Meta Platforms' (META-Q -10.59%) shares fell 13% on Thursday, causing a sell-off in large technology firms as the social network company hinted that the return on its expensive AI wager would take years. The decline was expected to wipe out around $170 billion from...

The Federal Trade Commission is refunding more than $5.6 million to customers as part of a deal with Amazon-owned Ring, which was accused of failing to protect private video recordings from unauthorized access. In a 2023 complaint, the FTC accused the doorbell camera...

Rare and sad film of astronauts preparing for launch on the disastrous first crewed flight of the Apollo 1 program has surfaced. On February 21, 1967, the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft was scheduled to launch from NASA's home base in Cape...

A Tesla Cybertruck driver claims that his almost-new Cybertruck broke down after he drove it to the car wash. The vehicle's owner stated that he encountered an issue with the $80,000 truck just a few months after purchasing it, and with only about 3,400 miles on the...

Microsoft researchers have released a new artificial tool capable of creating deeply lifelike human avatars—but have not provided a schedule for making it available to the public, citing concerns about facilitating deep false content. The AI model known as VASA-1,...

TikTok claims that a prospective ban on its app in the US would "trample the free speech" of 170 million Americans. The US House of Representatives voted on Saturday to ban TikTok unless the app's owner cuts connections with China. The legislation was part of a US...

If you use Frontier for your internet, you may have encountered some problems when attempting to contact customer service. Frontier suffered a huge cyberattack on April 14th, forcing the business to lock down a large portion of its internal network in order to prevent...

Slack has introduced a new generative AI tool that functions similarly to a morning newsletter for your communications. On Thursday, the popular office messaging platform introduced a new "Recap" function that creates a daily recap of critical talks. Users can choose...

An proposal to force TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or risk a ban in the United States gained traction in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives scheduling a vote for Saturday and a senior Senate Democrat backing the...

People are outraged on social media when an AI robot responded to a question about whether it could make more of itself in the future. Ameca, the 'world's most sophisticated' humanoid robot, attended the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 13-17, 2024. The robot uses...

According to the IAB and PwC's most recent Internet Advertising Revenue Report, total digital ad spending in the United States will increase by 7.3 percent in 2023 to $225 billion. And video is a big driver of this expansion, having experienced the strongest growth...

So far, 2024 has been a bad year for Tesla. Electric vehicle sales are declining, prompting Elon Musk's business to lay off 10% of its personnel on Monday. Tesla's newest vehicle, the Cybertruck, is currently experiencing a serious issue, which appears to have...

Scientists say that a planet they just found about 1,200 light-years away might be a better place to live than Earth. Scientists have come up with a new way to figure out which exoplanets (planets outside of our solar system) are most likely to have enough water and...

There are some vehicle accidents that you have to see to believe. A doorbell camera in Jurupa Valley, California, captured video of a dramatic incident in which a fast car flew airborne and smashed into a neighbor's house at 6:30 a.m. on April 4, according to Fox 11...

Meta Platforms (META.O) opens a new tab. On Monday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg won the dismissal of several claims in a dozen lawsuits accusing him of concealing the fact that Facebook and Instagram were detrimental to minors. The verdict, issued by U.S. District Judge...

People often use Google Earth to look at their old homes, but one person found something on the program that changed their life. William Moldt was last seen in Florida in 1997, and no one knew where he was for years. When he disappeared, he was 40 years old, and his...

Last month, an online hacker claimed to have obtained the personal information of 72.6 million AT&T customers. According to reports, the breach includes AT&T customers' names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, decrypted dates of birth, encrypted social security...

A man with a remarkable 86 percent success rate in forecasting the future predicts that by 2030, we will have attained immortality. In terms of the future, some people's theories are more plausible than others. Baba Vanga is one who instantly comes to mind, with some...

Incredible video of Stephen Hawking speaking without his voice synthesizer has surfaced, and everyone is saying the same thing. After being diagnosed with a slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease, the theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and novelist gradually...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs criticized the state Supreme Court's decision to reinstate a 160-year-old law that prohibits nearly all abortions. Good morning, Broadsheet readers. The NCAA women's basketball tournament has now surpassed the men's, Jessica Alba is stepping...

Last year, Walmart introduced numerous new Google TV gadgets, including a 4K streaming player under the Onn brand. According to 91Mobiles, a new improved version is now in the works. The device was found on the Bluetooth SIG website. This website keeps track of...

Since cookies are no longer an option for targeting, full-time cognitive psychologists at AnalyticsIQ's research department have been figuring out how to maximize performance with every targeted ad. According to Travis Meeks, vice president of marketing at...

A man who said he had made a car that could run on water died after yelling some very scary words. Stan Meyer, an inventor, said he had made an engine that could run on water alone. It was said to be powerful enough to run a buggy and not give off any pollution. So,...

Apple is apparently looking into the development of 'home robots' as its next big venture. According to Business Insider, electronics giant Apple is moving its focus to a new area of development. The move follows a challenging period for Apple, which saw the...