A local newspaper in Hawaii has turned to AI-generated presenters to draw in new audiences.
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The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Mine Is Rattling This Texas Oil Town
A cash-strapped city in rural Texas will soon be home to the world’s largest bitcoin mine. Local protesters are “raising hell.”
Apple Must Pay $14.4 Billion to Ireland in Crackdown on ‘Sweetheart Deals’
The European Court of Justice has ordered Apple to pay billions in back taxes to Ireland, in a move that hands a victory to the European Commission against so-called “sweetheart deals” between the country and big tech companies.
This iPhone ‘Supercycle’ May Not Be So Super
Some Apple analysts believe AI will spur a boom in iPhone sales. But not everyone’s buying the hype.
Google’s Next Antitrust Trial Could Make Online Ads Less Annoying
Google will be in court on Monday to face allegations of an ad tech monopoly. Experts say that a DOJ win could create a better browsing future.
The NSA Has a Podcast—Here’s How to Decode It
The spy agency that dared not speak its name is now the Joe Rogan of the SIGINT set. And the pod’s actually worth a listen.
The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case
Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive’s digital lending library.
Could This Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution?
The ecommerce giant has acquired a team to give bots greater intelligence and dexterity—potentially automating much more of its warehouse operations.
A Judge Has Banned Elon Musk’s X in Brazil
An ongoing legal row over accounts allegedly spreading disinformation has escalated between Elon Musk and Brazil’s top court.
Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
In a letter to Congress, the Meta CEO echoed what many right-wingers have claimed for years: that some of the company’s content decisions amounted to censorship.