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How Ukraine's tech experts joined forces with the government despite differences

4:59pm December 06, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

Across Ukraine, tech experts are at the forefront of the defense against Russia, from drones to cybersecurity. But it's after the war that their innovation might help bolster Ukraine's future.

Text from the ChatGPT page of the OpenAI website is shown in this photo, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023.

Arts

Here are the 25 most-viewed articles on Wikipedia in 2023

6:55am December 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia.

Cars and trucks move slowly during evening rush hour on the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles, Calif. in 2014.

National

Slow down! As deaths and injuries mount, new calls for technology to reduce speeding

5:01am December 06, 2023

by Joel Rose

Safety advocates want all cars to come with technology that can tell drivers when they're speeding — or even force them to slow down. But the auto industry is not rushing to embrace it.

The two protagonists from the much anticipated GTA VI.

The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is out. Here's why the hype is huge

4:54pm December 05, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

It's been a decade since the last Grand Theft Auto game, and fans have finally gotten what they've been asking for. No, not a new game — but a real trailer and a promised release year.

Disinformation researcher Joan Donovan testifying remotely during a U.S. Senate hearing in April 2021. Donovan contends she lost her job at Harvard University due to pressure from the social media company, Meta.

Education

Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta

4:47pm December 04, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives.

A section of aluminium coils from one of Helion's fusion machines. The company hopes its next-generation Polaris system will produce more electricity than it consumes.

Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work?

2:33pm December 04, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?

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Daniel Ek, CEO of Swedish music streaming service Spotify, in 2016. On Monday, Ek announced Spotify would layoff 17% of employees.

Spotify to cut 17% of staff in the latest round of tech layoffs

10:52am December 04, 2023

by Emily Olson

In a memo addressed to staff, CEO Daniel Ek said it was necessary for the company to "rightsize" after hiring too many people during 2020 and 2021. Roughly 1,500 workers are likely to be let go.

This photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked in Aliquippa, Pa., on Nov. 25.

Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories

1:51pm December 02, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The hackers have been going after U.S. facilities that utilize an Israeli-made computer system, which is predominately used in water and wastewater systems.

ChatGPT has been around for a year. Users discover it's learn as you go

5:09am December 01, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

A year after the launch of ChatGPT, people experimenting with AI tools are figuring out what it's good at and what it's not, where it might help us and where it can get us into trouble.

A federal judge has halted a law in Montana from taking effect that would have banned the popular video app TikTok across the state.

National

Federal judge blocks Montana's TikTok ban before it takes effect

9:25pm November 30, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The law is seen an important test case. More than a dozen other states are weighing similar bans of the wildly popular video-streaming app, which is owned by a Chinese tech company.