Roblox Sued for Wrongful Death After Teenager’s Suicide
At age 7, Ethan Dallas began playing the online game, where he met Nate. Deadly abuse followed, said Ethan’s mother, who blames Roblox.
Technology
From bandages with brains to reborn teeth — and Google’s $425M headache
Heal, seal, and send data: Bandages for the Sci-Fi age Photo credits: Reuters Bandages are getting an upgrade, and they’re a lot smarter than a roll of gauze. At Caltech, researchers have built iCares, a patch that doesn’t just cover wounds, it spies on them. By tracking oxygen, pH, and other biomarkers, it can … Read more
Are We Past Peak iPhone? + Eliezer Yudkowsky on A.I. Doom
“There’s only so many things that you can do to redesign a glass rectangle in your pocket.”
A.I.’s Prophet of Doom Wants to Shut It All Down
Eliezer Yudkowsky has spent the past 20 years warning A.I. insiders of danger. Now, he’s making his case to the public.
Mentions of ‘Civil War’ Surge Online After Charlie Kirk Shooting
The term has increasingly been invoked on social media after major political moments, highlighting divisions among Americans.
OpenAI Takes Big Steps Toward Its Long-Planned Reorganization
The start-up reached a tentative deal with Microsoft, its biggest investor, and said it would give a $100 billion stake to the nonprofit that manages it.
Wild Speculation and Misinformation on Charlie Kirk Shooting Spreads on Social Media
Social media users are spreading elaborate and entirely unsubstantiated theories about what happened to the conservative commentator.
Their Schools Banned Phones. Out Came the iPods and Cassette Players.
Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans.
F.T.C. Starts Inquiry Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety
The Federal Trade Commission said it was starting an inquiry of how six major tech companies monitor activity that could harm minors.
Albania names AI bot as minister to oversee procurement, fight corruption
Albania has appointed an artificial intelligence bot as a new minister to oversee public procurement, in a move Prime Minister Edi Rama says will help eliminate corruption. The bot, named Diella – meaning “sun” in Albanian – will manage and award all public tenders in which the government contracts private companies. “Diella is the first … Read more