An Air Force intelligence analyst being investigated for potentially sharing online classified U.S. intelligence with a far-right group faces child pornography charges, military.com first reported.
The big picture: An FBI affidavit unsealed this week alleged the now-former airman Jason Gray, 28, shared an image that "appeared to be classified" and that he "likely obtained" from his access to National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence while he was stationed in Alaska.
Emad Mostaque has stepped down as CEO of Stability AI and from its board to pursue other ventures within the sector, the company announced late Friday.
Rapid adoption of generative AI tools is bringing renewed attention to the cybersecurity threats facing the chips and processing units powering these technologies.
Why it matters: Only a few manufacturers have chips capable of processing the large data sets that power generative AI systems — making them a ripe target for attackers.
DoorDash's delivery fleet now includes drones, which means your takeout order could arrive faster and with less environmental impact.
Why it matters: Drone delivery is expanding rapidly in the U.S., satisfying Americans' thirst for instant gratification while reducing road congestion and pollution.
Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter is spearheading several of the most consequential efforts to break up corporate power in the U.S.
Why it matters: Kanter is at the center of the Biden administration's broader push to promote competition in the U.S. market. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) antitrust lawsuits that he is leading against Google and Apple could reshape the future of big tech.
Truth Social, the Twitter clone launched in 2022 by former President Trump, will become a publicly traded company by as early as next week.
Driving the news: Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company, on Friday approved a merger with Truth Social's parent company, Trump Media & Technology Group.
HOUSTON — While fossil fuel executives get the biggest spotlight, startups are increasingly all over CERAWeek.
Why it matters: It signals climate technology's growth and intersection with legacy industries, something apparent when startup incubator Greentown Labs chose Houston as its second location in 2020.
American teens — by a large margin — use YouTube more than TikTok. But they're more likely to scroll through the ByteDance-owned app "almost constantly," according to Pew Research Center polling.
Why it matters: The stat points to how addictive and unhealthy TikTok's endless feed of videos can be for teens.
Don't give your kid a smartphone before high school, and don't let them use social media before age 16, New York University social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues in a new book.
Why it matters: The shift from "play-based" to "phone-based" childhoods is making our kids sick and miserable, Haidt argues.
A company called Yondr that sells lockable cellphone pouches is rapidly cornering the market in K-12 schools, as educators crack down on texting and social media use during class.
Why it matters: Banning cellphones in schools doesn't get students to stop using them there — but forcing them to use a Yondr pouch, which gets unlocked as they leave school, is working.
A shocking number of American kids are sad, suicidal and stuck on small screens sucking away their zest for life.
Why it matters: This is the indisputable and alarming trend among American children, based on the latest polling and deep research by an NYU professor in a book out next week.
The U.S. government wants to stop Big Tech from parlaying its control of present-day platforms into power over the future — but the giants haven't gotten the message.
The big picture: The Justice Department's major new case against Apple, filed Thursday, completes the Biden administration's quartet of antitrust lawsuits aimed at the companies that have defined the tech industry's last 20 years.
An Air Force intelligence analyst allegedly shared classified U.S. intelligence with members of the far-right Boogaloo movement on the platform Discord, according to a newly unsealed FBI affidavit.
The big picture: Investigators allege the now-former airman Jason Gray, 28, shared an image that "appeared to be classified" that he "likely obtained" from his access to National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence while he was stationed in Alaska.
