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*"In previous decades, the world’s fertility rate went down because couples had fewer children. Now the main reason is that there are fewer...

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I built a fully functional, talking BMO from Adventure Time using a Raspberry Pi 5 and local AI models. In this video, I break down the hardware I used, desi...

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Satya Nadella and Microsoft president Brad Smith joined Elon Musk, JD Vance, and the US President-elect on Wednesday to discuss cybersecurity, tech policy, and Microsoft’s pledge to invest $80 billion into global AI infrastructure. Microsoft is among the list of tech companies and leaders that have each donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund, with many making similar appearances at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met incoming US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago where Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance were also present. Read more to know what all they discussed ahead of the inauguration of the new US President on January 20

In the past, the U.S. has condemned other countries for tampering with speech on social media.

The 'allows alt right accounts' death knell rings.

Did OpenAI Secretly Create a Brain-Like Intelligence After All? What We Know About Q* and OpenAI’s Potential AGI Breakthrough Earlier this year, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman sent the tech world into a …

For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.

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The kids may or may not be alright, but one thing is clear: They are super into Marianne Williamson. If engagement on TikTok is any indication, a

TikTok’s algorithms are fuelled by data. It’s time to take back some control

Twitter’s pseudo-democracy has failed to live up to its grand ideals, but the dream of a digital town square lives on.

A Twitter employee who works on machine learning believes that a proactive, algorithmic solution to white supremacy would also catch Republican politicians.

Now That Crypto is Dead, What’s the Next Big Thing? The future of bitcoin is anyone’s guess This morning I woke up to an article published by CNBC titled “Bitcoin may not last that much longer …

Daniel Ek convinced labels and artists to stream their songs on Spotify, reviving the flatlining music industry. Now, after amassing a $4.4 billion fortune, he’s opening his superstreamer to storytelling, live talk and a new breed of audio creators in a bid to own the world’s digital eardrums.

Mass unemployment caused by AI will usher in communism.

Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is launching the media company Trump Media & Technology Group — complete with a social media platform.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app, TRUTH Social, that he said would "stand up to Big Tech" companies such as Twitter and Facebook that have barred him from their platforms.

Someone appears to be pouring enormous energy and effort into a data collection project aimed at building personality profiles from social media interaction…again

CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith see better ways to rein in big tech.

Facebook Is Dead (It Just Doesn’t Know It Yet) The $750+ billion company still has options, but none end well Author’s update: This article is now available en Español and 日本! I had a …

Bunz CEO insists the online bartering community’s new venture will not result in abandoning its ethos as a cash-free market.