Robotaxi services are spreading broadly. While they’ve clearly had issues in San Francisco — as have I, driving in San Francisco — those challenges are improving. Now, both Uber and…
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Web Raiders Unleash Global Brute Force Attacks From 2.8M IPs
A weeks-long brute force attack campaign by malicious actors has reached mammoth proportions, according to a non-profit security organization. The Shadowserver Foundation reports that the campaign, which has been ongoing…
Generative Tech, Robots, Emerging Risks
The past year saw artificial intelligence (AI) push the boundaries of what’s possible, with industries racing to integrate its capabilities to boost productivity and automate complex tasks. In 2024, AI…
Lyft Bringing Robotaxis to Dallas ‘as Soon as 2026’
In an apparent attempt to keep pace with its rival Uber, ride-hailing service Lyft plans to launch a fleet of robotaxis in Dallas “as soon as 2026.” According to a…
Why Qualcomm Lost Its Early Lead
Since Microsoft launched Copilot+, the past few months have been a battleground for PC manufacturers. Qualcomm initially had a huge lead, but then AMD and Intel came out with Copilot+…
The Internet Is Overrun With Bots, and That’s a Problem
Nearly half the traffic on the internet is generated by automated entities called bots, and a large portion of them pose threats to consumers and businesses on the web. “[B]ots…
DeepSeek’s Role in the High-Stakes AI Race
This AI-feeding frenzy reminds me more and more of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, but with less focus on overpaying employees. As it was then, the core issue…
DeepSeek Success Could Spark Renewed Push for TikTok Ban
The Chinese AI app DeepSeek has created a splash in the artificial intelligence world not seen since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT. All the attention garnered by the AI model, however, could…
China’s AI App DeepSeek Rattles Tech Markets
A popular app from China sent the tech markets plummeting Monday, fueled by fear that the United States may be losing its primacy in artificial intelligence. Nvidia shares dropped 16.9%,…
Is the Stargate Project a Real-Life Skynet in the Making?
The Stargate project is one massive AI build-out that sounds a lot like Skynet. When coming up with a name, they probably decided Skynet would be too much on the…
