Technology
BofA Tower gets Chicago’s biggest mortgage bond deal since Covid
[NEW YORK] A mortgage loan for Chicago’s Bank of America (BOA) Tower is being refinanced with US$700 million in bonds, a rare bright spot for the city’s beaten-down real...
Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried
Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many. But for a small minority of the hundreds of millions of people who...
Former Google chief accused of spying on employees through account ‘backdoor’
When Columbia University law and MBA student Michelle Ritter met former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt in 2020, she said she wanted to pitch a potential investment in a...
As Elon Musk plans a robot army, China’s humanoid bots are already on the market
As Elon Musk touted plans to eventually manufacture an army of Tesla bots in Silicon Valley this month, humanoid robots were already being produced and sold to consumers in...
Is there an AI bubble and has it started to burst?
The artificial intelligence boom seems unstoppable, but a growing number of investors and other observers worry it could be a bubble about to burst. After skyrocketing more than 50%...
Warner Music Group and AI startup Udio reach agreement in fight over copyrighted music
Warner Music Group on Wednesday said it reached an agreement with artificial intelligence startup Udio, ending a legal battle over concerns that copyrighted music was being used to train...
Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns
Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify their age if they want to chat with...
Amazon’s Zoox offers free robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Amazon-owned Zoox is offering free rides on its San Francisco fleet of boxy, driverless taxis. The company said Tuesday it is providing the rides to people who download the...
