Government
Microsoft urges Trump administration not to ban Chinese data center parts, report(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Microsoft has pressed the Trump administration not to ban Chinese-made parts used in artificial intelligence data centers, Reuters reported Tuesday. The company is… Read More
Culture
America’s STEM graduates play rigged game while foreigners get deal of a lifetime(Daily Caller News Foundation) – They walked off university campuses with degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, hoping America’s companies would open their doors. It turned out a… Read More
Culture
Bill Gates warns unregulated AI is more dangerous than cars, planes or drugs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The man behind one of the most significant technological revolutions of the last 50 years expressed dire warnings about the consequences of unregulated artificial… Read More
Government
White House suspends Microsoft from green card program over H-1B fraud(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Trump administration is cutting one of America’s biggest tech companies out of a major green card program over alleged visa fraud. Vice… Read More
Culture
Microsoft director warned the public would see AI training as ‘astonishing theft,’ unsealed filing shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) – OpenAI and Microsoft employees privately acknowledged their artificial intelligence products compete with the news outlets whose articles trained them, an unsealed court filing alleges. Read More
Government
Energy Department loans $1.9B to restart Iowa nuclear plant(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing announced a $1.9 billion loan Friday to NextEra Energy to fund the restart of the… Read More
Culture
Minecraft celebrates pride festival by letting you turn bees gay(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Gay bees are more productive in Minecraft during a promotional event celebrating Pride. Players can buy a free add-on on Minecraft’s online marketplace… Read More
Culture
Microsoft stops discriminating against conservatives(The Daily Signal) – Microsoft has stopped systematically excluding conservative nonprofits from its corporate generosity program, the Daily Signal has learned. The tech giant—the fourth-largest company in the world… Read More
Courts
Google loses another antitrust case as latest trial over its search monopoly gets underwayA federal district judge ruled on Thursday against technology giant Google in a major antitrust case involving its ad business. The case may have major implications for the… Read More
Culture
Tech giant Microsoft offers high school students race- and gender-based scholarships(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Several Microsoft scholarship programs intended to help students pursue careers in technology are limited to applicants on the basis of race and sex, according… Read More