Facebook and Instagram are both experiencing a spike in the number of users reporting outages, according to DownDetector.The Post has sought comment from Meta, the parent company that owns both social media sites.This is the second time in the last two weeks that two of the world’s most widely used social media platforms have experienced reported glitches.Facebook and Instagram are both experiencing a spike in the number of users reporting outages, according to DownDetector. APA technical issue caused wides ...

Microsoft hired renowned artificial intelligence pioneer Mustafa Suleyman – the co-founder of the Google-owned DeepMind research lab who has warned the emerging technology could a “catastrophe on an unimaginable scale.”Suleyman, 39, will report directly to Microsoft boss Satya Nadella and will run the company’s consumer AI division, the company said. He will lead Microsoft’s efforts to build out its Copilot AI chatbot and to integrate AI features into the Bing search engine and Edge browser.“I’ve known Must ...

The State of Texas is terminating a massive $8.5 billion investment with trillion-dollar asset manager BlackRock over the state’s determination that the firm is engaged in a boycott of energy companies.In an announcement first shared with FOX Business, Texas State Board of Education Chairman Aaron Kinsey said the so-called Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) had delivered a notice to BlackRock on Tuesday, informing the New York City-based firm of the action. According to Kinsey, the move was made in accordanc ...

Artificial-intelligence semiconductor powerhouse Nvidia on Monday unveiled a flagship AI chip, the Blackwell B200, saying it is up to 30 times speedier than its previous chip.Chief Executive Jensen Huang, kicking off the company’s annual developer conference, also launched a new set of software tools designed to help developers sell their artificial-intelligence models more easily to any company that uses Nvidia.Nvidia’s chip and software announcements at GTC 2024 will help determine whether the company can ...

Billionaire X owner Elon Musk said Google “interferes to help Democrats thousands of times every election season” after The Post detailed a watchdog group’s claims that the search giant allegedly boosts Dems while censoring Republicans.As The Post reported, a right-leaning watchdog called the Media Research Center (MRC) published a analysis detailing what it described as 41 alleged instances of “election interference” at the online search giant since 2008.Musk quote-tweeted a screenshot of the article and a ...

Goldman Sachs’ Stephanie Cohen, global head of platform solutions, became the latest senior executive to depart the Wall Street giant on Monday after a 25-year-long stint.Cohen, who joined the bank as an analyst in 1999 and was given the prestigious partner rank in 2014, was most recently in charge of the bank’s consumer platforms, an internal memo showed.The business has been under the spotlight, especially after Goldman decided to scale back its consumer ambitions, which CEO David Solomon had championed f ...

Google has been putting its thumb on the scale to help Democratic candidates win the presidency in the last four election cycles during which it censored Republicans, according to a right-leaning media watchdog.The Media Research Center published a report alleging 41 instances of “election interference” by the search engine since 2008.The MRC published a report accusing Google of having “utilized its power to help push to electoral victory the most liberal candidates…while targeting their opponents for cens ...

Apple is reportedly in talks to add Google’s Gemini AI product to its iPhones – even as both tech giants face massive scrutiny from antitrust regulators and Google’s AI chatbot gets a revamp following major blowback for generating ahistorical “woke” images.The Cupertino, Calif.-based company wants to license Google Gemini for some of the new AI features set for release on its iOS operating system later this year, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the negotiations.  Apple has also held talks wi ...

The feds are poking Facebook for possible drug dealing.US prosecutors in Virginia are investigating Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for playing a role in facilitating illegal drug sales online, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.They’ve issued subpoenas and begun questioning whether Meta’s social media platforms are enabling and profiting from illicit drug sales, sources told the Journal. Prosecutors have also asked for records related to “violative drug content on Meta’ ...

Boeing will take up to a year to repair an engine issue on all its beleaguered 737 Max jets, which will delay the certification of its 737 Max 7s and Max 10s.Boeing has acquired a team of experts to “quickly drive forward a safe and compliant solution” to a glitch that could cause the 737 Max anti-ice system to overheat and damage the engine, the corporation wrote in response to questions from Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), according to CBS News.Boeing officials previously said they would have the issue ...