Chipmaking machine giant Applied Materials plans to invest up to $4B in a Sunnyvale, California, research facility over seven years to improve collaboration — Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 billion in the semiconductor project in Sunnyvale, Calif.
An interview with AI researcher Timnit Gebru on her controversial sacking by Google in 2020, biases in AI and Big Tech, racism in Silicon Valley, and more — The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI.
Researchers reveal many low-cost Android phones and smart TVs from lesser-known brands, sold in the US and owned by millions, come with malware preinstalled — The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away. — Overall, Android devices have earned a decidedly mixed reputation for security.
Service robots like Moxi, which delivers medicines in hospitals, and Jesper, which serves food in restaurants, are in high demand despite job loss concerns — The pandemic may be over, but the demand for nonhuman workers in health care, food service and other fields is here to stay
Hands-on with Google's Duet AI writing aid: a stiff style, inaccurate information, inconsistent Docs and Gmail behavior, great at drafting complaints, and more — I used Duet AI to send emails and plan my wedding. Its writing can be stuffy and stereotyping—but it's a glimpse of the future of productivity apps.
An in-depth look at the executive team behind Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset — Apple is just a few weeks away from debuting its mixed-reality headset. This past week, I gave an in-depth look at the device's development and features. Now, here's a list of the key people involved in the project.
China says it found “relatively serious” cybersecurity risks in Micron products, warns country's key information infrastructure operators against buying them — China said it found “relatively serious” cybersecurity risks in Micron Technology Inc. products that were sold in the country …
How Mobileye, Cruise, Waymo, and other self-driving system makers are simulating bad drivers, jaywalkers, and edge cases to train and test autonomous vehicles — Call it the Mad Max driving test, a gantlet only a Hollywood director—or a mild-mannered engineer—could dream up
A history of Turla APT, the “premiere espionage tool” of Russia's FSB, which has been operating for 25+ years, with its Snake malware in use for about 20 years — From USB worms to satellite-based hacking, Russia's FSB hackers, known as Turla, have spent 25 years distinguishing themselves as “adversary number one.”
Court finds FBI misused a FISA Section 702 database 278K+ times between 2020 and 2021, as the White House seeks to persuade Congress to renew the law in 2023 — The bureau made changes after the newly revealed violations of rules for querying messages intercepted under an expiring warrantless surveillance law.
Leaders of the G7 nations call for the development and adoption of global AI standards and to “take stock of the opportunities and challenges of generative AI” — Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the development and adoption of international technical standards …
Some doctors, bird watchers, and others still use pagers due to their simplicity; paging company Spok has 800K+ pagers in use in the US, down from 6.6M in 2004 — Fans, including some doctors and bird watchers, appreciate the simplicity of the once-popular devices, even as others move on
Filing: AT&T asks the FCC to block a SpaceX/T-Mobile plan that allows Starlink to service areas lacking T-Mobile coverage, saying “FCC's rules do not permit” it — AT&T and rural telcos say Starlink-fueled phone service would cause interference.
Stefanno Sulaiman / Reuters : SpaceX launches Starlink in Indonesia to improve internet access in remote parts of the country, starting w...
