Technology

Elon Musk floated the possibility that the COVID vaccine played a role in USC star freshman Bronny James suffering a cardiac arrest during a basketball workout in Los Angeles on Monday. James, the highly touted 18-year-old son of Lakers star LeBron James, lost consciousness before being revived Monday, according to reports. He was listed in stable condition at a Los …

Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads rolled out a chronological newsfeed for its users on Tuesday – debuting the much-requested feature amid rival Elon Musk’s controversial Twitter rebrand. Beginning this week, Threads will let users sort and view their app in a chronological format based on the accounts they follow or in the original, algorithmically driven “For You” feed, which features a mixture …

Alphabet’s second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations on Tuesday and the Google parent announced that its long-time CFO Ruth Porat would assume a new role while the company sought a new finance chief. Alphabet’s results were helped by steady demand for its cloud services and a rebound in advertising. The shares jumped more than 6% in after-market trading. Shares of rival Microsoft were down …

It’s “We the people,” not we the AI. Computer language models are under the impression that the US Constitution — written way before the Internet in 1787 — is an AI-generated document. The explanation is simple, according to Edward Tian, creator of AI writing catcher GPTZero, a service that also found the biblical book of Genesis to be 88% computerized. …

Elon Musk’s brand shift from Twitter to “X” hit a brief snag at the company’s San Francisco headquarters on Monday after local police briefly stopped a crew from taking down the sign displaying the old name. The well-known Twitter sign was being removed on Monday afternoon after Musk abruptly announced he was ditching the blue bird logo in favor of …

People around the world are getting their eyeballs scanned in exchange for a digital ID and the promise of free cryptocurrency, shrugging off concerns among privacy campaigners and data regulators. Founded by Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, the Worldcoin project says it aims to create a new “identity and financial network” and that its digital ID will allow users to, among …

Her fans think they found true love — but she’s not real.  Milla Sofia is an artificial intelligence-generated influencer whose sultry photos on Twitter and TikTok are racking up thousands of likes from deluded social media users.  “[I’m a] 19-year-old virtual girl from Helsinki Finland. I was made by AI. Check my other social media accounts from the link below,” …

Billionaire Elon Musk is doubling down on his decision to abandon the Twitter name and its well-known blue bird logo, arguing the brand is no longer an accurate representation of the company. Musk explained that he bought Twitter for $44 billion last year “both to ensure freedom of speech and as an accelerant for X, the everything app.” The screed …

They’re thinking outside the box. Merchandisers and celebrity makeover artists aren’t the only ones cashing in on the success of the “Barbie” movie. Cybersecurity experts are warning of online scammers using the summer blockbuster’s cachet to steal bank info from legions of pink-pilled moviegoers. “Cybercriminals are always on the lookout for opportunities to make phishing and other scams more attractive …

Billionaire Elon Musk risks a significant marketing blunder with his controversial decision to ditch Twitter’s iconic blue bird branding in favor of a generic-looking “X” logo – with one expert suggesting it could rival the infamously ill-received “New Coke” rebrand of the 1980s. The refresh, while part of Musk’s long-stated strategy to build a do-it-all “super app,” was nevertheless a potential “jaw-dropper” …