Trump kills broadband grants, calls digital equity program “racist and illegal”
President Tweety McTreason said he is killing a broadband grant program that was authorized by Congress, claiming that the Digital Equity Act of 2021 is
Category: Tech
Kids are short-circuiting their school-issued Chromebooks for TikTok clout
Schools across the US are warning parents about an Internet trend that has students purposefully trying to damage their school-issued Chromebooks so that they start
Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star
It’s a voluntary program launched during a Republican administration, endorsed by manufacturers and well-recognized by U.S. consumers, who have saved an estimated $500 billion over
Linux kernel is leaving 486 CPUs behind, only 18 years after the last one made
Intel’s i486 was the first “computer number” I ever really understood. Sure, my elementary school computer lab had both the Apple IIGS and Apple IIc
‘The Interview’: Can Whitney Wolfe Herd Make Us Love Dating Apps Again?
The Bumble CEO has returned to run the struggling company she founded, and says she has a plan for getting Gen Z back.
Elon Musk’s Use of X Mimics Hearst’s and Ford’s Manipulation of Media
The Tesla billionaire is using his social media site X to rant and accuse. The politics of rage rarely worked out well for earlier moguls.
Want to go viral? Here are 8 tips from the creator of ‘BBL Drizzy’
A year ago this week, a viral hit offered a glimpse into the future of AI music: “BBL Drizzy.” The song emerged during the feud
Wearables firm’s endless free hardware upgrades were too good to be true
Fitness tracker company Whoop has upset some long-time customers by ending an upgrade system that promised free hardware upgrades to anyone who had a subscription
Google’s search antitrust trial is wrapping up—here’s what we learned
Last year, United States District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated antitrust law by illegally maintaining a monopoly in search. Now, Google and
Google Agrees to Pay $1.4 Billion to Settle 2 Privacy Lawsuits
The Texas attorney general brought the cases in 2022 under state laws.
When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good
A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, doctors in South Korea were
New Lego-building AI creates models that actually stand up in real life
On Thursday, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University unveiled LegoGPT, an AI model that creates physically stable Lego structures from text prompts. The new system not
How Apple Created a Legal Mess When It Skirted Judge’s Ruling
Court documents show the company commissioned a sham report and lied on the stand to justify its actions, which will cast a shadow over future
Pinterest Agreed to Settle Christine Martinez Lawsuit for $34.7 Million
Christine Martinez, who was a friend of two of Pinterest’s three co-founders, sued the company in 2021 for breach of implied contract and other claims.