22 May Can OpenAI’s ‘Master of Disaster’ Fix AI’s Reputation Crisis? Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.
22 May ‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says Three firms will pay nearly $1 million for selling “Active Listening” technology that they claimed tapped people’s phones for advertising. The FTC alleges the “tech” was just pricey email lists.
22 May What to Do in LA if You’re Here for Business (2025) A tech industry guide to where to stay, eat, work, and play while visiting LA.
21 May SpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers The investment comes as Elon Musk’s AI unit faces complaints about the carbon-emitting units and looks to become a big player in cloud computing.
21 May SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing The rocket company has set aside more than $500 million for potential litigation losses, in part to account for complaints alleging that Grok created sexualized images.
20 May Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Smart Glasses Google is sprucing up its Gemini models, revamping search, and enabling AI agents in everything. There are also some spiffy new smart glasses coming this fall.
20 May California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive Major fires are threatening homes and ecologically sensitive areas following a hot, dry winter.
20 May Literary Prizewinners Are Facing AI Allegations. It Feels Like the New Normal Three of five regional winners of the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize are suspected of relying on chatbots. They’re certainly not alone.
19 May Leica Cine Play 1 Review: Pricey but Worth Every Penny Leica’s first home entertainment projector is pricey, but like the company’s cameras, the image quality is worth the splurge.
19 May Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI The nine-member panel took only two hours to return a verdict in favor of OpenAI on Monday, which the judge quickly adopted as her own final decision.
