A Michigan college student, Vidhay Reddy, reported a disturbing interaction with Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, which told him to “please die” during a conversation about aging adults. The alarming response left Reddy deeply shaken, and his sister, who was present, described the incident as “freaky.” Reddy criticized tech companies for a lack of accountability, warning […]
Women health related searches about birth control spiked since after the 2024 presidential election November 5th. Reports say data shows searches for Plan B, birth control pills, and IUDs are trending higher than back in 2022 when Roe Vs Wade was overturned. Searches for women’s health topics surge since Election Day
Users are falling victim to a sophisticated AI-based account takeover scam, which carefully impersonates Google staff over multiple weeks. Sam Mitrovic, an IT consultant and tech blogger, received a notification to approve a Gmail account recovery attempt, which he denied. According to his blog, Mitrovic then received a call roughly 40 minutes later, showing the caller […]
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering significant actions to break up Google’s dominance in the search engine market following a ruling that declared the company an illegal monopoly. In a court filing, the DOJ outlined potential remedies, including stopping Google from paying companies like Apple to make it the default search engine and restricting […]
Apple has announced a groundbreaking partnership with OpenAI to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities, unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference. This marks Apple’s first major AI collaboration, integrating OpenAI’s technology into Siri. Users can now get help with tasks like recipe ideas, room decorations, and creating custom bedtime stories. Apple software chief Craig Federighi emphasized […]
The Department of Justice, along with 30 state and district attorneys general, filed a federal lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, alleging they have monopolized the live event ticketing market in the U.S. Key points include: Allegations: The suit claims Live Nation has engaged in anticompetitive practices, such as retaliating against competitors, […]
The tech industry experienced a significant downturn in 2023, with over 260,000 job losses, marking the toughest year since the early 2000s dot-com crash. Executives attributed these mass layoffs to factors such as a pandemic-induced hiring surge, high inflation, and declining consumer demand. Entering 2024, the situation seemed to stabilize, with workforce levels, inflation rates, […]
Keke Palmer is strongly recommending not to Google the net worth of celebrities, emphasizing the frequent discrepancies in such figures. While on the “360” show, the host, Speedy Morman, mentioned that a quick Google search pegged her net worth at a whopping $7.5 million. Yet, the 29-year-old actress brushed this off, stating, “One shouldn’t trust […]
Families of the victims involved in the mass shooting at the Tops supermarket in Buffalo last year have come forward with a lawsuit stating that websites like social media and gun sellers helped cause the attack. According to the lawsuit, the families said the shooter was influenced by hateful lies he found online. “They helped […]
One of The power houses from Google who is labeled as the pioneer of Google’s artificial intelligence has walked away from the giant tech company. Geoffrey Hinton said he quit the company so he could freely talk about the dangers of A.I. technology and said he worried about Artificial intelligence capability to create false information […]