Elon Musk announced Tuesday that he will move the headquarters of his companies SpaceX and X to Texas over a new gender identity law in California.
Why it matters: The law in question bars school districts in California from requiring that schools notify parents if their child requests a pronoun change.
A significant chunk of the tech industry's money and power is lining up behind former President Trump.
Why it matters: Silicon Valley was once solidly Democratic, with just a handful of Republican outliers. Now its red camp is growing and throwing around its weight.
The FBI says it has unlocked the phone belonging to Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspect behind an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
State of play: The FBI shared the update in a statement Monday, adding that investigators are continuing to analyze Crooks' electronic devices.
The latest AT&T breach is just the cherry on top of a record-setting year for data breaches.
Why it matters: Phone records, health care data, financial records and other highly sensitive information are each at risk due to this year's deluge of data breaches.
Venture capital billionaires Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each will make donations to former President Trump's election effort, and will lay out their reasoning in a podcast later Tuesday afternoon, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: This is part of a small but growing number of tech elites writing checks for Trump, despite Silicon Valley's liberal leanings.
Ad tech giant Taboola has struck a deal with Apple to power native advertising within the Apple News and Apple Stocks apps, Taboola founder and CEO Adam Singolda told Axios.
Why it matters: The deal provides new validation for Taboola's business, which has ballooned to over $1.4 billion in annual revenue as of 2023.
Three years ago, crafty marketers apparently trying to sell a film set aside July 16 as "AI Appreciation Day" — and now every year this date brings a wave of lame press releases and half-hearted events.
Why it matters: The celebration's origins may be dodgy, but it's a good occasion to take stock of where the generative AI revolution stands, with all its strengths and weaknesses.
The big picture: GenAI does have promise — it's just not a panacea.
But with many of the use cases it's been pressed into during the current AI mania, humans still need to be in the loop for fact checking, quality control and common-sense oversight.
Why it matters: The program, first mentioned in May, is aimed at helping the U.S. achieve top capabilities in AI for scientific, energy and natural security aims.
As dangerously high temperatures hit much of the U.S. this summer, a new analysis finds urban "heat islands" significantly exacerbate such extreme weather.
Why it matters: A stifling, widespread heat wave is bringing some of the hottest and most perilous temperatures of the summer to more than 40% of the U.S. population this week.
Three years ago, crafty marketers apparently trying to sell a film set aside July 16 as "AI Appreciation Day" — and now every year this date brings a wave of lame press releases and half-hearted events.
Why it matters: The celebration's origins may be dodgy, but it's a good occasion to take stock of where the generative AI revolution stands, with all its strengths and weaknesses.
