Ex-Google CEO blames ‘work from home’ for tech giant lagging in AI race
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has blamed the tech giant’s work-from-home policies for falling behind in the AI race. One professor asked Schmidt why he thought Google had lost its lead to startups like OpenAI and Anthropic. The conversation with the Stanford University student was posted to YouTube on Tuesday.. “Google decided that work-life balance […]
Trump says he sounded ‘somewhat different and strange’ because of tech issues during Elon Musk interview
Former President Trump said technical issues had caused his voice to sound “a little different and weird” during a highly anticipated interview with X owner Elon Musk on Monday. The interview was plagued with technical issues from the start, with the influx of users quickly causing the “Space” to crash, displaying the message “This space […]
Trump blames X tech issues for ‘strange’ voice during Elon Musk interview
Former President Donald Trump has claimed that technical issues were the reason why X’s voice sounded “slightly different and strange” during his highly-anticipated interview with billionaire Elon Musk. Trump, 78, slammed the social media platform after viewers of a livestreamed interview on Monday night questioned whether the Republican presidential nominee was slurring his speech or […]
The fight against costly planned obsolescence deals Big Tech another blow
Big tech companies don’t want users to fix assets they own; they want to expand and gain never-ending control by continually running a multi-pronged program of planned obsolescence. And in many places, the law is on their side. But now a movement aimed at building a bulwark against the descent into servitude has recently been […]
Trump, Musk Overcome Tech Issues For Marathon Interview To Over 1,000,000 Listeners
Former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s interview on Monday night was delayed by nearly 40 minutes due to technical issues, but the two continued to discuss a range of topics for more than two hours afterwards. After an initial failed launch, Twitter’s “Spaces” proceeded without any glitches, with “low listener numbers.” Musk criticized Musk […]
Trump-Musk conversation delayed by tech issues as X founder blames cyberattack
A highly anticipated conversation between former President Trump and Tesla founder Elon Musk about X, scheduled for Monday, was delayed by technical issues, which Musk claimed were the result of an apparent cyberattack. Musk, who owns X and is a supporter of Trump in the 2024 presidential election, posted that there appeared to have been […]
Can we win the tech cold war with China?
What Biden is Wrong About AI | Kara Frederick | Zero Hour | Episode 29 Youtube Over the past decade, China has emerged as an economic superpower, threatening U.S. claims to global leadership. In an age of digital technology and artificial intelligence, China is leveraging these tools to expand its influence while the United States […]
How Venezuela’s communist government is using tech surveillance to cling to power
Protests and unrest have rocked Venezuela following the July 28 election. Incumbent President Nicolas Maduro claims victory by a margin of 51% to 44%, while his opponent, President Edmundo Gonzalez, says his coalition won 66% of the vote. It is notable that President Gonzalez had a 25-point lead in most opinion polls in July. America […]
Dow sinks 1000 points as tech woes, currency markets shake investors
Stock markets took a big hit on Monday as investors sold shares in U.S. companies and unwrapped positions in the Japanese yen, which has strengthened against the dollar after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is made up of the largest U.S. companies, closed down 1,033 points, or […]
What's behind the massive selloff in tech stocks?
Shares of big technology companies fell sharply on Monday morning amid a broader market sell-off. Nvidia was the biggest faller among the Magnificent Seven tech stocks, opening 14.2% down from Friday’s closing price. Tesla opened down 10.9%, Apple was down 9.6% and Amazon was down 8.2% at the start of trading. Meta, the parent company […]