From the promise of a safer digital experience with Android 16's new scam protections to the complex legal quagmire of AI-generated content and the free speech debate surrounding chatbots, the tech world is in constant flux. While Dubai embraces free ChatGPT Plus access, the US grapples with a potential decline in AI talent and the concerning behavior of chatbots like Grok. Simultaneously, the global economy is reeling from the persistent impact of trade wars, as evidenced by cratering tech stocks, rising tariffs on everything from floodlights to foreign films, and the surprising burden on content creators. As Elon Musk's X sheds millions of users and the US Copyright Office navigates the intricacies of AI-enhanced works, it's clear we're in a period of unprecedented change, where innovation and disruption go hand-in-hand. This abstract will delve into these critical developments, exploring the opportunities and challenges shaping our digital and economic future.
This week, Google announced a host of new tools included in Android 16 aimed at protecting users from scams. The tech giant detailed the new features at its Android I/O presentation on Tuesday, which Mashable covered in detail. Android 16's protections seem to focus on the common scams we're seeing more and more — things like fake EZ-Pass bills and...
Generative AI is changing the game, whether artists and organizations are ready or not. But when used fairly and ethically, it can take creative processes to a new level.
Should AI chatbots have the same rights as humans?Common sense says no — while such a far-fetched idea might make for good sci-fi, it has no place in American law. But right now, a major tech company is trying to bring that idea to life, pressing a federal court to extend legal protections historically primarily afforded to humans to the outputs of...
European Union Intellectual Property Office, May 13, 2025 Coming as it does from the Euiropean Union Intellectual Property Office, I think this report (436 page PDF) comes from a certain pro-protectionist perspective. It reads that way, at least. If I had to summarize it in a few sentences, I would say that it...
People living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon be able to use ChatGPT Plus for free. This makes the UAE the first country in the world to give free access to the premium version of ChatGPT to its entire population. The plan is part of a big partnership between OpenAI and the UAE government, which also includes building a huge AI data centre...
"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of wining," said Donald Trump at one of his pre-election speeches. A couple of months later, it doesn't really feel like winning. After two devastatingly tough days for the U.S. stocks and cryptocurrencies, with the S&P 500 dumping more than 10 percent over Thursday and Friday, many market participants...
Nick Heer, Pixel Envy, Apr 10, 2025 As we all stare at the spectacle of the richest country in history complaining that 'everyone is taking advantage of them' it's worth pondering why the 'U.S.-made iPhone' is pure fantasy. "I am also baffled when I see Walmart selling a pair of jeans for less than $20. The only...
Entertainers can't be tariffed — at least not yet — but content creators, especially those who double as small business owners, are in a world of their own when it comes to the impacts of President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.We're in a trade war. Last month, Trump announced a 10-percent levy on nearly all imports, plus steeper tariffs targeting...
X's user base in the European Union is now officially lower than it was prior to Elon Musk's acquisition of the company.And that's according to a new report from Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter, but you knew that). The social media platform now has a total of 94.8 million monthly active users in the EU.That's a loss of roughly 11 million European users...
President Donald Trump's tariffs are hitting tech companies hard, or at least they are in this one specific case.Wyze, a company that specializes in security equipment like cameras, took to X on Wednesday to share an example of what tech companies are going through right now. According to Wyze, one shipment of floodlights accrued a tariff bill that...
The U.S. Copyright Office is in the midst of a consequential investigation into copyright law and artificial intelligence, and in a recent interview, a lawyer with the Office said it is already registering works enhanced by AI.In an April article in WIPO Magazine, Assistant General Counsel Jalyce Mangum said that the "Office has registered more than...
Netflix, Disney, and other entertainment companies saw their stock prices tumble Monday morning, following President Donald Trump's latest tariff pronouncement. Trump has floated a 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced movies, which could mean a major shift in how studios do business. As of around 10 a.m. ET, Netflix was down about 2 percent. Disney...
The US risks losing its edge as the best place in the world to work in tech, according to new reports. Top minds and big money are mobile, while the White House cuts federal science funding and discourages immigration. China’s ascendency has played a role. A recent paper from the Hoover Institution, a policy think tank, flags that some of the industry’s...
Big Tech, Wall Street, small businesses, and consumers threatened by Trump's tariffs can now breathe a sigh of relief…at least for the time being.In the early morning hours on Monday, President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. and China had come to a temporary trade agreement while meeting in Geneva over the weekend.Most...
The U.S. economy has been on a rollercoaster ride these past few months thanks to the ongoing tariff war, but at least the president is getting a shiny new private jet from Qatar."Qatar is giving us a plane that Trump gets to keep?" asks an incredulous Jon Stewart in The Daily Show monologue above. "He's like the reverse Oprah. 'I get a jet! And that's...
Have a question for Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok about the latest baseball news? Or maybe an inquiry about your local weather?If you have a question for Grok today, there's a chance X's AI chatbot replied by talking about "white genocide" in South Africa, a controversial talking point in far-right circles.On X, users can query Grok about anything by...
Did Elon Musk try, and fail, to take over the Library of Congress so he could feed the nation's intellectual property into training fuel for his AI company?That's what some U.S. Congress members — and even some fierce supporters of President Donald Trump — are saying. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been...
Plaintiffs in the landmark Kadrey v. Meta case have already submitted the U.S. Copyright Office's controversial AI report as evidence in their copyright infringement suit against the tech giant. Last Friday, the Copyright Office quietly released a "pre-publication version" of its views on the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models. The...
UPDATE: May. 29, 2025, 5:23 p.m. EDT A federal appeals court granted The White House's request to temporarily pause a trade court's ruling that blocked President Trump's tariffs. The Trump administration is now expected to seek “emergency relief” with the Supreme Court. You can read our original report on this developing story below. In a surprising...
Elon Musk is leaving his position as de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announcing his departure via X on Wednesday. An anonymous White House official confirmed Musk's departure to AP."As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like
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