Technology

A newly signed law requires that the Chinese-owned TikTok app be sold to satisfy national security concerns.

China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok

5:10am April 26, 2024

by Shannon Bond

Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public.

Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the viral audio file of Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert spread on social media.

A Baltimore-area teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist

5:00am April 26, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

This wild case emphasizes the serious potential for criminal misuse of artificial intelligence that experts have been warning about for some time, one professor said.

President Biden speaks with Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as they look at a mock-up of a semiconductor facility in Syracuse, N.Y.

Politics & Government

Biden is giving $6 billion to Micron for a semiconductor project in upstate New York

3:43pm April 25, 2024

by Susan Davis

The Micron project comes after the White House has announced massive investments for Intel, TSMC and Samsung in recent weeks using funds from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.

Workers at this Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., held a revote on unionizing in March 2022, but the result remains unresolved.

National

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing

5:01am April 25, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

Federal officials threw out the first vote, ruling that Amazon improperly interfered. The results of the second vote remain inconclusive. The federal government now determines what happens next.

The anonymous producer Ghostwriter, seen here in February at a Grammy party at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, created a stir in 2023 with the single "Heart on My Sleeve," which used deepfake technology to recreate the voices and styles of Drake and The Weeknd without either artist's involvement or permission.

Music & Culture

AI music isn't going away. Here are 4 big questions about what's next

5:00am April 25, 2024

by Jewly Hight

Tennessee just passed the first U.S. law regulating generative AI in music. But the technology, adept at copying real artists' voices and styles, is moving too quickly for one law to keep up with.

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Members of the Voyager team celebrate at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory after receiving data about the health and status of Voyager 1 for the first time in months.

Science

Well, hello, Voyager 1! The venerable spacecraft is once again making sense

10:49am April 23, 2024

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

After a nasty computer glitch five months ago, Voyager 1 is once again able to communicate with Earth in a way that mission operators can understand.

Justice Department is being urged to protect researchers testing AI platforms

7:23am April 23, 2024

by Jenna McLaughlin

Cybersecurity experts want more federal protections for good faith security researchers, or "good "hackers, arguing the government shouldn't prosecute good faith efforts to find vulnerabilities.

The U.S.-operated GPS has falsely located planes, people and ships, sometimes placing them at the Beirut's international airport.

Israel 'spoofs' GPS to deter attacks, but it also throws off planes, ships and apps

10:11am April 22, 2024

by Jane Arraf

GPS "spoofing" sends false location signals to satellites to deter rockets and missiles. It also increases risks for planes, ships and technology that rely on the system.

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Protagonist Zau, flanked by the Masks of the Moon and Sun he'll use to fight through the enchanting world of Kenzera.

'Tales of Kenzera: ZAU': A deep story about grief leavened by satisfying gameplay

10:00am April 22, 2024

by Jamal Michel

New action platformer Tales of Kenzera: ZAU delivers a moving story, sleek traversal, and a brilliant setting gleaming with Afro-futurist highlights. It's just not as meaty as competing Metroidvanias.

A TikTok ban in the United States took a step closer to becoming a reality

7:23am April 22, 2024

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Saturday that could lead to the company being banned in the U.S., and it's on a fast track to President Biden's desk.

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