Category: Technology

If you’ve ever uploaded photos or art, written a review, “liked” content, answered a question on Reddit, contributed to open source code, or done any number of other activities online, you’ve done free work for tech companies, because downloading all this content from the web is how their AI systems learn about the world. Tech companies […]

Yesterday, mobile giant T-Mobile said that it suffered a data breach beginning on November 26 that impacts 37 million current customers on both prepaid and postpay accounts. The company said in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing that a “bad actor” manipulated one of the company’s application programming interfaces (APIs) to steal customers’ names, […]

T-Mobile’s reputation on cybersecurity matters is being put to the test, on repeat and at a scale and cadence with few obvious comparisons in telecom or enterprise at large. The company committed to improving its security posture and increasing investments in data privacy and related technologies after a massive data breach in August 2021, but […]

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Southwest Airlines has committed more than $1 billion of its annual operating budget to maintaining and upgrading IT systems, CEO Bob Jordan said in a Tuesday letter addressed to the carrier’s rewards customers. The investment […]

School typically requires taking a lot of notes, whether you’re going into ninth grade or college. Typing out notes on a laptop might be faster, but physically writing something down helps you remember and learn more. Putting real pen to paper also just feels good. But having a digital backup is convenient for on-the-go organization […]

Woot woot! It’s the beginning of another year, which makes it the perfect time to reimagine your life. And no matter how you’d like to switch things up, you can find plenty of companies out there to help. Whether they’re disruptive startups or traditional corporate brands, they’re primed to help you unleash a new you […]

The good news is, I’m a journalist, so I went ahead and asked some artists, researchers, and art critics what they made of the aesthetics of AI art. First up, I called Amelia Winger-Bearskin, an artist and professor at the University of Florida. Winger-Bearskin has been cataloging different visual trends she’s noticed in recent AI art. […]

The Iranian government’s latest attempts in recent months to stifle protests through internet blackouts, digital curfews, and content blocking have presented a particularly extreme example of how far regimes can go in restricting digital access. But a new report from the internet infrastructure company Cloudflare, released today, highlights the stunning global prevalence of connectivity disruptions […]

In the past week, I’ve borrowed my fiancée’s phone roughly four times. The first few were when we visited The Met Cloisters museum in New York City. I like taking photos, so I borrowed her Pixel phone to snap some pretty scenes. The next time was when we decided to order some delicious buffalo chicken […]

One of the top concerns when it comes to the harms of social media and political polarization in the United States is the fear of echo chambers or people operating in media bubbles. If people are only hearing opinions they already agree with or seeing stories that align with their worldview, they may become more […]