Allbirds stock soars as shoemaker announces pivot to AI

Allbirds plans to rebrand as “NewBird AI" and shift from sustainable footwear to artificial intelligence.

Amazon Fire stick TV lawsuit: Are you affected? Here’s what to know

A California class action lawsuit accuses Amazon of misleading customers by advertising early Fire TV Sticks as buffer-free while not disclosing it could later drop support and make them largely unusable.

Home of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, hit with Molotov cocktail

San Francisco police are investigating an arson attack at the North Beach home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman early Friday morning involving a Molotov cocktail.

Data centers: Texas lawmakers explore new regulations

Texas lawmakers are looking for a way to balance the booming tech industry with the reality of finite resources.

'764' network: Chilling warning for families about online predators

The FBI and Atlanta Police Department are combining resources to combat a violent, nihilistic extremist network known as 764.

Crypto fraud tops FBI's annual crime report as Americans lose billions to scams

The FBI recently released its annual report on internet crime and found that cryptocurrency-related scams accounted for the most reported losses among all scam categories last year.

Texas lawmakers explore regulations for data centers
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Texas lawmakers are looking for a way to balance the booming tech industry with the reality of finite resources. The House State Affairs Committee met to study how the massive growth of data centers is impacting our quality of life.

FBI report adds AI-enabled scams for the first time, $893 million reported stolen

Scammers cashed in last year with the help of artificial intelligence, and a new FBI report offers a hint at the hundreds of millions they have stolen.

Australia says Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube fall short on enforcing child account ban

Australia’s online safety watchdog is considering legal action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, alleging they have failed to adequately enforce new laws banning users under 16.

Instagram testing feature that lets you secretly watch stories – for a fee

Instagram is testing a paid subscription model that lets users pay a fee to secretly watch stories on the social media app, among other perks.

Oracle laying off thousands of workers to cut costs amid AI push: report

Oracle on Tuesday reportedly began notifying employees that it is moving forward with a round of layoffs as the company looks to reduce costs.

Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition misidentifies her in fraud case

A Tennessee grandmother says she was wrongly jailed for weeks after authorities used AI facial recognition to identify her as a suspect in a North Dakota bank fraud case.

Trump administration launches official White House mobile app

President Donald Trump’s administration launched a new White House mobile app for users to receive updates on news, briefings and alerts.