Sources: the US attorney's office for the Western District of Washington sent subpoenas to US-based hedge funds for records of their communications with Binance
The federal probe into Binance is unfolding at a time of deep uncertainty in the crypto industry
GPTZero, a Princeton student's app that uses perplexity and burstiness metrics to help detect whether a human or ChatGPT wrote an academic essay, goes viral
“Humans deserve to know when the writing isn't human.” — Deputy Editor, Innovation & Tech … Edward Tian was fast asleep when his bot broke a website.
The number of active users on Mastodon dropped from a peak of over 2.5M in early December 2022 to about 1.8M in the first week of January 2023
More than 130,000 people were joining the new independent social media network a day in November. So why hasn't it taken off?
Seattle Public Schools sue TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and their parent companies for allegedly causing a youth mental health crisis
A new lawsuit filed by Seattle Public Schools against TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and their parent companies alleges …
Sources: Apple's headset “Reality Pro” to be unveiled this spring, before WWDC; new Mac Pro will have the same design as current Intel model, no expandable RAM
2023 is set to be the year of Apple's mixed-reality headset and not much else. Also: The company hikes battery …
PitchBook: investors pumped $1.37B+ into generative AI companies across 78 deals in 2022, almost as much as was invested in the previous five years combined
An investment frenzy over “generative artificial intelligence” has gripped Silicon Valley, as tools that generate text …
A look at Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab, which is exploring questions around artificial consciousness and the possibility of self-aware robots
The pursuit of artificial awareness may be humankind's next moonshot. But it comes with a slurry of difficult questions.
Sources: Twitter cuts more staff in its diminished trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in a unit mitigating hate speech and harassment
Twitter Inc., under new owner Elon Musk, has made deeper cuts into its already radically diminished trust and safety team handling …
DoNotPay plans to use its AI-based legal advisor to coach a defendant via an earpiece to fight a speeding ticket in an unnamed US courtroom in February 2023
The AI legal assistant has helped people contest parking tickets, now it's leveling up to the courtroom—and the judge doesn't know.
Sources: Microsoft is working on incorporating existing and future versions of OpenAI's GPT into Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and its other productivity apps
In a move that could change how more than a billion people write documents, presentations and emails, Microsoft …
Mojo Vision, which demonstrated a working AR contact lens prototype in March 2022, pivots to focus on its micro-LED display tech and lays off 75% of its staff
Mojo Vision, a startup that had embarked on a years-long effort to create a smart contact lens with a built-in display …
Some companies are taking a liberal interpretation of California's pay transparency law with wide pay ranges; one Netflix job posting has a $90K-$900K pay range
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IBM's US patent count fell 44% YoY in 2022 to 4,743, behind Samsung's 8,513, losing its top spot after decades as the company refocuses on its core businesses
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Sources: some former US Twitter employees finally received their severance agreements, offering only one month of base pay as severance and no prorated bonuses
and they fall short of expectations. https://fortune.com/... https://twitter.com/... Gergely Orosz / @gergelyorosz : This is mad. The 50% of staff who were laid off from Twitter on 4 November this yea...
After years of hype, 5G took a back seat at CES 2023, as the industry focuses on laying the groundwork for self-driving cars, AR, and expanding IoT in cities
When it wasn't being overshadowed by covid resurgences, CES, for the past few years, has partially functioned as a big 5G pep rally.
Marseille-based Volta Medical, whose AI assistant helps surgeons in cardiac ablation procedures, raised a €36M Series B, bringing its total funding to over €70M
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Ant Group says founder Jack Ma will give up control as the fintech giant nears the completion of its two-year restructuring driven by Chinese regulators
We can't find the page you're looking for. If you typed the URL … Christopher Rugaber / Tech Xplore : China's Ant Group says founder Jack Ma will give up control Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Jack Ma c...
IBM SVP and Director of Research Darío Gil says the company will stop pursuing numeric patent leadership and focus instead on open innovation and collaboration
For 29 years straight, IBM has led the United States in minting patents, at its peak filing over 10,000 US patent applications … Tweets: @trengriffin , @ibmnews , and @rossmauri Tweets: Tren Griffin /...
Mandiant: Russian cyberespionage group Turla piggybacked on other hackers' decade-old malware that spread via USB drives to stealthily access victim networks
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Sources: the SEC and the EDNY are scrutinizing transfers between DCG and the lending arm of its Genesis subsidiary, but have not accused DCG of wrongdoing
Gemini ponders bankruptcy filing — Gemini President … Jamie Redman / Bitcoin News : Report: Federal Prosecutors in New York Probe Digital Currency Group and Subsidiary Genesis Samuel Mbaki Wanjiku / ...
A doctor says she faced a wave of anti-vaccine harassment after Twitter ignored her pleas to stop the spread of a fake image of a nonexistent tweet in her name
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News : Tweets: @ragesheen , @drsimonashworth , @senpizzo , @erindeenews , @politicussarah , @brandyzadrozny , and @dwuhlfelderlaw See also Mediagazer Tweets: Henry Madison / @ra...
Despite a recent pledge by Chinese officials to support tech to boost growth, VCs and foreign investors remain wary after a brutal, two-year regulatory campaign
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Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
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Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.