Tech

Elon Musk has reportedly started funding the House and Senate campaigns of Republicans for the 2026 midterms, signaling that the SpaceX CEO’s relationship with President Donald Trump has improved since their tumultuous split this past summer. Musk, who attempted to launch a third party earlier this year, appears to have had a change of heart,…

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has expressed fear that Disney’s recent licensing deal with OpenAI will sanction the “theft of our work.” The union strongly criticized the recent Disney deal with OpenAI in a message to union members on Thursday. “Disney’s announcement with OpenAI appears to sanction its theft of our work and cedes the value…

OpenAI and Microsoft are facing a lawsuit claims the massively popular AI chatbot ChatGPT contributed to a Connecticut man killing his mother and then himself in August. Bloomberg reports that a lawsuit alleges that conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot played a role in a horrific murder-suicide in Greenwich, Connecticut that occurred in August. The legal…

Elon Musk has confirmed reports that SpaceX is planning an IPO in 2026. Musk’s space exploration company could hit the market at a valuation above a trillion dollars, allowing individual investors to buy into his dreams of Mars while also massively increasing his personal fortune. CNBC reports that tech tycoon Elon Musk has verified reports…

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio says artificial intelligence is not art because it has no soul. While he believes the technology can help improve some entertainment offerings, the Titanic star is still very alarmed at how many people are losing their jobs to AI. DiCaprio let his feelings about AI fly in a recent interview with Time magazine,…

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on protecting children from online predators on Tuesday, December 9. The committee advanced the STOP CSAM Act earlier this year, which if passed would allow victims to sue tech companies regardless of Section 230 protections. In November, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the makers…

Waukesha County, Wisconsin has introduced an AI-based system to handle non-emergency calls. The AI service, named “Ava,” can create reports for routine incidents and even transfer callers to human 911 operators if an emergency call accidentally reaches the non-emergency line. ABC WISN reports that the Waukesha County, Wisconsin has taken a significant step forward in…

Federal prosecutors allege that Brett Michael Dadig, a Pittsburgh man who violently stalked at least 11 women across more than five states, used ChatGPT as a “therapist” and “best friend” who encouraged him to continue terrorizing his victims. The New York Post reports that according to a federal indictment filed this week in Pittsburgh federal…

The government of Malaysia announced on Wednesday that it would resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which famously went missing over a decade ago, as the Southern Hemisphere approaches the summer months. Kuala Lumpur had previously announced this year that it had reached an agreement with Ocean Infinity, a robotics company that specializes…