Wall Street Journal (paywalled) The digital payments company plans to build an ad sales business around the reams of data it generates from tracking the purchases as well as the broader spending behaviors of millions of consumers who use its services, which include the more socially-enabled Venmo app....
Employees offered suggestions to reduce risks of misuse of subscription accounts featuring minors. Meta took another approach and says its programs are well monitored.
SpaceX forges tighter links with U.S. spy and military agencies, expands national security clientele after $70 million Pentagon award for secretive unit Starshield::undefined
Amazon could soon be on the hook for safety of third-party products it sells and ships — Government order could classify it as a distributor, potentially exposing it to more legal claims::undefined
Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban::Tech giant’s withdrawal of technology may end cloud hanging over $18 billion smartwatch business
EPA asks to meet AT&T and Verizon, after finding more than 100 readings with elevated lead near lead-sheathed cables — but companies say their own tests show low lead levels::Agency reports finding more than 100 readings with elevated lead near cables in ‘high priority’ probe; companies say their own tests show low lead...
China Is Stealing AI Secrets to Turbocharge Spying, U.S. Says::U.S. officials are worried about hacking and insider theft of AI secrets, which China has denied
New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI, Alleging Copyright Infringement::News publisher says AI tools use its content without permission; tech companies have said training AI with web content is ‘fair use’
Sam Altman’s Knack for Dodging Bullets—With a Little Help From Bigshot Friends: The OpenAI CEO lost the confidence of top leaders in the three organizations he has directed, yet each time he’s rebo...::The OpenAI CEO lost the confidence of top leaders in the three organizations he has directed, yet each time he’s...
After shunning scientist, University of Pennsylvania celebrates her Nobel Prize — School that once demoted Katalin Karikó and cut her pay has made millions of dollars from patenting her work::School that once demoted Katalin Karikó and cut her pay has made millions of dollars from patenting her work