TECH NEWS

Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?
As AI moves into medicine, perhaps no one has more to gain or lose than radiologists, the doctors who review medical scans for signs of cancer and other diseases

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 14 2024

Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic
Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 14 2024

NASA delays Boeing Starliner launch to May 21
Starliner teams are working to resolve a helium leak in the spacecraft’s service module.

Source: Susan Carpenter
Tuesday, May 14 2024

NASA and Boeing eyes new date for Starliner crewed launch
A new issue has popped up, which has pushed the launch back.

Source: Anthony Leone
Tuesday, May 14 2024

Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 14 2024

Bumble's billboard ads sneered at celibacy as an alternative to dating — and the company got stung
The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer at celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online.

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 14 2024

OpenAI launches GPTo, improving ChatGPT's text, visual and audio capabilities
OpenAI has introduced a new artificial intelligence model

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 13 2024

US company Booking Holdings added to European Union's list for strict digital scrutiny
Booking Holdings, the U.S. company that owns Booking

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 13 2024

Amazon's self-driving robotaxi unit Zoox under investigation by US after 2 rear-end crashes
Amazon’s self-driving robotaxi unit is being investigated by the U.S. government’s highway safety agency after two of its vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 13 2024

GM's Cruise to start testing robotaxis in Phoenix area with human safety drivers on board
General Motors’ troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit says it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 13 2024

What to stream this week: Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'Bridgerton,' and 'American Fiction'
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning “American Fiction” lands on Prime Video and “Bridgerton” returns to Netflix

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 13 2024

Microsoft pledges $4.3 billion investment at Macron’s ‘Choose France’ summit
Microsoft has announced its most substantial commitment yet to France

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 13 2024

Australian judge lifts court ban on X showing video of Sydney church stabbing
An Australian judge has lifted a ban on the social media platform X showing Australians a video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 13 2024

SpaceX has successful Mother's Day launch
The company sent up 23 more Starlink satellites.

Source: Anthony Leone
Sunday, May 12 2024

Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions
Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations

Source: Associated Press
Sunday, May 12 2024

US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
When two U.S. fighter jets recently faced off in a dogfight in California, only one was piloted by a human

Source: Associated Press
Sunday, May 12 2024

Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds
Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns

Source: Associated Press
Saturday, May 11 2024

Texas professors challenged to evaluate students as some use AI to complete assignments
Texas students and some educators embrace artificial intelligence.

Source: Amber Hughes
Saturday, May 11 2024

Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light
Smarter vehicles could mean some of the most dramatic changes for the traditional traffic signal since the yellow light was added more than a century ago

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 10 2024

A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline
A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 10 2024

Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's new iPad ad has struck a nerve online
A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 10 2024

U.S. bans 37 Chinese affiliates from receiving military technology
The institutes and firms work with the Chinese government on quantum technologies, nuclear programs and shipments of controlled items to Russia.

Source: Susan Carpenter
Friday, May 10 2024

Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing
An Australian judge has extended a ban on social media platform X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 10 2024

South Korea stresses need for fair treatment for Line chat app operator Naver
South Korea has vowed to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 10 2024

California is testing new generative AI tools. Here's what to know
California is partnering with five companies to develop generative AI tools to help the state deliver public services

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 09 2024

PR executive at Chinese tech firm Baidu apologizes for comments seen as glorifying overwork
A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu has apologized after she made comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 09 2024

Pennsylvania to ban cell phone use while driving and require police to collect traffic stop data
Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving as state lawmakers hope to reduce distracted driving accidents

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 09 2024

TikTok begins automatically labeling AI-generated content
The automatic labeling began Thursday on images and videos created on certain platforms.

Source: Ryan Chatelain
Thursday, May 09 2024

Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity and Ultima inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame
Five video games joined the 10th class of the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play.

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 09 2024

Maryland governor signs online data privacy bills
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed two measures into law to better protect personal data online from Big Tech. One of the bills signed Thursday will make Maryland the second state to create strong limits on information collected on children, though the first in California has been halted in court

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 09 2024

TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal
TikTok says it’s going to start automatically labeling content that’s made by artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 09 2024

Undercover operation nets arrests as New Mexico's top prosecutor blames Meta for online predators
New Mexico’s top prosecutor has announced charges against three men who are accused of using Meta’s social media platforms to target and solicit sex with underage children

Source: Associated Press
Wednesday, May 08 2024

SpaceX successfully launches its Starlink 6-56 mission
SpaceX launched 23 more satellites into orbit.

Source: Anthony Leone
Wednesday, May 08 2024

TikTok sues U.S. government to block potential ban
TikTok is trying to block the enforcement of a bill that would ban the app in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company does not sell it.

Source: Justin Tasolides
Wednesday, May 08 2024

Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
An appeals court has granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the city

Source: Associated Press
Wednesday, May 08 2024

New launch date for Boeing’s Starliner maiden crewed flight
Boeing blames the scrub on a pressure regulation valve.

Source: Anthony Leone
Wednesday, May 08 2024

Some critical, others forgiving of Hochul's comments about Black Bronx kids
Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested Monday that some Black children in the Bronx do not know what a computer is.

Source: Bernadette Hogan
Tuesday, May 07 2024

No-cost training program to launch tech careers in North Carolina
The 20-week program is open to those 18 to 26 years old.

Source: Rob Wu
Tuesday, May 07 2024

Katy Perry and Rihanna didn't attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans
No, Katy Perry and Rihanna didn’t attend the Met Gala this year

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 07 2024

Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: brighter screen, faster chips and the Pencil Pro
Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPad Pros and Airs — lineups that will boast faster processors, new sizes and a new display system

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 07 2024

World Video Game Hall of Fame induction ceremony returns to in-person
It’ll be held at Strong National Museum of Play's World Video Game Hall of Fame rotunda on May 9.

Source: Brian Campbell
Tuesday, May 07 2024

U.S. seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked
Federal highway safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how and why it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles.

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 07 2024

US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked
Federal safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles with the company’s Autopilot partially automated driving system

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 07 2024

Boeing, NASA scrub maiden launch of crewed Starliner
Next launch attempt is Friday, May 10.

Source: Anthony Leone
Tuesday, May 07 2024

Nintendo to announce Switch successor in this fiscal year as profits rise
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo's announcement about a successor to its Switch home console is coming sometime before March 2025

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, May 07 2024

Russia defends veto of UN resolution to prohibit nukes in outer space, urges vote to ban all weapons
Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution calling on all nations to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 06 2024

New SUNY cyber range trains students in growing cybersecurity field
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College wants to become a training ground for cybersecurity experts with its new state-of-the-art facility.

Source: Spencer Conlin
Monday, May 06 2024

Highlights from the 2024 Met Gala exhibit: Sleeping Beauty would wake up for these gowns
Sure, she was a royal princess and all

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 06 2024

SpaceX launches more than 20 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit
Starlink 6-57 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40.

Source: Anthony Leone
Monday, May 06 2024

Commerce Department will provide $285M for semiconductor institute
The institute will allow researchers and engineers from across the country to collaborate on chips development and manufacturing.

Source: Susan Carpenter
Monday, May 06 2024

With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here's how his first song post-stroke came to be
With artificial intelligence, country music star Randy Travis has his voice back

Source: Associated Press
Monday, May 06 2024

Lawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools
Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds

Source: Associated Press
Sunday, May 05 2024

Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant’s search engine constitutes an illegal monopoly

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 03 2024

French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics
Just like the Olympic athletes, the cyberwarriors that will be crucial for the success of the Paris Games are deep into training for the big event

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 03 2024

NASA looking for Dayton-area volunteers for motion sickness study
Volunteers must be active‐duty military or a TRICARE beneficiary.

Source: Lydia Taylor
Friday, May 03 2024

Artists from Universal Music Group heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached
Music by artists including Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish will be returning to the platform.

Source: Associated Press
Friday, May 03 2024

SpaceX Starlink 6-55 mission successfully launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
More than 20 satellites will be sent into low-Earth orbit.

Source: Spectrum News Staff
Thursday, May 02 2024

E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
The world is producing more electronic waste than ever — 62 million metric tons in 2022

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google, Justice during closing arguments
The judge overseeing a pivotal antitrust trial focused on whether Google is stifling competition and innovation has repeatedly indicated he believes it would be difficult for a formidable rival search engine to emerge

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Apple's quarterly iPhone sales plunge 10%, but stock price surges on dividend, stock buyback news
Apple has posted its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening
A bipartisan group of senators wants restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's comments about unions violated federal law, NLRB judge rules
An administrative law judge has ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor law by making certain anti-union comments during media interviews two years ago

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC
The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Broadband internet services are disrupted in most parts of Nepal
Broadband internet are disrupted in many parts of Nepal as Indian vendors from whom most Nepali private operators source the bandwidth stopped providing the services because of payment defaults

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

One Tech Tip: How to repair an electric toothbrush
Toothbrushes used to be simple, powered only by your hand so they never broke down

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Sex offender asks Norway's Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right
A convicted sex offender is asking the Norwegian Supreme Court to declare social media access is a human right

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Malaysia

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, May 02 2024

Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft
Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space

Source: Associated Press
Wednesday, May 01 2024

Advice on how to prevent a camera security breach
Ring reaches $5 million settlement with FTC

Source: Camri Nelson
Wednesday, May 01 2024

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws helped build their technology empires
The U.S. Justice Department has launched a double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s 29-year history in the country

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot
A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says it submitted enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Judge dismisses Meta shareholder lawsuit claiming that directors' obligations extend beyond company
A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit asserting novel claims about the roles of corporate leaders and arguing that the loyalties of Meta directors and company founder Mark Zuckerberg should not lie exclusively with the social media giant

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars
Amazon has reported strong results for the first quarter

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Meta under fire from European Union for not doing enough about election disinformation
An EU commission said Tuesday it’s opening formal proceedings into whether Meta Platforms breached the Digital Services Act

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

2 men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England
Prosecutors in England say two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that toppled over on Hadrian’s Wall

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms
A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent
The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software
In afternoon trading, shares in Tesla Inc. surged to end Monday up more than 15% — its biggest one-day jump since February 2020.

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Facebook and Instagram face European Union scrutiny over possible breaches of digital rulebook
The European Union is scrutinizing Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections

Source: Associated Press
Tuesday, Apr 30 2024

Palm Harbor students win tech competition with AI-driven fitness app
The New2Fit app is a fitness app designed for beginners. It features personalized workout plans and AI-driven form correction, and a gym locator.

Source: Erin Murray
Monday, Apr 29 2024

Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software
Shares of Tesla stock have rallied more than 15% after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software

Source: Associated Press
Monday, Apr 29 2024

Biden administration announces new AI initiatives 6 months after executive order signed
Federal agencies have met the six-month deadline for actions included in the directive, the White House said.

Source: Ryan Chatelain
Monday, Apr 29 2024

Tesla CEO Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show

Source: Associated Press
Monday, Apr 29 2024

SpaceX launches Starlink 6-54 mission
More than 20 Starlink satellites were launched.

Source: Anthony Leone
Sunday, Apr 28 2024

Tesla founder Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show
Musk met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Source: Associated Press
Sunday, Apr 28 2024

SpaceX launches pair of European GPS satellites
It sent up a pair of GPS-style satellites.

Source: Anthony Leone
Saturday, Apr 27 2024

Media program for youth: Learning all about their smartphone
This 12-week pilot program is targeting minority youth as young as elementary school.

Source: Shalon Stevens
Saturday, Apr 27 2024

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown into a global trendsetter.

Source: Associated Press
Saturday, Apr 27 2024

Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus' main security service
A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main security agency and obtained access to personal files of over 8,600 staffers of the KGB, the security service that still goes under its Soviet name

Source: Associated Press
Friday, Apr 26 2024

The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one
The university that boasts the world’s largest 3D printer developed one even bigger

Source: Associated Press
Friday, Apr 26 2024

These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
TikTok is banned in a handful of countries and not allowed on government-issued devices in a number of others

Source: Associated Press
Friday, Apr 26 2024

These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
TikTok is banned in a handful of countries and not allowed on government-issued devices in a number of others

Source: Associated Press
Friday, Apr 26 2024

What to stream this weekend: A Bon Jovi documentary, Idris Elba in 'Knuckles' and 'Anyone But You'
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” hitting Netflix, two teen ghost detectives who appear in DC comic books star in their own series called “Dead Boy Detectives" and a documentary detailing Bon Jovi’s rise to fame, breakups and breakdowns

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, Apr 25 2024

Google parent reports another quarter of robust growth, rolls out first-ever quarterly dividend
Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. has released a quarterly report showing it’s still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing potentially lucrative new ground in artificial intelligence

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, Apr 25 2024

Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products
Microsoft has reported that its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, Apr 25 2024

New virtual reality helps train crime scene investigators
The training tool is expected to save agencies time, money and resources.

Source: Jenna Rae Gaertner
Thursday, Apr 25 2024

Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say
Authorities in Maryland say a high school athletic director used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording

Source: Associated Press
Thursday, Apr 25 2024