Tensions are running high between the US and China. Rhetoric has increasingly intensified between the world’s sole superpower, and a rising upstart. Beef over the Taiwanese sovereignty has always been a lingering diplomatic minefield. Economics, trade, and cash were the ways the US and China smoothed over their differences but that’s no longer the case....
FDA: Gene-edited Sausages Safe. Unless They’re Not. Washington State University has produced sausages made from gene-edited meat. The US Food and Drug administration has authorized Washington State to allow gene-edited pig meat to enter the food supply. This new food innovation is being led by Professor Jon Oatley. Oatley is a professor in WSU’s School...
At least he didn’t try to hide the documents in a peanut butter sandwich. An ex-Apple engineer working on Apple’s self-driving car project has been charged by the Justice Department for stealing Apple trade secrets and transferring them to an unnamed Chinese company. Weiboa Wang allegedly stole documents from Apple before he left the company...
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, testified on the dangers of AI and need for regulation before the US Senate this week. Altman’s company is the creator of GPT, the underlying technology of the world’s most popular AI tool, ChatGPT. Altman testifies before Congress at a time when AI technology is disrupting creative and business industries. AI...
We took a short hiatus from AI news only to return with Google’s rollout of Bard and AI-ifying all of its products. AI Fashion Week took place on April 20th and 21st. Over 400 design submissions were sent to judges with a final presentation of 10 designers showcasing ready to wear designs using generative technologies....
Google I/O, the search giant’s annual conference kicked off yesterday. New Devices & New Hype As the world’s predominant search engine, Google has struggle lately. Google commands a whopping 90+% of the search market and there’s really nowhere to go. But… Search is fundamentally broken as it’s becoming harder and harder to discover new things...
One of the tech industry’s most beloved and prolific figures warned of more serious scams using AI. In an interview with BBC, Steve Wozniak warned AI may make scams harder to spot. He called for more AI regulation stating AI generated content should be clearly labeled. Wozniak leveled many of his warnings at large language...
Ohhhhh, look at you GenXers complaining about being glued to your phones and not doing anything about it. GenZers, Zennials, or those children aged 8 to 23 have decided to get out of the app rat race and are dumping their smartphones. The group has ironically raced to TikTok (and not Facebook) lamenting how their...
First News on 570 listeners are a wonderful bunch. They soak up our witty and informative antics on technology and continuously keep us on our toes. Last week, Listener Sara made a request. She asked us to look into FedNow and bring our insights on The Show. FedNow Isn’t Digital Cash FedNow isn’t a digital...
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a proposal saying Meta, the company who owns Facebook and Instagram, should be banned from making money off of children. Well, children’s data. The FTC says, “Meta’s recklessness has put young users at risk, and Facebook needs to answer for its failures.” For it’s part, Facebook says the FTC...