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Big Tech’s voluntary approach to deepfakes isn’t enough, U.S. cyber head says

Legislation is needed to keep artificial intelligence from being used in harmful ways, said the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/easterly-cyber-ai-hacking-deepfake-voluntary/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI adds Trump-appointed former NSA director to its board

Paul M. Nakasone joins OpenAI’s board following a dramatic shakeup, and as tech companies add talent with military expertise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/openai-board-paul-nakasone-nsa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Congress seeks answers from Microsoft boss after a 'cascade’ of security errors

Microsoft President Brad Smith faces the The House Homeland Security committee amid sharp criticism the company’s security practices put government clients at risk. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/microsoft-ceo-brad-smith-security-congress/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Gen Z influencers who supported Biden in 2020 turn against him

The Gaza war, lack of progress on climate change and a potential TikTok ban are spawning anti-Biden content — even among former supporters. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/influencers-biden-tiktok-ban/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The end of an era: Likes on X are anonymous now

Wondering if your crush liked that post on X? Now it’s an eternal mystery as the company obscures who liked a post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/12/twitter-likes-hidden-private-x/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Elon Musk woos Tesla investors to restore his $50 billion pay package

In a historic vote, Tesla shareholders have power to decide whether Musk will keep his title as richest man on earth. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/12/tesla-elon-musk-pay-package-shareholder-vote/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple will use AI to generate infinite emojis. Will it ruin the fun?

Tech companies are trying to put AI into everything. What happens when it comes for the ways we communicate with our closest friends? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/12/apple-genmoji-ios-18-ai-emojis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AI start-up sees thousands of vulnerabilities in popular tools

Haize Labs hopes to become a “Moody’s for AI” that establishes public-safety ratings for popular artificial intelligence models. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/11/ai-safety-haize/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI

The X owner sued OpenAI in March. He recently raised $6 billion to fund his own artificial intelligence company. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/11/elon-musk-lawsuit-openai-dropped/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

TikTok creators experiment with Substack

As it tries to move beyond text-based newsletters and into video, Substack has picked 10 influencers who will get additional support from the company. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/11/tiktok-substack-creators/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

New heroes of spaceflight: Not the astronauts but the software nerds

In a previous generation, the stars of the Space Age were the astronauts, men of military training and “Right Stuff” bearing who would be expected to tackle whatever problem arose in space and find a solution. Today, it’s the software engineers and computer scientists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/11/space-heroes-software-engineer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple’s artificial intelligence makeover is not really about you

Companies are shoving AI at you, and a lot of it has been half-baked or error-prone. Can Apple break that pattern? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/11/apple-ai-ios-siri/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple jumps into the AI arms race with OpenAI deal

The iPhone maker has mostly stayed on the sidelines as the tech industry goes wild for AI. Not anymore. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/10/apple-openai-chatgpt-deal-siri/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Apple is diving into AI. Here’s what to expect at WWDC today

Apple’s going all in on AI. Here’s what the company is announcing at its annual WWDC conference. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/10/apple-wwdc-2024-updates-highlights-ios-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Tech workers use corporate advertising tricks to turn out Democratic voters

Tech for Campaigns is planning a social media ad blitz — with techniques that mimic corporate advertisers — to reach voters in swing states. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/10/start-up-advertising-voters-democrats-election-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Doctors couldn’t help. They turned to a shadow system of DIY medical tests.

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are creating a parallel medical ecosystem of at-home tests allowing people to bypass the doctor’s office entirely. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/09/home-health-tests-doctors-fda/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

How a 92-year-old woman beat the cable company (with some help)

When her internet provider switched customers’ inboxes to Yahoo, Loretta Huckabone was expected to figure it out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/07/cox-email-migration-yahoo-problems/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google cuts part of team that vets police requests for user data

The tech giant gives reams of data to police. It has laid off part of the team that ensures those requests are legal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/07/google-layoffs-warrants-police-user-data-legal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Starliner docks with space station after NASA troubleshoots issues

NASA and Boeing are working to bring a couple of thrusters back online. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/06/nasa-troubleshooting-starliner-docking/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The AI election is here. Regulators can’t decide whose problem it is.

The government’s window to regulate artificial intelligence on the 2024 campaign trail is closing, but the FCC and FEC are sparring over the responsibility. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/06/ai-election-2024-us-misinformation-regulation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Artists are fleeing Instagram to keep their work out of Meta’s AI

Meta doesn’t let anyone, including professional artists, opt out of having their photos and posts used to train AI. Artists are fleeing to the relatively unknown app Cara. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/06/instagram-meta-ai-training-cara/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

After Jan. 6, Twitter banned 70,000 right-wing accounts. Lies plummeted.

A new study finds deplatforming “super-spreaders” of misinformation can limit the overall spread of online whoppers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/06/twitter-jan-6-deplatforming-misinfo-nature-study/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Boeing’s Starliner finally launches with NASA astronauts on board

The launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida was years behind schedule, but considered a milestone for Boeing and NASA. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/05/boeing-starliner-launch-nasa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Europe’s elections test a landmark social media law

Tech companies are using aggressive tactics to stem disinformation in response to the Digital Services Act. But the election poses a major test of regulators. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/05/eu-election-disinformation-social-media-dsa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Independent Amazon Labor Union moves to affiliate with Teamsters

After legal delays and infighting, Amazon Labor Union — the independent union that won a historic union victory against the tech giant — will affiliate with the Teamsters https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/04/amazon-union-teamsters/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

AI video start-ups race ahead as Big Tech competition looms

AI video-generation start-up Pika raised $80 million as venture capital investors continue to pour billions into start-ups trying to compete with OpenAI and Google. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/04/pika-funding-openai-sora-google-video/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Is it safer to use an app or a website on your phone?

We asked the experts, and share steps to be safer and more private online. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/04/better-privacy-security-app-website/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Current and former AI employees warn of the technology’s dangers

A letter, signed by current and former OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind workers, called on AI companies to provide transparency and whistleblower protections. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/04/openai-employees-ai-whistleblowers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

While Boeing has struggled with Starliner, SpaceX has soared

Delays and technical problems have kept Boeing’s Starliner on the ground for a month past its anticipated launch, with the latest scheduled launch date set for Wednesday. The company’s problems highlight the contrast in performance between Boeing’s troubled program and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has soared. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/04/space-nasa-boeing-starliner-spacex/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Inside TikTok's extraordinary almost-deal with the U.S.

TikTok offered the Biden administration a kill switch. Today on “Post Reports,” why the U.S. government declined. https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/inside-tiktoks-extraordinary-almostdeal-with-the-us/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Biden’s science adviser explains the new hard line on China

Arati Prabhakar is the White House’s first top technology official to hail from a defense background since the Cold War. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/03/arati-prabhakar-china-tech/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

From Gen Z to boomers: How to give critical feedback at work

Generational expectations about workplace norms differ widely. So you may need to adjust how you give constructive criticism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/22/feedback-generations-work-tips/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

News site editor’s ties to Iran, Russia show misinformation’s complexity

Hacked records show news outlets in Iran and Russia made payments to the same handful of U.S. residents. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/02/grayzone-russia-iran-support/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Live updates: Boeing Starliner spacecraft launch scrubbed

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is set to make it’s first crewed flight to the International Space Station after multiple delays. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/01/boeing-starliner-launch-live-video-nasa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Meet the astronauts

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