The European Union (EU) has chosen 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six of the world's largest tech companies, to face new rules as part of its latest crackdown. The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) will apply to services from such companies as…

Generative AI rollouts have been the epitome of hype.  From concerns that AI unleashed would mean the rapid end of the Earth to, “Oh boy, this can do my work for me.” Make no mistake, the hype still exists. There's been a bit of a…

Meta's fighting against Canada's law requiring it to negotiate with, and pay, news publishers for content. Meta is blocking all news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada within the next few weeks. Canada’s Online News Act is…

A study at UCR's Bourns College of Engineering relied on 60 queries sent to both entities. They focused on dementia, given that six million Americans are impacted by Alzheimer's disease or a related condition. Half of the queries submitted…

Tunnel Falls, Intel's new 12-qubit quantum processing unit (or QPU), was specifically created to attract scientists to realize the full potential of quantum computing. The quantum silicon processor will be available to a few universities…

According to a study co-authored by Rutgers faculty, political ideology and user choice rather than algorithmic curation are the biggest drivers of engagement with partisan and unreliable news provided by Google Search. The study results…

Once ChatGPT hit the market, hackers started to hack it and override its safeguards. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and others are working with the Biden administration to let hackers take a shot at testing the technology’s limits. The…

Microsoft's Bing search engine played second fiddle to Google's. However, now it is AI-enhanced and has great search results—and bizarre comments. According to an ABC News story, AI chatbots are saying they want to release nuclear secrets,…

Microsoft is betting the farm on AI and revamping its Bing search engine and Edge web browser with artificial intelligence. It’s pouring billions into AI in a move to take on Alphabet Inc’s Google. Generative AI can create virtually any…

Eight states joined the U.S. Justice Department to sue Google, accusing the company of harming competition given its dominance in online advertising. The suit calls for a breakup of the company and involves California, Colorado,…