Amr Awadallah, founder of AI startup Vectara, had two reactions when he heard about changes to the H-1B visa program that raise the application fee for each visa to one hundred thousand dollars. He was not surprised. But he was…
Microsoft has terminated the Israel Ministry of Defense’s access to some of its technology and services. This decision came after an internal investigation indicated the organization was using Microsoft technology to store surveillance data collected from phone calls made by…
This week, Spotify publicly addressed misinformation circulating about its terms of use. The response was prompted by videos from creators, such as artist Chantmagick, which accused Spotify of modifying its terms and conditions to permit the transfer of rights to…
Tesla has asked the Environmental Protection Agency not to roll back current vehicle emissions standards. This position breaks from other major automakers who want to see the rules eased. The company’s request comes the same week that President Donald Trump…
Elon Musk’s xAI has reached an agreement with the General Services Administration to sell its AI chatbot, Grok, to the federal government for less than a dollar. This move places xAI in direct competition with OpenAI and Anthropic, which are…
OpenAI released a new benchmark on Thursday that tests how its AI models perform compared to human professionals across a wide range of industries and jobs. The test, called GDPval, is an early attempt at understanding how close OpenAI’s systems…
When LGBTQ+ youth do not feel safe or accepted in their daily lives, they often turn to the internet to seek community. Two new studies conducted by the Trevor Project and Hopelab and Born This Way Foundation each found that…
Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged the company misled users into paying for Prime subscriptions and deliberately made it difficult to cancel those memberships. As part of…
Food supply chains are notoriously messy. Orders arrive through many different channels, and staff spend hours manually entering them into outdated enterprise software systems. Compliance often depends on scattered spreadsheets. For decades, software companies have tried to modernize the workflows…
For years, recruiters have used machine learning to find potential hires by searching for keywords in resumes and LinkedIn profiles. While this method helps narrow the candidate pool, recruiters still must manually review each profile to determine the best fit.…
