The ChatGPT maker is under growing legal and regulatory scrutiny even as the AI boom continues https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/29/sec-openai-investors-board-sam-altman/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A Consumer Reports investigation found smart doorbells with software vulnerabilities on Amazon, Walmart and Temu. The retailers are still selling them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/29/doorbell-cameras-aiwit-privacy-amazon-walmart-temu/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The Biden administration announced a probe into possible security risks of Chinese-manufactured vehicles, citing modern cars’ sensors, cameras and software. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/29/us-investigation-chinese-vehicles/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Photos released Wednesday show the lander listing on the moon, with a broken leg. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/28/lunar-lander-intuitive-machines-photos/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The groundbreaking AI chat bot from OpenAI comes with ethical snares — even for people at home. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/18/chatgpt-personal-use/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
“The art in engineering is not so much to make something very complicated,” Dr. Wirth said. “The art is to make a complicated problem simpler.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/28/niklaus-wirth-pascal-software-dies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Apple reportedly scales back autonomous car project, despite aggressively ramping up testing over the past year in California. The company still has 67 active test permits in the state. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/28/apple-self-driving-car/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear oral arguments in a pair of cases that could transform how social networks have operated for decades. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/26/supreme-court-social-media-netchoice-texas-florida/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
From kettlebells to rubber duckies, meet regular people who act as “Amazon influencers” reviewing everything they own. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/18/amazon-influencers-money-review-products/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The effort aims to forestall foreign adversaries’ use of data to identify, target and surveil Americans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/26/biden-sensitive-data-china-ban/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
We tested Microsoft’s Copilot and Gemini for Google Workspace’s generative AI features and found them to be both helpful and a pain to use when it comes to everyday work tasks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/26/work-ai-copilot-gemini-test/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Hans von Ohain, a Tesla employee, died in a crash last year when his Model 3 suddenly veered off the road. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2024/tesla-full-self-driving-fatal-crash/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, TikTok and Adobe developed an accord to respond to the proliferation of AI-generated content in elections. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/13/google-ai-elections-deepfakes-open/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Scenes of the chaos spread across social media, showing the Waymo driverless taxi in flames. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/12/waymo-set-on-fire-san-francisco/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
To see what “spatial computing” could really do for me, I wore the Vision Pro every day for two weeks. Here’s what you should know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/12/apple-vision-pro-review/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The promise of the Chips and Science Act of 2022 funding has sparked some of the biggest investments in the nation’s history, transforming Maricopa County. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/12/phoenix-manufacturing-growth-biden-chips-act/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The account is run by the Biden-Harris’ reelection team. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/11/biden-campaign-tiktok-account/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Tesla critic Dan O’Dowd is funding a Super Bowl ad campaign highlighting dangers of the company’s driver-assistance software for the second year in a row. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/11/tesla-super-bowl-ads/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
If you’re going to wager on the Super Bowl, that means knowing how to keep your data and bank account safe. Here’s what to know about online sports betting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/10/super-bowl-online-sports-betting-data-safety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Bill Ackman used Wall Street tactics to oust Harvard’s first Black president, part of a wave of business leaders attacking diversity initiatives spurred by George Floyd’s death. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/10/bill-ackman-end-dei-industry/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Various Saudi officials and the kingdom itself were also named as defendants in the scheme. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/09/twitter-x-lawsuit-saudi-arabia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
We have the best options for most people, for total cheapskates, for sports nuts and for the old school. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/09/super-bowl-2024-streaming-sports/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
To counter a surge of antisemitism online, Meta may more aggressively remove some social media posts containing the words “Zionist” -- drawing fears of censorship during the Israel-Gaza war. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/09/meta-zionist-hate-speech/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
California’s landmark AI proposal could inspire regulation around the country, as more than 44 U.S. states take up the swiftly evolving technology. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/08/california-legislation-artificial-intelligence-regulation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Over the past year, TikTok has moved aggressively into search. Creators say it needs to do a better job of making sure its suggestions don’t trigger inaccurate information. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/08/tiktok-search-suggestions-inaccurate/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The change came after researchers used the video view counts to suggest the app favored one side over the other in the war. One group called the move “a step back for transparency.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/08/tiktok-remove-data-criticism-gaza/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The search giant wants its ‘Gemini’ tool to help it compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/08/google-ai-gemini-cost-bard/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
AI headshot providers give you the chance to get dozens of professional headshots with the click of a button, but they’re not perfect or real and raise bigger questions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/08/ai-professional-headshots/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Here’s what parents and caregivers really need to look out for -- and how to talk to their kids about the potential harms lurking in their direct messages. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/07/social-media-safety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Betches announces a partnership with @underthedesknews in the latest effort to take advantage of the growing role of social media in news coverage. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/06/betches-election-coverage-instagram/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A Stanford experiment and research into headsets like the Vision Pro suggests their use should be rare -- not for daily use at home, the office or in public. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/06/apple-vision-pro-dos-donts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
The announcement is the latest sign of growing competition not just among social media platforms but between them and more traditional entertainment outlets such as Netflix. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/06/you-tube-creators-earnings/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
CEO Jay Graber says the app aims to combine ease of Twitter and Threads with customizability of Mastodon. But it faces an uphill battle. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/06/bluesky-launch-public-jay-graber/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Taylor Swift’s attorney said Jack Sweeney’s social media accounts tracking celebrity jets constituted “stalking and harassing behavior.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/06/taylor-swift-jet-tracking-legal-threat/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A security lapse meant Google users’ data was exposed for years. Now the company is paying to settle a lawsuit stemming from the case. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/05/google-plus-settlement-lawsuit-class-action/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Meta’s Oversight Board called company policies on manipulated media “incoherent” and “confusing,” after an altered video of President Biden spread on Facebook. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/05/meta-oversight-board-deepfake-president-biden/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
A growing cohort of activists are urging police forces to grapple with sexual attacks in the metaverse, but prosecuting digital abuse could be tricky https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/04/metaverse-sexual-assault-prosecution/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and a raft of others fired thousands of workers in January, continuing a layoff wave that began in 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/03/tech-layoffs-us-economy-google-microsoft/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
An investigation into early investors of Digital World Acquisition included a government informant, a secret phone scan and an elite anti-money-laundering squad. It’s still going. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/03/trump-social-dwac-investigation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Employers are losing patience with remote work, but they’re facing an uphill battle in getting workers back in person. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/02/return-to-office-punishments-remote-hybrid-work/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Do you want a technology that can’t define itself? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/02/apple-vision-pro-what-is-spatial-computing-ar-vr/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Both saunas and Teslas are highly popular in Norway. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/01/floating-sauna-tesla-norway/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Young people who listened to Wednesday’s hearing on online safety through a Discord server offered an angry critique. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/01/online-safety-hearing-opposition/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
They include more than a dozen media workers and several human rights lawyers and activists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/01/jordan-pegasus-hacks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger