Tech/Gear

AI may feel like something that lives inside your phone or computer. But behind every chatbot, smart assistant and AI image generator sits a massive physical network. Those systems need buildings. They need power. They need fiber lines, cooling equipment and crews who know how to build safely.That is where Meta's new America's Workforce Academy comes in.Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, says it will invest $115 […]

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Jeff Bezos predicts AI will create a labor shortage, not replace human workers across the economy- OpenAI faces multistate investigation into data handling and chatbot behavior- AI-designed 'universal vaccine' passes first human clinical trial, could prevent future pandemicsWORK IN PROGRESS: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) won't lead to the replacement of humans in the workforce and will instead create labor shortages.UNDER […]

A coin-sized brain chip in China could help people with paralysis control devices using their thoughts. China has approved a brain-computer interface called NEO for commercial medical use in certain patients with paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries. That moves brain-chip technology out of research trials and closer to real-world medical care.Developed by researchers at Tsinghua University and Shanghai-based Neuracle Technology, NEO sits under the skull but rests on the […]

Getting hacked once is scary enough. But getting hacked again after changing carriers, replacing cards and trying to recover your accounts can make it feel like the criminals are always one step ahead. That is exactly what happened to Lela in Ohio, who reached out after a frightening string of account takeovers."All my accounts have been hacked," Lela said. "I had my phone number transferred to another carrier, AT&T, and […]

The next time you pull up to a McDonald's drive-thru, the voice taking your order may not be human. McDonald’s is testing a new AI-powered system called ArchIQ at five U.S. locations. The company has not said where those restaurants are located. The voice assistant, nicknamed Archy, can take drive-thru orders and has shown it can handle both English and Spanish.For anyone who has repeated "no pickles" into a speaker […]

For years, two women in Bremerton, Washington opened credit cards and lines of credit in other people's names, working from documents they pulled out of stolen mail. Emily Vranic and Heather Marquis redirected the new accounts' statements to an address they controlled, so no bill ever reached the victims.  They pleaded guilty in federal court this month to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in a scheme prosecutors say stole […]

That suspicious text about a package, toll bill or account problem may look harmless at first. You glance at it, see a familiar brand name and think, "I'll just check." That quick tap can lead straight into a professional scam funnel.The FBI, Google and Black Lotus Labs helped disrupt a massive China-based phishing-as-a-service operation known as Outsider Enterprise. Authorities say the operation powered fake websites built to steal credit card […]

A getaway car with no driver? That is a new one. Police say that is what happened outside Hot 8 Yoga in San Francisco's Marina district. Police records reportedly show that a burglar slipped inside the studio, grabbed activewear and got out in under three minutes. Waiting outside was a Waymo robotaxi.The suspect allegedly loaded the stolen clothing into the trunk, climbed in and rode away as if the whole […]

You have probably already thought about the usual Father's Day gifts. A golf shirt. A grill tool set. Another gift card that feels easy, but not exactly meaningful. So, here's something worth thinking about this year. Your dad's name, home address, phone number and even your name as his child may already be sitting on dozens of people-search websites. Completely exposed. Visible to anyone with an internet connection and a […]