Isaac Asimov’s iconic science fiction collection I, Robot, tells the story of androids created at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Inc. The androids range from “Robbie,” who is nonvocal, to “Stephen Byerley,” who may or may not be a robot—he is so humanlike that people can’t tell.
Yet each model is made of the same elementary components: the binary code of ones and zeros. The differences in behavior between the simplest robot and the mo
Hamas’s terrorist attacks on Israel and Israel’s subsequent responses have resulted in a flood of misinformation on social media platforms, threatening to make a very bad situation much worse.
Users have rushed to sites like TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter/X for information, but they are also finding hate speech, misinformation, and disinformation from bad actors and conspiracy theorists.
Schools in Israel, as well as some in the U.S., are urging parents to de
As the number of cyberattacks skyrockets, organizations realize they must do everything in their power to secure their networks and corporate data. Consequently, the demand for cybersecurity professionals is also increasing.
In fact, the top challenge for companies pursuing cybersecurity initiatives is the cybersecurity skill gaps, according to the Computing Technology Industry Association’s (CompTIA) “State of Cybersecurity 2024” report.
“One s
On the balcony of their $35 million penthouse apartment in the Bahamas, as evening fell, Nishad Singh asked his boss and onetime roommate, Sam Bankman-Fried, for a rare one-on-one meeting. Singh had just learned that there was a $13 billion “hole,” as he put it, in the finances of FTX—money that FTX was supposed to be storing as customer deposits, but which Bankman-Fried’s trading firm Alameda Research had used up. “I was really hoping I misunderstood,ȁ
Charlie Javice, the 31-year-old charged with defrauding JPMorgan of $175 million with her student-aid startup Frank, is now arguing that the bank and Department of Justice have been working in tandem to kneecap her legal team’s criminal defense.
Back in April, the U.S. Attorney for New York’s Southern District charged Javice with conspiracy and three counts of fraud—wire, bank, and securities—for a “brazen plan” she’d allegedly hatche
Netflix hoped that cracking down on password sharing would convert sharers into subscribers, but it may have been equally successful at converting people into haters.
According to a new report from research firm MoffettNathanson, the streamer’s decision to restrict access to shared accounts has hurt Netflix’s perception among its users.
Using survey data of more than 19,000 adult Americans, MoffettNathanson found a majority of people who share accounts now ha
LinkedIn is trimming its workforce once again.
The company, on Monday, announced plans to cut 668 jobs across its engineering, product, talent, and finance teams. This is the second mass layoff at the company this year, following a decision in May to cut 716 jobs, and the third this year. An undisclosed number of workers on its talent acquisition team were let go in February, as reported then by The Information.
“Talent changes are a difficult, but necessary and reg
Roblox is working to be a place where kids come to learn, not just play.
The popular metaverse gaming company is investing $15 million into its Roblox Community Fund, which supports educational programming on the platform, as it looks to support creators of experiences teaching everything from math to mental and emotional health strategies.
“We imagine a world where millions of students will be learning via co-experiences on Roblox that facilitate solving problems,
If it’s true that your life flashes before your eyes right before you die, a large chunk of my playback will be dedicated to finding the perfect Zoom backgrounds.
In my quest to virtually turn my boring home office into what appears to be a boring, professional commercial office, I’ve sifted through thousands of Zoom backgrounds and found a mere handful that look realistic enough to use on a regular basis.
Here are the ones I keep loaded up in my Zoom app, pl
California last week finally passed a sweeping new “right to repair” law that should make it much easier to fix your smartphone or laptop when it breaks. Enacted by Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, the Right to Repair Act makes California the third state to pass a broad right to repair law, after New York, which passed a similar measure last year, and Minnesota, which passed its version in May.
It’s also arguably the strongest in the nation so far. While New