Technology

How to keep an eye out for cyber scams during this holiday shopping season

6:27pm November 21, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

It's important to keep an eye out for cyber scams during the holiday shopping season. New research suggests companies could be doing more to protect consumers from being tricked.

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World News

Ukrainian hacktivists fight back against Russia as cyber conflict deepens

11:37am November 21, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war on multiple fronts, including in cyberspace. A secretive Ukrainian hacktivist group says it is carrying out cyber missions against Russia.

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People disagree about the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence

7:56am November 21, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to MIT's David Kiron about what it means to develop artificial intelligence tech responsibly — and are boomers or doomers more likely to be right in their AI predictions?

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An "X" sign rests atop the company headquarters in downtown San Francisco, on July 28, 2023.

National

Musk's X sues Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups' posts

3:01am November 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Elon Musk's social media company X, formerly called Twitter, filed a lawsuit against the liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday.

Hundreds of OpenAI workers threaten to leave over CEO Sam Altman's firing

5:41pm November 20, 2023

by Dara Kerr

More than 500 employees of OpenAI — maker of ChatGPT — have threatened to quit unless the board resigns and the company reinstates Sam Altman, who was fired as CEO on Friday.

Sam Altman is shown at a panel discussion on artificial intelligence at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco on Thursday.

National

Ousted OpenAI leader Sam Altman joins Microsoft

11:11am November 20, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The surprise development follows Altman's abrupt ouster from OpenAI by its board of directors over an apparent rift over balancing AI safety with the push to publicly release new powerful AI tools.

The USFS is proposing changing a rule that would allow the storage of carbon dioxide pollution under national forests and grasslands. It's controversial.

The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests

6:02am November 20, 2023

by Julia Simon

A proposed rule change from the US Forest Service would allow storage of carbon dioxide pollution under national forests. The plan comes as communities resist such projects in their areas

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Russia-Ukraine cyber escalation: Ukrainian 'hacktivists' battle Russia online

5:06am November 20, 2023

Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war on multiple fronts, including in cyberspace. A secretive Ukrainian hacktivist group says it is carrying out cyber missions against Russia.

Chat GPT-maker Open AI fires founder Sam Altman

6:01pm November 18, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

ChatGPT-maker Open AI has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was "not consistently candid in his communications" with the board of directors.

Google's latest AI music tool creates tracks using famous singers' voice clones

6:39am November 17, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Nine artists including T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charlie Puth have granted Google permission to use their singing voices for the new tool, Dream Track.