Ex-Employee Sentenced to 4 Years for Sabotaging Company’s Computer Network
The man, a former software developer for Eaton Corporation, wrote malicious code that crashed servers on the company’s network in 2019, prosecutors said.
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Elon Musk’s X Agrees to Settlements With Thousands of Former Employees
The settlements are an about-face for the billionaire, whose company fought with former workers over whether it owed them severance pay.
TikTok’s UK content moderation jobs at risk in AI shift
Social media platform TikTok announced on Friday it will restructure its UK trust and safety operations, putting several hundred jobs at risk as it shifts to AI-assisted content moderation. The move is part of global restructuring plans by TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, which also affects moderator jobs in South and Southeast Asia, notably in … Read more
Trump Says Intel Has Agreed to Give U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business
The president’s comments follow his calls for the resignation of Intel’s chief executive this month.
OpenAI to launch first India office in New Delhi this year
ChatGPT parent OpenAI will open its first India office in New Delhi later this year, deepening its push in its second-largest market by user numbers. OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft has been established as a legal entity in India and has begun hiring a local team, the company said in a statement shared with … Read more
Is This an A.I. Bubble? + Meta’s Missing Morals + TikTok Shock Slop
“It’s beyond enormous. It’s unprecedented.”
Apple Fitness Chief Accused of Toxic Workplace Culture and Harassment
Workers say the executive was volatile and retaliated when they cooperated with an investigation. Apple denies the claims.
The Hobbyist Restorer Who Rocked the Art World With an A.I. Innovation
Alex Kachkine spends his days working on microchip research — a skill set surprisingly similar to that needed for restoration.
DeepSeek launches faster V3 AI model with China chip support
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released on Thursday an upgrade to its flagship V3 model that the company says has a feature that can optimize it for Chinese-made chips, along with faster processing speeds. The focus on domestic chip compatibility may signal that DeepSeek’s AI models are being positioned to work with China’s emerging semiconductor … Read more
Pakistan issues list of illegal apps for betting, forex and binary trading
Pakistan’s cybercrime agency has declared 46 mobile applications illegal as part of a nationwide crackdown on online gambling, unregulated trading, and data privacy violations. The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) said that the banned apps were operating in violation of national laws, facilitating illegal betting, casino-style games, and unlicensed forex and binary trading. The agency … Read more