Through fake hashtags, confused artificial intelligence and weird search results, Big Tech suppressed coverage of the assassination of Donald Trump, The Post has found. Meta’s AI assistant claimed former President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt was a “fictitious” event — but had plenty to say about Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ run for the White House. The … Read more
Facebook has admitted it mistakenly censored the iconic image of former President Donald Trump with a raised fist shortly after the July 13 assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. A post on Mark Zuckerberg’s social media page by a user with the handle End Wokeness that showed the Republican presidential candidate defiantly pumping his fist in the … Read more
Apple on Monday introduced the first version of Apple Intelligence, a set of AI features that will drastically change Siri, generate emails and images and sort notifications. The Cupertino, California-based company made the release available for testing only to registered software developers as part of its iOS 18.1 beta. The developer program costs $99 per … Read more
These attacks against germs have gone viral. NYC board-certified dermatologist Charles Puza, who studied at Harvard and Duke universities, is sharing four tips for getting sick less often. To avoid germs, Puza recommends wiping the tops of aluminum cans before drinking from them, giving up lemon wedges in drinks at restaurants, not touching doorknobs and … Read more
Microsoft said Tuesday it is investigating outages affecting its Office 365 apps and services following the global CrowdStike chaos earlier this month. The tech giant said some of its 365 services are experiencing issues that are preventing customers from using the cloud-based apps, which include Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. “We are currently investigating access issues … Read more
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle the state’s lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial recognition technology to collect the biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent. The terms of the settlement, revealed Tuesday, mark the largest settlement ever by a single state, according to … Read more
Amazon forecast current-quarter sales below estimates and said wary retailers are looking for cheaper shopping options, sending shares down 5%. The after-hours drop in shares came despite second-quarter earnings and cloud computing sales that beat Wall Street estimates. Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky said on a call with reporters that consumers are becoming more careful with … Read more
Apple on Thursday forecast steady growth after third-quarter iPhone sales topped Wall Street targets, even as overall results in China disappointed. The company’s shares rose 1% in extended trading. Apple said revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter would grow at a similar level to the 4.9% growth it posted in the April-June period. Its … Read more
Chipmaker Intel Corp. is cutting 15% of its massive workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals such as Nvidia and AMD. In a memo to staff, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said Thursday that the company plans to save $10 billion by 2025. … Read more
Meta ditched its AI-powered celebrity chatbots — featuring images of A-listers and social media influencers like Tom Brady, Charli D’Amelio, MrBeast and Paris Hilton — after the tool failed to generate interest last year when it was launched. The tech giant — which came under fire this week after its AI-trained software made inaccurate statements … Read more
Former President Trump slammed Meta and Google on Tuesday for allegedly censoring searches related to the failed attempt on his life, urging his supporters to “go after” the two Big Tech companies. The Republican presidential candidate was hit with a string of strange incidents that included Meta’s artificial intelligence software calling the assassination attempt “fictitious,” … Read more
Microsoft forecast quarterly growth for its Azure cloud platform below estimates on Tuesday and said its capital spending would increase this fiscal year, in another sign that the payoff on big AI investments may take longer than first thought. Shares fell 7% after the company gave the spending forecast on a call with analysts, but … Read more
A global Microsoft Azure outage that affected a range of consumer services on Tuesday — from blocked Outlook email reports to ordering problems on the Starbucks mobile app — was caused by a distributed denial-of-service cyberattack, according to the technology giant. Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing platform used by companies and organizations around the world, … Read more
Meta Platforms beat market expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday and issued a rosy third-quarter sales forecast, signaling that strong digital ad spending on its social media platforms could cover the cost of capital investment. of artificial intelligence. The company’s shares rose 4% after the bell. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said it … Read more