Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion September 17, 2023, 12:48 PM ET • 2 min read INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital … Read more
In a recent court filing on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has raised concerns that Elon Musk, the head of X Corp. (formerly Twitter), may have breached a 2022 FTC order regarding privacy and security practices. The DOJ’s filing urges the judge to reject X Corp.’s plea … Read more
For centuries, mentalists astounded crowds by seeming to plumb the depth of their souls—effortlessly unearthing audience members’ memories, desires, and thoughts. Now, there’s concern that neuroscientists might be doing the same by developing technologies capable of “decoding” our thoughts and laying bare the hidden contents of our mind. Though neural decoding has been in development … Read more
It turns out generative AI companies can generate a significant amount of money, but it still may not be enough to pay the bills. OpenAI Inc. is on track to bring in $1 billion in annual revenue from businesses paying to use the technology that powers the company’s best-known tool, ChatGPT. The startup is said … Read more
OpenAI launched a corporate version of ChatGPT with added features and privacy safeguards, the startup’s most significant effort yet to attract a broad mix of business customers and boost revenue from its best-known product. As with consumer versions of the company’s artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, users can type in a prompt and receive a written response … Read more
August 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM EDT Chief executive officers keep getting new jobs piled onto their shoulders. The economic rise of China since the 1980s meant that they had to become Sinologists. The twin populist shocks of Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidential ascension meant that they had to think about the capitalist system’s legitimacy. … Read more
The world’s reserve currency may be about to go digital, potentially transforming the way Americans move and use their money. On Wednesday, the White House directed federal agencies from the Treasury to the Commerce Department to research a number of crypto-related topics, including the pros and cons of a digital dollar. For consumers, the move … Read more