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TikTok USA is broken
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) TikTok in the US has had problems since early Sunday morning, which its new owners say are the result of a power outage. TikTok has suffered from extensive problems on its first weekend after completing a transaction that changed the…...
The AI industry is running on FOMO
5+ mon, 19+ hour ago (604+ words) At least according to Big Tech's latest earnings calls. On earnings calls last week, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta reported more than $350 billion this year on capital expenditures, or longer-tail investments in a company's future. All four told investors to…...
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (284+ words) OpenAI will bring "erotica" to ChatGPT once it rolls out age verification in December. OpenAI will soon allow "erotica" for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform. In an X post on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said…...
DOGE might be storing every American’s SSN on an insecure cloud server
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (506+ words) DOGE storing every SSN on insecure cloud server? (Second column, 8th story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support!" Become a Patron A new report from Senate Democrats claims that members of Elon Musk's DOGE team have access to the Social…...
Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (515+ words) GOOGLE admits open web in 'rapid decline'... (Third column, 1st story, link) For months, Google has maintained that the web is "thriving," AI isn't tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever....
The White House orders tech companies to make AI bigoted again
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (330+ words) A ban on "woke AI" in government aims to control the politics of chatbots. To anyone with a cursory knowledge of politics and the tech industry, the real situation here is obvious: the Trump administration is using government funds to…...
Why tech billionaires want a dictatorship
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1887+ words) Guest host Jon Fortt and The Nerd Reich author Gil Duran discuss the Dark Enlightenment and the rise of tech authoritarianism. Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Jon Fortt, CNBC journalist, cohost of Closing Bell: Overtime, and creator of…...
At the Bitcoin Conference, the Republicans were for sale
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (461+ words) How many Bitcoin does it take to solve all your political problems? "I am super proud to say it on this stage," Shirzad continued, addressing the dozens of people scattered across 5,000 chairs. "We have just become a major sponsor of…...
Tesla continues to circle the drain
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) The company's sales in Europe plunged by nearly 50 percent, a sign that Tesla's brand crisis is worsening. by Andrew J. Hawkins Despite Musk's optimistic talk about the Model Y's sales prospects, Tesla's brand crisis appears to be deepening. And it's not…...
OpenAI is building a social network
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (396+ words) OPENAI working on social media platform to rival X... (Second column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Texas Republicans roadblock Trump's AI plans... OpenAI is working on its own X-like social network, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While the project…...