Health

EPA Bans Asbestos, A Deadly Carcinogen Still In Use Decades After Partial Ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills thousands of Americans every year. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled […]

Technology

Sam Altman Reinstated To OpenAI Board Following Investigation

OpenAI is reinstating CEO Sam Altman to its board of directors and said it has “full confidence” in his leadership after an outside investigation into the turmoil that led the company to abruptly fire and rehire him in November. OpenAI said the investigation by the law firm WilmerHale concluded that Altman’s ouster was a “consequence […]

Meta-Owned Sites Briefly Down For Users After ‘Technical Issue’

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Apple Fined Nearly $2 Billion By EU For Hindering Music Streaming Competition

LONDON (AP) — The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for unfairly favoring its own music streaming service by forbidding rivals like Spotify from telling users how they could pay for cheaper subscriptions outside of iPhone apps. Apple muzzled streaming services from […]

The Issue Of Sexually Explicit Deepfakes Is Far Larger Than Taylor Swift

While the concern around generative AI has so far mainly focused on the potential for misinformation as we head into the U.S. general election, the possible displacement of workers, and the disruption of the U.S. education system, there is another real and present danger — the use of AI to create deepfake, non-consensual pornography. Last […]

Taylor Swift Songs May Vanish From TikTok As Licensing Dispute Boils Over

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. UMG said that it had not agreed to terms of a new deal with TikTok, and plans […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham Tells Mark Zuckerberg He Has Blood On His Hands

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Elon Musk’s X Sues Watchdog Group Media Matters For Defamation

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Microsoft CEO Says He’s ‘Open’ To Prospect Of Sam Altman Returning To OpenAI

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday said that he was open to the prospect of Sam Altman returning to OpenAI following his dramatic ouster from the high-profile company last week, as the fallout of his abrupt removal continues. The tech giant had previously announced that it was bringing in Altman and former OpenAI President Greg […]

Google Lays Off Hundreds Of Workers Amid Pledge To Cut Costs

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Elon Musk Wants Bob Iger ‘Immediately’ Fired From Disney

Elon Musk on Thursday called for the firing of Bob Iger, escalating his attacks on the Disney CEO over the entertainment company’s decision to temporarily suspend advertising on X, formerly Twitter, over an antisemitic post by the tech billionaire. Last month, Musk appeared to endorse a post saying Jews are “pushing the exact kind of […]

Game On: 13-Year-Old Becomes First To Beat ‘Unbeatable’ Tetris

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially “beat” the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it. Technically, Willis — aka “blue scuti” in the gaming world — made it to what gamers call a […]

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