Meta now has an AI chatbot. AI influence ramps up in social media

When you use Facebook Messenger these days, a new prompt greets you with this come-on: “Ask…

Washed Out’s new music video was created with OpenAI’s Sora tech

“The Hardest Part,” a new song from indie pop artist Washed Out, is all about love…

Antonio Villaraigosa joins cryptocurrency firm Coinbase as paid advisor

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn’t own any cryptocurrency — at least, not yet. But…

Will hackers, trolls and AI deepfakes upset the 2024 election?

In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company…

Opinion: Americans might finally get a privacy law to fight Big Tech intrusions

This month, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) unveiled a rare government…

Opinion: Are social media and smartphones rewiring kids’ brains?

America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame…

Questions swirl over the future of TikTok: What you need to know

TikTok on Wednesday faced a formidable threat to its business, with a new law signed by…

Google fired additional workers after last week’s protest, group says

Google fired additional workers this week, after it initially terminated 28 people who it said participated…

Opinion: How the government suing Apple could benefit you

Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company…