Elon Musk’s net worth surged to nearly $500 billion, making him the first person in history to reach this milestone. This was primarily driven by a rebound in Tesla’s shares and the increasing valuations of his AI startup xAI and…
Yahoo is close to selling AOL to Italy’s Bending Spoons for around $1.4 billion, say insiders. The Milan tech firm may soon own the once-iconic internet brand. Talks are ongoing, and nothing is final yet. The sale would mark another…
Happy Thursday! Digital attacks are becoming faster and more devastating with AI. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Cybercriminals are using plain-language prompts on ‘Evil LLMs’ built for fraud, tricking them to sidestep safety curbs, to launch attacks.
Every year, MIT Technology Review recognizes dozens of young researchers on our Innovators Under 35 list. We checked back in with recent honorees to see how they’re faring amid sweeping changes to science and technology policy within the US. Learn about the…
Talk of AI is inescapable. It’s often the main topic of discussion at board and executive meetings, at corporate retreats, and in the media. A record 58% of S&P 500 companies mentioned AI in their second-quarter earnings calls, according to…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI is huge in India. Its models are steeped in caste bias. Caste bias is rampant in OpenAI’s…
When Dhiraj Singha began applying for postdoctoral sociology fellowships in Bengaluru, India, in March, he wanted to make sure the English in his application was pitch-perfect. So he turned to ChatGPT. He was surprised to see that in addition to…
In a letter from last week, Disney said that its concern is not only financial, but that Character.AI’s platform weaponizes the media giant’s characters in a way that could damage its brand in the long term, according to Axios.
Happy Wednesday! In an exclusive interview, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas details the AI company’s India push, competition with Google and more.