Who are Mike Lynch and the other people missing after a yacht sank in Sicily? Lynch, a tech entrepreneur, had recently been acquitted on federal fraud charges in the U.S. The yacht he was on, the Bayesian, sank two days after Lynch's co-defendant was killed by a car. Bill Chappell
San Francisco lawsuit goes after websites that create sexually explicit 'deepfakes' This week, San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some of the largest websites responsible for nonconsensual AI-generated pornography. It seeks to shut the sites down completely. Juan Carlos Lara
Your social security number could be compromised. Here's what to know Hackers claim they were able to steal the personal records of 2.9 billion people earlier this year.
TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches In the latest salvo in the fight over the hit app’s future in the U.S., lawyers for TikTok say the government’s push to ban TikTok is unconstitutional and lacks proof that TikTok is a real security risk. Bobby Allyn
Costs and benefits to rooftop solar panels The solar panel industry is booming, with the sector of the industry that installs solar panels on homes growing by 5,000% in the last 15 years, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
AI is changing video games -- and striking performers want their due Performers are on strike against major video game companies, and AI is the sticking point. Here’s how game development has evolved since early animation. Mandalit del Barco
Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running. Dara Kerr
Trump tries to claim that a picture of thousands of Harris supporters was faked In Detroit last week, Harris and Walz were greeted by thousands of supporters. But former President Donald Trump and his supporters have tried to claim that a photo of the real crowd was fake. Jude Joffe-Block
Texas Judge steps aside in Elon Musk's X case against advertisers U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor had been overseeing two cases filed by Musk’s social media platform X. Records showed O’Connor was also an investor in Tesla, another Musk company, as well as Unilever, a defendant in the Musk case. Bobby Allyn
Waymo self-driving taxis expand to San Francisco freeways Waymo employees are now testing self-driving cars on Bay Area freeways.
