Tag: technology
Elon Musk says Twitter is ‘trending to breakeven’ after near bankruptcy
Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that the last few months have been "extremely tough," but said that Twitter is "now trending to break even."
ION Removed From Hacker’s Target List and Deadline for Ransom Suspended
The hacking group behind the attack on ION Trading UK — the software firm that was struck by a cyberattack earlier this week, upending derivatives trading around the world — says a ransom has been paid.
Video: Princeton student Edward Tian on his AI-text detecting app GPTZero | CNN Business
The powerful AI tool ChatGPT is already raising concerns that the technology could encourage cheating and help pass off a few seconds at the keyboard as hours of research and writing. 22-year-old Princeton University student Edward Tian developed an app c...
Meta Cuts Spending. The Shares Jump.
The Facebook parent announced a new round of spending cuts along with its earnings report on Wednesday. Plus, it's buying back another $40 billion worth of stock.
Biden Wins Deal With Netherlands, Japan on China Chip Export Limit
President Joe Biden’s administration secured an agreement with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict exports of some advanced chipmaking machinery to China in talks that concluded Friday in Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.
DOJ Seeks to Ban Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees
Prosecutors alleged the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange contacted a potential witness in his criminal case.
How ChatGPT Will Destabilize White-Collar Work
No technology in modern memory has caused mass job loss among highly educated workers. Will generative AI be an exception?
How Giant Lasers Could Help Deflect Lightning Strike Danger | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
A test of giant lasers shot from a mountaintop in Switzerland is helping scientists develop ways to guide lightning. It could be a first step in defending against dangerous strikes that lead to death and destruction. WSJ science reporter Aylin Woodward jo...
ChatGPT Is Pretty Good at Writing Malware, It Turns Out
The trendy new chatbot has many skills, and one of them is writing "polymorphic" malware that will destroy your computer.
HomePod 2 first impressions write-ups unfortunately reveal little
We’re seeing a few HomePod 2 first impressions pieces ahead of full reviews, but unfortunately they aren’t particularly enlightening. Apple invited a small number of tech writers to hear the new version of the full-size HomePod, but seemingly only let the...
Elon Musk defends his old tweets in securities fraud trial in San Francisco
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in court on Friday defending past tweets about a deal that never materialized to take the company private.
Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers in latest blow to tech sector
Google's parent Alphabet is eliminating about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, the company said Friday,
Disney slams Peltz for lack of media experience, but its board is light on it, too
Disney's board is almost entirely made up of executives who lack media and entertainment experience.
Crypto Platform Bitzlato Charged With Laundering More Than $700 Million of Illicit Money
U.S. authorities designated cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato as a primary money-laundering concern and charged its founder for allegedly facilitating money laundering for criminals.
Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000
Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions.