Former Vice President Kamala Harris used yellow and pink flower analogies during a recent media appearance to illustrate how social media algorithms narrow user exposure, arguing that personalized technology attempts to “dumb people down” by trapping users in content loops. Speaking on “Off Air with Big Boy,” Harris addressed how automated platforms shape public information … Read more
Crypto exchange Bitget halted customer withdrawals after detecting a theft of approximately $351.6 million in digital assets resulting from a security breach. Gracy Chen, CEO of the Seychelles-based exchange, announced the suspension via a statement on X after noticing unauthorized transfers from company wallets. Bitget Hack Freezes Withdrawals Amid $351.6 Million Theft Bitget suspended customer … Read more
Donald Trump hosted China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at a star-studded White House state dinner on Thursday, bringing together elite Silicon Valley executives and Wall Street financiers to negotiate pressing trade rules, semiconductor tariffs, and artificial intelligence safety frameworks amid an ongoing trade truce. Silicon Valley and Wall Street Leaders Gather at the White House Tech … Read more
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 integrates a micro-power Wi-Fi 6E radio directly onto the audio system-on-chip, removing the separate Wi-Fi module required by previous generations. The updated silicon is roughly 30 percent smaller, draws up to 40 percent less power, and doubles on-chip AI processing capacity compared to its predecessor. According to Qualcomm, these … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are scheduled to meet in Manhattan to negotiate potential agreements on artificial intelligence, tariffs, and critical minerals ahead of a high-stakes Washington summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to reporting from Reuters, the Sunday meetings at JP Morgan … Read more
Paramount and states seeking to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. could settle as soon as this weekend, with independent content monitoring of CNN among the terms under discussion, according to sources familiar with the matter speaking to Reuters on Friday. The antitrust case brought by California and 11 other states stands as … Read more
Anthropic has quietly established a physical biology laboratory in the San Francisco Bay Area to conduct wet lab experiments, pushing its artificial intelligence capabilities beyond computer evaluations, according to two people familiar with the matter. Inside Anthropic’s New Bay Area Wet Lab The artificial intelligence startup built the physical experimentation space as part of a … Read more
Apple is poised to launch Apple Pay in India next month using Axis Bank credit cards, according to three sources familiar with the matter, entering a crowded digital payments market as the tech giant expands support among local lenders. The upcoming rollout, starting with a single major banking partner, will bring the U.S. company’s tap-and-pay … Read more
Australia is considering barring the use of camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces due to privacy and security concerns, in what officials said could be the first ban of its kind, according to a report published on September 17. The potential restriction follows growing global unease over wearable technology capable of covertly recording individuals without … Read more
An AI system that interferes with a nuclear command network or launches a military cyber operation could leave Washington or Beijing with minutes to decide whether the other government attacked, according to U.S. and Chinese security experts. The recommendations, published by researchers from the Brookings Institution and Fudan University ahead of planned bilateral talks and … Read more