Tag: technology

Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of artificial intelligence pacts intensifies

Microsoft has relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved...

Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A company has installed computerized vending machines to sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas, allowing patrons...

A driverless car hits a person crossing against the light in China, highlighting a challenge for AI

A driverless ride-hailing car in China hit a pedestrian, and people on social media are taking the carmaker’s side, because the person was...

Judge who nixed Musk's pay package hears arguments on massive fee request from plaintiff lawyers

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware judge heard arguments Monday over a massive and unprecedented fee request by lawyers who successfully argued that a...

Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it

The scammers are winning.Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get...

Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein

An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation...