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Months after its launch in over 100 other countries.

YouTube removed a snippet of code that publicly disclosed whether a channel receives ad and subscription payouts, obscuring which creators benefit most from the platform.

Elon Musk’s X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, is on track to bring in roughly $2.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2023 — a significant slump from prior years, according to people familiar with the matter.

Some experts think xAI used OpenAI model outputs to fine-tune Grok.

Three years after Fortnite-maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win. The jury in Epic v. Google has just delivered its verdict — and it found that Google turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly....

Designed to study Pluto, the spacecraft’s instruments are being repurposed.

A recent study found that websites and applications that use AI tools to undress people are receiving unprecedented traction.

A U.S. judge on Monday upheld Texas' ban on state employees', including public university employees, using Chinese-owned short video app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks....

A new study has been published showcasing a new DNA-based nanobot that could open the door to producing life-saving drugs in the human body. A team of researchers from New York University have developed DNA-based nanobots that could, in theory, replicate themselves exponentially. Developed by Feng Zhou and his team, the tiny DNA...

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Critics say Fraser Samson hiring is ‘outrageous conflict of interest’ as monitoring technology is rolled out in UK high streets

The material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows, and more.

The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize Wikipedia's community-led governance model and the right to freedom of expression....

The agency claims the technology is 'simpler than conventional methods for control of hypersonic craft.'

In sub-Saharan Africa, women are at high risk of contracting HIV. Some protective measures carry a stigma but this device enables them to take control without anyone knowing....

The Breakthrough Listen search for intelligent life is, to date, the most extensive technosignature search of nearby celestial objects. We present a radio technosignature search of the centers of 97 nearby galaxies, observed by Breakthrough Listen at the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope. We performed a narrowband Doppler...

Google takes heat for a misleading AI demo video that hyped up its GPT-4 competitor.

Sony’s content removals and unexpected account bans are timely reminders of why you don’t really own digital content.

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a U.S. senator warned on Wednesday....

QuEra gets ready for error correction, runs operations with over 40 logical qubits.

The new library of functions will answer questions and enhance knowledge. Everyone, everywhere can access and contribute to it now.

Google let OpenAI take the lead in the AI race — now, it’s mounting a comeback.

A whistleblower believes the self-driving vehicle technology is not safe enough for public roads.

It can take up to 30 seconds to conduct a Deep Search.

OEMs collect too much personal data and share it too freely, says Senator Markey.