A historic new law would protect kids online and hold tech companies accountable The new law would require tech companies to limit children's exposure to dangerous online content. The last time Congress legislated on kids online safety was before social media and smartphones. Windsor Johnston
DOJ sues TikTok for unlawful data collection from kids The Justice Department has sued TikTok over violating children's privacy. It’s the latest legal trouble for the Chinese-owned video app. Bobby Allyn
Delta's CEO says the CrowdStrike outage cost the airline $500 million in 5 days The airline's CEO, Ed Bastian, says the massive tech outage that stranded countless passengers cost the airline a half-billion dollars. The carrier is now preparing litigation against CrowdStrike, he said. Jason Breslow
Voice cloned broadcasters, chatbots and hi-tech tracking: The AI behind the 2024 Olympics From facial recognition software to AI commentary to the firmness of an athlete's bed, artificial intelligence is everywhere at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Crowdstrike outage showed the vulnerability of the cloud Experts say the services companies like Crowdstrike supply are in the hands of too few providers that are themselves too interconnected. Dara Kerr
Down, but not out: Seattle Public Library shuts the book on two-pronged tech challenge Despite the one-two punch of a ransomware attack over Memorial Day weekend — then the Crowdstrike software outage last week — Seattle Public Library will be back to normal soon. Sami West
Protecting the Paris Games from cyberattacks As the Paris Olympics get underway, teams of IT experts have been thinking about one thing for months, and it’s not the sports. It’s the possibility of a disruptive cyberattack. Jenna McLaughlin
Meta takes down thousands of Instagram and Facebook accounts linked to sextortion The social media owner announced it has taken down thousands of accounts in Nigeria that were linked to financial sexual extortion scams. Emmanuel Akinwotu
FTC launches probe into 'surveillance pricing' The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether companies are using artificial intelligence to glean personal shopping habits and then use that information to set prices.
As new tech threatens jobs, Silicon Valley promotes no-strings cash aid Many tech entrepreneurs have long suggested that guaranteed income could cushion job losses from AI and automation. The latest and largest study of the idea was spearheaded by the man behind ChatGPT. Jennifer Ludden