From tourist tax to digital ID: correspondents on the key bills in the King’s Speech
LONDON — The King’s Speech delivered on Tuesday set out 24 pieces of legislation that will define the government’s domestic […]
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Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek
Federal regulators ordered the recall of approximately 13,400 autonomous vehicles operated by Nexus Mobility Corp. on Tuesday after one of
WhatsApp launches totally private ‘incognito’ conversations with its AI chatbot
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp announced Tuesday the global rollout of a new privacy mode for conversations with its built-in artificial
Suicide forum fined £950,000 for not blocking UK users
Britain’s communications regulator levied a £950,000 financial penalty against an overseas-hosted online forum specializing in discussions of self-harm and suicide
More than 70 million warnings sent to people seeking child abuse material
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies and technology companies disclosed Tuesday that it had dispatched more than seventy million
Smart glasses are ‘an invasion of privacy’ – Meta’s are selling better than ever
NEW YORK — Despite a sustained and increasingly organized chorus of criticism from privacy advocates who argue that AI-enabled smart
Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury
The chief executive of Vertex AI Systems, one of the world’s most closely watched artificial intelligence research laboratories, testified in
Canvas hack: Company pays criminals to delete students’ stolen data
A major educational technology company disclosed this week that it paid an undisclosed sum of money to a criminal hacking
Not so dusty: How tech is changing woodworking
PORTLAND, Oregon — A craft once defined by sawdust, hand planes, and apprenticeships passed down across generations is undergoing a
Concern ‘dangerous’ performance enhancers are being sold online
LONDON — Regulators and sports medicine specialists are raising urgent warnings about an expanding online market for performance-enhancing substances that