Uber found liable in sexual assault case and ordered to pay $8.5 million

A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who says an Uber driver raped her during a 2023 trip. The ...

Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum

Moltbook, a so-called social network built exclusively for AI agents, has generated buzz in the technology world and posts ...
InfoWorld

4 self-contained databases for your apps

SQLite has its place, but it’s not fit for every occasion. Learn how to set up install-free versions of MariaDB, PostgreSQL MongoDB, and Redis for your development needs.
U.S

Palantir is rewriting security and privacy, creating massive database shared by federal agencies including ICE and the military

“Our Product is used to kill people.” — Palantir CEO Alex Karp, emphasizing the company’s role in enabling lethal military operations. The company’s AI tools provide "precision targeting” ...

Minions music leads to nightmare for Olympic skater while putting a spotlight on a yearslong problem

Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate faces a major challenge just days before the Milano Cortina Olympics. He revealed on social media that he can't use his short program music, a ...

New Braunfels will spend $300k to create branch of childcare nonprofit

The goal is for Early Matters-New Braunfels to work with local providers and the city to make childcare more accessible and ...
ISPreview UK

House of Lords Votes to Ban UK Children from Using Internet VPNs

Last week saw the House of Lords pass a vote that would, if approved by the Government, introduce an amendment to the ...
The Guardian

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority ...
Lifehacker

All the Different Email Addresses You Should Set Up (and What to Use Them For)

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...
Wired

Huge Trove of Nude Images Leaked by AI Image Generator Startup’s Exposed Database

An AI image generator startup’s database was left accessible to the open internet, revealing more than 1 million images and videos, including photos of real people who had been “nudified.” An AI image ...
CNET

How to Create Better AI Images: A Complete Guide to Prompts, Tools and Expert Tips

Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...
IEEE

Co-Creating Value With Artificial Intelligence: A Bibliometric Approach to the Use of AI in Open Innovation Ecosystems

Abstract: Open innovation, which blurs the boundaries of organizations using inflows and outflows of knowledge to boost their innovation processes, has transformed the innovation paradigm, evolving ...