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X to shut down flagship San Francisco office – report

CEO Linda Yaccarino reportedly said Bay Area employees will be relocated to Silicon Valley in an internal email X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, will shut down its flagship San Francisco office “over the next few weeks”, the New York Times reported. The internal announcement comes after owner Elon Musk stated last …

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Google violated antitrust laws to dominate online search, rules US judge

Ruling states ‘Google is a monopolist’ in decision that could have major implications for how people use the internet Google violated antitrust laws as it built an internet search empire, a federal judge ruled on Monday in a decision that could have major implications for the way people interact with the internet. Judge Amit Mehta …

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Elon Musk sues OpenAI again, alleging ‘deceit of Shakespearean proportions’

Tesla CEO alleges his former partners, including CEO Sam Altman, manipulated him into co-founding the company Elon Musk is once again suing OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, resurrecting a case against his former partners that now claims they manipulated him into co-founding the artificial intelligence company. Months after abruptly withdrawing a similar lawsuit …

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Secretaries of state call on Musk to fix chatbot over election misinformation

X’s Grok AI chatbot falsely told users ‘ballot deadline has passed for several states’ Five secretaries of state plan to send a letter to Elon Musk calling on the billionaire owner of X to make changes to the social media platform’s Grok AI chatbot after it gave users misinformation about Kamala Harris appearing on the …

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Sound clashes are a thrilling reggae tradition. Will AI ruin them?

The use of fake AI vocals – including those of Donald Trump – is sending shockwaves through this historic scene. At a Montego Bay clash, performers debate their culture’s future Four days after the attempt on his life, the voice of Donald Trump booms from the speakers in Montego Bay, Jamaica: “If they needed an …

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‘If you do nothing, you can speedrun this game’: While Waiting, a game about biding your time

The developers behind Moncage challenge you to sit still in this irreverent waiting simulator Although it can be frustrating to be told “patience is a virtue” while you wait for something menial, bored out of your mind, there is sometimes enjoyment and peace to be found in the everyday mundane. This is something California studio …

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 review: the best folder going is only minor upgrade

Lighter weight, better screens, faster chip and fancy AI features are all welcome, but feel iterative for the price Samsung’s most advanced, hi-tech folding phone for 2024 is the Galaxy Z Fold 6, which looks to see off rivals from Google, OnePlus and others with a lighter frame, bigger and better screens, and the fastest …

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Neuralink has implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Elon Musk says

Founder says procedure, aimed at helping paralyzed people use digital devices by thinking alone, went ‘extremely well’ Neuralink has successfully implanted in a second patient its device designed to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, according to the startup’s owner Elon Musk. Neuralink is in the process of testing …

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Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’

The 35-nation Iter project has a groundbreaking aim to create clean and limitless energy but it is turning into the ‘most delayed and cost-inflated science project in history’ It was a project that promised the sun. Researchers would use the world’s most advanced technology to design a machine that could generate atomic fusion, the process …

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Minister apologises for Northern Ireland special education needs data breach

Paul Givan says details of 407 people mistakenly sent out included names, addresses and personal comments The education minister in Northern Ireland has “unreservedly” apologised after the personal details of more than 400 people who had offered to contribute to a review of special education needs were breached. The embarrassing data breach came to light …

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