5+ mon, 2+ 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…...

8+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

8+ mon, 4+ 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…...

9+ mon, 2+ 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…...

10+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

11+ mon, 2+ 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…...

11+ mon, 3+ 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…...