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BARBARA ORTUTAY

BARBARA ORTUTAY

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Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down

Hours after a series of outages that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk is claiming that the social media platform is being targeted in a “massive cyberattack."

Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down
Business|Technology

Digg to relaunch with focus on 'humanity and connection'

Before Reddit there was Digg, which popularized up- and down-votes on online posts

Digg to relaunch with focus on 'humanity and connection'
Business|Technology|US

Judge denies Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial

A federal judge has denied Elon Musk’s request for a court order blocking OpenAI from converting itself to a for-profit company

Judge denies Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial
Business|Technology|US

Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trial

Elon Musk’s lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire’s request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company

Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trial
Economy|Political|Technology|US

Elon Musk creates confusion about IRS' Direct File — but the free tax program is still available

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted on his social media site that he has “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS's Direct File program

Elon Musk creates confusion about IRS' Direct File — but the free tax program is still available
Business|Economy|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Meta posts sharply higher Q4 profit, revenue, topping Wall Street's expectations

Meta Platforms Inc. posted sharply higher profit and revenue for its fourth quarter on Wednesday, thanks to higher ad revenue on its social media properties

Meta posts sharply higher Q4 profit, revenue, topping Wall Street's expectations
Business|Entertainment|Technology|US

People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts

People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook
Business|Election|Entertainment|Political|Technology|US

From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump's TikTok shift

During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed threats to U.S. national security

From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump's TikTok shift
Political|Technology

US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter

The U.S. government says the former Twitter’s request to end oversight of its data privacy and security practices is “meritless” and owner Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the company since he has “first-hand knowledge” of the conduct being investigated

US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter
Crime|News|Uncategorized|US

Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal

Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day in 2018

Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal
Business

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality
News|Technology|World

Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk's X is the most egregious

While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what’s happening in the world

Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk's X is the most egregious
Technology

Sony's Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities

Playing video games has long been a challenge for many people with disabilities, since the traditional controllers for the PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo can be difficult or even impossible to maneuver when a person has limited mobility

Sony's Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities
Health|Technology|US

States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

Dozens of US states, including California, New York, Arizona and Indiana are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to the platforms

States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health
Business|Finance|Technology

Facebook parent Meta posts sharply higher profit in 3Q thanks to increase in ad revenue

Facebook parent Meta has posted sharply higher earnings for the third quarter, boosted by an increase in advertising revenue and lower expenses after it laid off thousands of workers

Facebook parent Meta posts sharply higher profit in 3Q thanks to increase in ad revenue
Business|Technology

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline

One year ago, billionaire Elon Musk walked into Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters with a white bathroom sink and a grin, fired its CEO and other top executives and began transforming the social media platform into what is now known as X

Twitter takeover: 1 year later, X struggles with misinformation, advertising and usage decline
Technology

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition

Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT has unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition
Business

A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he's testifying before Congress

On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Béjar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic

A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he's testifying before Congress
Business|News|Technology|US|World

Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse

President Joe Biden and other global leaders have spent the past few days melding minds with Silicon Valley titans in San Francisco

Corporate, global leaders peer into a future expected to be reshaped by AI, for better or worse
Business|News|Technology|US

Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online

A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads of the three companies testify at a December hearing on protecting children online

Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children's safety online
Business|News|Technology

Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts

Elon Musk's social media company X has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America

Musk's X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts
Business|Technology

OpenAI's unusual nonprofit structure led to dramatic ouster of sought-after CEO

Unlike Google, Facebook and countless other tech giants, the company behind ChatGPT was not created to be a business

OpenAI's unusual nonprofit structure led to dramatic ouster of sought-after CEO
Business|Celebrity|Finance|Technology|US

X says Walmart pulled ads in October, weeks before Media Matters hate speech report and Musk rant

Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform

X says Walmart pulled ads in October, weeks before Media Matters hate speech report and Musk rant

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