Meta's and YouTube's updated moderation policies are threatening the safety of and harming LBGTQ people, according to a new report from GLAAD.
The big picture: "Recent years undeniably illustrate how online hate speech and misinformation negatively influence public opinion, legislation, and the real-world safety and health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people," GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said.
North Korean IT workers are setting up front companies across China as part of their global operation to trick Western companies into hiring them, according to a new report shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: Nearly every Fortune 500 company has struggled with the problem of North Korea-based IT workers trying to get hired at their firms.
A startup using AI to guide geologic exploration believes it has found a major Australian deposit of indium, a rare metal used in solar panels, LCD screens and semiconductors.
Why it matters:Earth AI's location of what appear to be commercial concentrations shows applications for AI in the mining sector.
The U.S. Copyright Office delivered a nuanced and thoughtful report Friday on the use of protected material for AI training. Saturday, the Trump administration fired the office's boss.
Why it matters: The rules for intellectual property in the AI age are going to be set over the next couple of years, but thoughtfulness and nuance face an uphill climb in this era of hyper-partisanship and "move fast, break things" tech firm tactics.
Some owners of Apple devices are eligible to file a claim for a piece of a $95 million class-action lawsuit settlement over allegations that voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy by recording conversations.
Why it matters: Time is running out to file a claim for the settlement against the tech giant.
Lockheed Martin is fast-tracking X-Bow Systems as a new, independent supplier of solid-rocket motors and other services, the defense upstart's CEO, Jason Hundley, told Axios.
Why it matters: "The Lockheed Martin Corporation, I will say, is one of the largest producers and procurers of solid-rocket motors in Western civilization," he said in an interview.
Comedy icon Mike Epps is embracing the social media generation by way of the "We Them Ones" stand-up tour, which will wrap its second year later this month.
The big picture: Studies show that consumers prefer watching short and long form videos on their smartphone for entertainment over traditional forms of media.
The Food and Drug Administration is rolling out an aggressive plan to make generative AI a linchpin in its decision-making, part of a bid to get faster and leaner in evaluating drugs, foods, medical devices and diagnostic tests.
Why it matters: The plan raises urgent questions about what's being done to secure the vast amount of proprietary company data that's part of the process and whether sufficient guardrails are in place.
Far from wrecking Wikipedia, the rise of AI has so far just strengthened it, Wikipedia's outgoing leader Maryana Iskander tells Axios in an exclusive interview.
The big picture: Once seen as a possible casualty of the generative AI boom, and more recently a target of the MAGA right, Wikipedia has emerged as an enduring model for how to navigate the latest shifts in politics and technology.
The big picture: Politico first reported that Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter's removal came soon after her office issued a report on artificial intelligence that raised concerns about using copyrighted works to train AI, an industry outgoing DOGE leader Elon Musk is involved in via his startup xAI.
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