Elon Musk begins process of rebranding Twitter as X
In a radical rebranding, Twitter owner Elon Musk has begun the process of replacing Twitter's iconic bird logo with X.
2023-07-24 16:20
AI investment is booming. How much is hype?
French startup Mistral AI didn't have a working product when it raised €105 million ($118 million) in one of Europe's largest-ever seed rounds last month. But Antoine Moyroud, a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, one of the biggest backers of the fledgling firm, wasn't fazed.
2023-07-23 17:26
Elon Musk says Twitter logo to change, birds to be gradually abandoned
Elon Musk tweeted on his official account on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an "X" and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform.
2023-07-23 15:25
AI is supposed to make our jobs easier. These workers disagree
A new crop of artificial intelligence tools carries the promise of streamlining tasks, improving efficiency and boosting productivity in the workplace. But that hasn't been Neil Clarke's experience so far.
2023-07-22 22:22
California school board adopts social studies textbooks that include gay rights after warnings from governor
A Southern California school board on Friday adopted a social studies curriculum that includes gay rights that was approved by parents and teachers after initially rejecting it.
2023-07-22 20:47
Black deaf students who attended 1950s segregated school will finally get their high school diplomas
At least 24 Black deaf students who attended a segregated school on the grounds of Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, in the early 1950s never received their high school diplomas.
2023-07-22 20:16
FBI searched for name of US senator facing foreign threat in latest improper use of intelligence database
Newly declassified court documents revealed Friday that the FBI improperly searched for the name of a US senator in an intelligence database after indications of a foreign threat against the lawmaker, as the intelligence program has come under a barrage of criticism in Congress and from privacy advocates.
2023-07-22 03:51
Harris heads to Florida ready to forcefully condemn state's new Black history standards
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel Friday to Jacksonville in a last-minute trip to forcefully condemn a newly approved set of standards for teaching Black history by the Florida Board of Education, directly wading into one of the cultural flashpoints that have assumed new prominence ahead of the 2024 election.
2023-07-21 23:24
Department of Education to host admissions diversity summit after Supreme Court guts affirmative action
The Biden administration later this month will host the National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education as it tries to find ways to support colleges that want to promote diversity after a Supreme Court ruling gutted affirmative action.
2023-07-21 19:18
TSMC says skilled worker shortage delays start of Arizona chip production
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co slumped more than 3% Friday after the world's largest contract chipmaker flagged a 10% drop in 2023 sales and said production due to start next year at its first plant in Arizona would be delayed.
2023-07-21 18:16
Visa and Mastercard can now be used on China's biggest payment apps
Visiting China just got a whole lot easier for international travelers.
2023-07-21 17:46
Leading AI companies commit to outside testing of AI systems and other safety commitments
Microsoft, Google and other leading artificial intelligence companies committed Friday to put new AI systems through outside testing before they are publicly released and to clearly label AI-generated content, the White House announced.
2023-07-21 17:21