June 12, 2024 Lynn Conway, a trailblazing engineer and influential figure in chip design, passed away at the age of 86. Known for her pivotal role at IBM and Xerox PARC, Conway co-authored the seminal book "Introduction to more...
May 21, 2024 Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson expressed shock and anger after a new OpenAI chatbot debuted with a voice eerily similar to hers. Johansson, known for her role as a voice-operated system in the 2013 film Her, more...
May 6, 2024 Warren Buffett, the renowned investor, warned shareholders at his annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) being misused by scammers. Buffett, who recently encountered a fake video of himself more...
April 12, 2024 Welcome to Hashtag Trending The Weekend Edition. I’m your host, Jim Love. I can understand that many of you might get frustrated about politics. What we see for the most part is a lot of more...
February 13, 2024 Journalist Séamas O’Reilly has expressed disbelief and amusement after his account on X (formerly Twitter) was suspended shortly after he critiqued the platform in an article for the Irish Examiner. O’Reilly, whose account boasted over more...
January 9, 2024 Elon Musk, the renowned CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is currently embroiled in controversy following allegations of possible illegal drug use, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. This news has sparked apprehension among executives more...
December 11, 2023 BlackBerry’s new leader is the former head of its cybersecurity business unit. The Waterloo, Ont., company said this morning that John Giamatteo is its new chief executive officer and a member of its board of more...
November 20, 2023 Microsoft announced that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and ex-president Greg Brockman will lead a newly formed advanced AI research team. The news followed a roller coaster of rumours, posts and activities after Altman was abruptly more...
November 10, 2023 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was hospitalized in Mexico City after experiencing vertigo-like symptoms, according to TMZ. The 73-year-old tech pioneer was in Mexico City to speak at a World Business Forum event. He finished his more...
November 8, 2023 Ablut 85% of people worldwide are concerned about the impact of online disinformation, with 87% believing it has already harmed their country's politics, according to a global survey. This alarming trend has prompted the United more...