Michigan has joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on water systems but an official said all were operating “safely.”.
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Google Earth allowed people to make fake scenes of bombings, riots and destruction
By Friday afternoon, Google backtracked, after people had created alarming, realistic fake scenes, including what looked like a plane crashing into a Manhattan skyscraper.
Bitcoin slides below $63,000 in week of volatile risk appetite
Bitcoin slumped as much as 3.6% to $62,405, the lowest in about two weeks. The original digital currency is down about 30% this year.
How one LA company ditched rigid office mandates and got workers back
A Los Angeles video gaming company pivoted from a three-days-per-week in-office requirement to a roughly three-days-per-month expectation. Here's how it's going.
Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount
The parents of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, saying the platforms are addictive and dangerous.
Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing
Anthropic says its AI models hacked into three organizations during testing.
Microsoft’s head count falls for first time in a decade
Microsoft has been trying more aggressively to keep a ceiling on its workforce numbers as it pours billions of dollars into costly AI development.
Amazon blows past earnings estimates
Amazon reported better-than-expected cloud revenue on Thursday, a key indicator that its artificial intelligence bets are paying off.
Instagram, Facebook ran AI ‘nudify’ ads from China, NGO says
Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram have served thousands of ads for AI "nudify" apps in breach of the company's policies, according to a nonprofit.
Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site.
Trump administration is repurposing federal land for AI data centers
In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.