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Here's how Gov. Healey wants to curb social media for minors in Mass.
The Massachusetts governor filed a bill Tuesday that would require social media companies to implement special default settings, with time limits and disabled features, for users under the age of...
Tech billionaires want autonomous communities without taxes, government. What are the implications?
They've floated sending colonies of their peers to Mars or creating floating island communities, which wouldn't necessitate purchasing land from an existing country.
Ronan Farrow on his revelatory Sam Altman article
A long profile from The New Yorker is putting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman under new scrutiny.
Is Anthropic's Claude Mythos really a cybersecurity bombshell?
Claude Mythos is a skilled hacker, according to its developers, powerful enough to “reshape cybersecurity” if it were rolled out today.
Tech writer Kara Swisher explores the multi-billion-dollar longevity industry in new documentary
Largely unstudied technologies, infusions and supplements are being touted by the country's wealthiest tech billionaires as a pathway to the age-old goal of living forever?
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How China's superfast charging cars are leaving American EV’s in the dust
An electric vehicle battery that charges almost as fast as it takes to fill a tank of gas. And it might soon be available almost everywhere except the United States....
Grok undressed her without her consent. She tells her story
Grok, the AI interface available on the social media platform X, has been allowing users to generate sexual deepfake images and videos of people without their consent.
How to declutter your digital life
Digital clutter is easy to ignore when it's stored in the cloud. But the cloud uses energy to hold onto all this digital material; data centers use water, air conditioning,...
Some Mass. lawmakers want to ban social media for young teens. How would that work?
In a 129-25 vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit kids under the age of 14 from using social media and require 14- and...
AI data centers in space: Can it work?
Elon Musk and others have been talking about putting artificial intelligence data centers into space.
Mass. House set to vote on bill to ban cellphones in schools, limit teen social media use
The state Senate passed a bill last July that would ban cellphones for students throughout the school day. The House plans to vote on a bill Wednesday that would go...
Opposition to data centers grows in Mass. cities and towns
The ballooning use of artificial intelligence and cloud-based computing is fueling a rise in data centers — which store and process all the information needed to power these systems. Massachusetts...
'iPod archaeology' inspires joy, nostalgia through old technology and music
iPods were all the rage 20 years ago, but Apple discontinued them in 2022. Claire Hughes is refurbishing old, used iPods and sharing what she finds on them.
Congress isn't regulating AI, so states are stepping up
State action on artificial intelligence has led to resistance from the Trump Administration.
Which Mass. cafe has the best robot barista?
Scott Kirsner, columnist for WBUR's editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about who is winning the race for autonomous cafes and what he thinks of the coffee.
China's AI chatbots are advanced and versatile — and begging for more users
China's AI chatbots are advanced and versatile — and begging for more users.
How to make AI work for us
AI has become unavoidable. It prompts us when we write emails, handles our customer service issues, answers our internet queries. How AI is changing our lives and what we can...
How to keep up with the frantic pace of AI's evolution
Artificial intelligence is growing so fast that it's even hard for researchers and watchers to understand and track its progress.
With new program, Boston to ensure AI literacy in public high schools
Boston becomes the first major U.S. city to mandate AI training in public high schools.
Tech watchdog says addiction verdict against Meta, Google is an 'earthquake'
Meta and Google were held liable for building apps designed to be deliberately addictive.