John McAfee, the crazy life of the father of antivirus
A visionary with a mania for money and beautiful girls, characterised by a hatred of the mundane office life, who turned all stereotypes on their head in the parable of…
New York lawmakers pass measure to protect youths on social media
By Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state lawmakers on Friday passed legislation to bar social media platforms from exposing “addictive” algorithmic content to users…
X CEO Linda Yaccarino loses top lieutenant Joe Benarroch
By Disha Mishra in Bengaluru (Reuters) – X Corp. Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino’s head of business operations, Joe Benarroch, is leaving the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on…
Tesla shareholder sues Musk for alleged $7.5 billion insider trading
By Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – A Tesla shareholder filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing CEO Elon Musk of insider trading when he sold over $7.5 billion of shares of the…
Elon Musk could become policy adviser if Trump wins election
By Tim Reid, Manas Mishra and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the…
Ex-OpenAI board member provides her first detailed account of CEO ouster
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO – OpenAI’s board only learned of the existence of ChatGPT when they saw it on Twitter, former board member Helen Toner said in an interview…
Kabosu, the face of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, dies at 18, owner says
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kabosu, the Japanese dog that became a global meme and the face of alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin has died at 18, her owner announced in…
GameStop soars as flag bearer ‘Roaring Kitty’ resurfaces, sparks meme stock rally
By Medha Singh and Laura Matthews (Reuters) – Shares of videogame retailer GameStop surged nearly 75% on Monday after “Roaring Kitty”, an account associated with a social media finance influencer…
Sony restructures leadership of key games business
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony announced two company executives would take new leadership roles at its games unit with responsibility for the technology and content sides of the…
Explainer – What risks do advanced AI models pose in the wrong hands?
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is poised to open up a new front in its effort to safeguard U.S. AI from China and Russia with preliminary…