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DC-area lawmakers consider bill that would prohibit TikTok in the US 03/08/2024 10:00pm • Close to 170 million Americans use the social media app TikTok, but lawmakers say the popular social media platform poses a threat to national security. "We're at a moment in time when almost half of young people in America get their news from Tik Tok," said Virginia Sen. Mark Warner. "And there You got smarter online. Here's how hackers are trying to stay ahead of you 03/08/2024 07:13pm • Cyber threats are everywhere these days — just check your spam folder. But by now, most of us know not to click on links from random emails and other phishing attacks. But these days, that's low-level hacking. So how prepared are you? First off, it's important to remember not all hackers Biden says he'll sign proposed legislation to ban TikTok if Congress passes it 03/08/2024 04:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed legislation that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being banned in the United States, a move that comes amid growing concern in Washington about keeping Americans' data out of China's hands. The legislation that passed throu T-minus one month to US solar eclipse — where to enjoy the spectacle in DC area 03/08/2024 09:34am • What better way to mark my 18th year as WTOP’s space reporter than a solar eclipse! A month from now, on April 8, the sun and new moon will meet in the daytime skies over North America to create a sky sight without compare — an eclipse of the sun. For some viewers, the sun will be totally ecl Justice Department beefs up focus on artificial intelligence enforcement, warns of harsher sentences 03/07/2024 01:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up its focus on artificial intelligence, with officials warning Thursday that companies and people who deliberately misuse the technology to advance a white-collar crime like price fixing, fraud or market manipulation will be at risk for a harsh Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking? 03/07/2024 01:04pm • Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone's digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices — at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices. The overhaul rolling out T US applications for jobless claims hold at healthy levels 03/07/2024 08:45am • U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates. Unemployment claims for the week ending March 2 were 217,000, matching the previous week's revised level, the Labor Depa Europe's Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here's what that will look like 03/07/2024 06:49am • LONDON (AP) — Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used. They're part of changes required under the Digital Markets Act, a set of European Union re Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies 03/06/2024 10:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, Cal 6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy Now 03/06/2024 07:00pm • The ongoing artificial intelligence, or AI, arms race has seemingly ushered in a new era of technological innovation and stock market growth. "We expect the AI market to reach over half a trillion dollars in value in 2024 even amid a slowdown in venture capital funding, as organizations across vario 25 Jobs That Pay $80K or More 03/06/2024 07:00pm • These careers have great earning potential. In the fourth quarter of 2023, full-time workers earned a median income equal to $1,145 a week, or $59,540 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That may not sound bad, but you could do better. In fact, many of the best occupations in the Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology while working with China-based companies 03/06/2024 03:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing artificial intelligence technology while working with China-based companies. Microsoft engineer sounds alarm on AI image-generator to US officials and company's board 03/06/2024 03:44pm • A Microsoft engineer is sounding alarms about offensive and harmful imagery he says is too easily made by the company's artificial intelligence image-generator tool, sending letters on Wednesday to U.S. regulators and the tech giant's board of directors urging them to take action. Shane Jones told It's not just Elon Musk: ChatGPT-maker OpenAI confronting a mountain of legal challenges 03/06/2024 03:04pm • After a year of basking in global fame, the San Francisco company OpenAI is now confronting a multitude of challenges that could threaten its position at the vanguard of artificial intelligence research. Some of its conflicts stem from decisions made well before the debut of ChatGPT, particularly it OpenAI says Musk agreed the ChatGPT maker should become a for-profit company 03/06/2024 01:05pm • Elon Musk supported making OpenAI a for-profit company, the ChatGPT maker said, attacking a lawsuit from the wealthy investor who has accused the artificial intelligence business of betraying its founding goal to benefit humanity as it pursued profits instead. In its first response since the Tesla C