outlets by their political orientation, reveals that only 1% of articles in Google News’s non-customizable section are sourced from right-leaning outlets. In stark […]
Apple and Google Keep Providing ‘Nudify’ Apps That Utilize AI to Create Deepfake Porn
Apple and Google Face Criticism Over Deepfake Apps A recent report reveals that Apple and Google continue to host “nudify” apps, which enable users to produce AI-generated deepfake pornography involving real individuals, despite both companies having strict policies against such content. The Tech Transparency Project highlighted that users can easily find these apps by searching […]
Google allocates $10 million to the Manufacturing Institute for training AI workers.
Google’s $10 Million Donation for AI Training in Manufacturing Exclusive: Google is contributing $10 million to the Manufacturing Institute in order to facilitate new artificial intelligence (AI) training for 40,000 workers in the manufacturing sector, as reported by FOX Business. This financial support is sourced from Google.org’s AI Opportunity Fund and will be directed towards […]
AI Overviews from Google generate millions of incorrect responses each hour, revealing shocking findings.
Google’s AI-powered search results are generating millions of inaccurate responses every hour, drawing attention to significant issues in the tech giant’s methods. This analysis has surfaced as Google continues to draw traffic and ad revenue from struggling news entities. In an effort to gauge the accuracy of Google’s AI summaries, the startup Oumi examined 4,326 […]
Samsung is stopping its texting app and encouraging users to transition to Google Messages.
Samsung Bids Farewell to Messaging App in the U.S. SAMUNG has announced that it will discontinue its messaging app, Samsung Messages, specifically for customers in the United States. As detailed on Samsung’s U.S. support site, the app will cease operations in July. Users are encouraged to transition to Google Messages to ensure a seamless messaging […]
Hackers take advantage of a Google Chrome vulnerability, potentially impacting 3.5 billion users.
Google Warns Chrome Users of New Security Flaw It seems there’s another issue at hand with search engines. Google has recently alerted Chrome users about a security vulnerability, marking the second warning in just a few days. This new flaw, known as CVE-2026-5281, is categorized as a zero-day exploit. This means that it’s a hidden […]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer’s proposed legislation would mandate Apple and Google to confirm users’ ages prior to app downloads.
Proposed Legislation for Age Verification in Apps Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) is set to unveil a new bill next week that would mandate Apple and Google to confirm the ages of users prior to downloading apps that may be harmful. This legislation would empower parents to have a genuine means of restricting the content their […]
The Protocol: Quantum computing might undo Bitcoin earlier than expected, according to Google
network news Google indicates Bitcoin destruction may be easier than expected: Google’s Quantum AI team recently suggested that breaking into Bitcoin’s blockchain with quantum computers could be simpler than earlier believed. This insight, detailed in a new paper, notes that Bitcoin’s taproot technology facilitates more efficient and private transactions. Remarkably, researchers estimate that the computational […]