Fears of an AI apocalypse loom large, but what are experts saying about the future?

Brightline reaches an agreement with rail unions to commence works on the project.

Maybe, just maybe, we can agree that Flathub should be the Linux desktop app store we've long needed.

Two U.S. senators plan to introduce legislation this week aimed at letting the government ban or prohibit foreign technology such as TikTok.

It has become clear that there is little clarity in the law about the obligations an employer owes to its current and former employees

OpenAI is at the center of a chatbot arms race, with the public release of ChatGPT and a multi-billion-dollar Microsoft partnership spurring Google and Amazon to rush to implement AI in products. OpenAI has also partnered with Bain to bring machine learning to Coca-Cola's operations, with plans to expand to other corporate partners.

A gray-haired man walks through an office lobby holding a coffee cup, staring ahead as he passes the entryway.

Apple has been compelled to make a USB-C-compatible iPhone by the EU. According to reports, the first such iPhone will be the iPhone 15 coming this year. The company won’t be giving up control of its iPhone ecosystem without a fight, though, as a new report says cables not certified by Apple’s MFI (Made For iPhone) program won’t be able to take full advantage of the device’s power.

According to a presentation to customers, ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly let Alameda borrow $9.3 billion from customer accounts.

As companies race to build self-driving cars, there’s always a question: How safe is safe enough? After all, humans drivers still crash every day — surely a system that crashes less, even if it’s not perfect, is better than your average FaceTiming motorist. Just how good does an autonomous car have to be, in order to beat us fleshy human drivers at the safety game?

Ford has been granted a patent for a system that allows a car to repossess itself if its owner fails to keep up with payments. The firm envisions the car driving itself back to the showroom – or to a scrapyard if the value of the car is low. But a security expert warns that the proposed system could instead be used to steal cars remotely.

Chipmakers must also provide affordable childcare and are barred from stock buybacks.

Apple's moonshot project to use the Apple Watch as a noninvasive glucose meter has reportedly reached a "proof of concept" stage, but will still take years to come to market.

One reason why there are so many Linux desktops is that there's endless disagreement on what makes the best desktop. Now, GNOME, Debian, and KDE are exploring the idea of uniting, using Flatpak to create a Linux desktop app store.

A new technology called RadioGPT will make it possible for artificial intelligence to run a whole radio station. Is this a cool new tool or a scary development?

Monopoly giant can't stand it when anyone else has a monopoly

The images in this comic book are “not of human authorship”

Rereading an oddly resonant—and prescient—consideration of how computation affects learning.

‘The Age of AI’ advances a larger political and corporate agenda.

OpenAI has snatched up dozens of former Google and Meta employees in its race to dominate the AI war.

Reyhan Ayas was leaving a Manhattan bar in November when a man snatched her phone and ran off. She said Apple was unhelpful when she tried to regain access to her Apple account. Ayas, who's originally from Istanbul, is a senior economist at Revelio Labs, a workforce-intelligence company.

Guardian analysis of data in light of Ohio train derailment shows accidental releases are happening consistently

An ancient three-dimensional star-shaped 'thing' still baffles scientists more than a century after its discovery.

Microsoft Corp. appeared to have implemented new, more severe restrictions on user interactions with its "reimagined" Bing internet search engine, with the system going mum after prompts mentioning "feelings" or "Sydney," the internal alias used by the Bing team in developing the artificial-intelligence powered chatbot.

Developers and, more to the point, the companies that employ them

is asking cloud employees and partners to share their desks and alternate days with their desk mates starting next quarter, citing “real estate efficiency,” CNBC has learned. The new desk-sharing model will apply to Google Cloud’s five largest U.S. locations — Kirkland, Washington; New York City; San Francisco; Seattle; and Sunnyvale, California — and is happening so the company “can continue to invest in Cloud’s growth,” according to an internal FAQ recently shared with cloud employees and viewed by CNBC. Some buildings will be vacated as a result, the document noted.

Clarkesworld wrestles with flood of machine-made submissions—over 500 in Feb. alone.

Founding editor says 500 pitches rejected this month and their ‘authors’ banned, as influencers promote ‘get rich quick’ schemes

Linux is now ready to run on modern Macs.