The ever-swimming soft robot is inspired by manta rays. A team of American researchers beat their own speed record by taking inspiration from iconic sea creatures to improve their ability to control their robot’s movement in water. The record-breaking robot has fins shaped like those of a manta ray and is made of a material […]

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed Gail Slater, an antitrust veteran and economic adviser to JD Vance, to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division and take charge of a full suite of successful antitrust cases against companies, including Google, Visa and Apple. Slater is expected to continue the department’s crackdown on Big Tech, including cases […]

Think before you click. Phishing sites are rampant on search engines like Google, as malicious actors attempt to steal valuable personal data and financial information using fake websites that pose as the real thing. To thwart these cybercriminals, Google is reportedly working on an AI-powered tool in Chrome that provides a summary of third-party reviews […]

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg wants to play an “active role” in shaping tech regulations under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, the social media giant’s top policy executive said. Nick Clegg, Meta’s head of global affairs, also admitted that the parent of Facebook and Instagram “went a bit too far” while moderating pandemic-related content. Zuckerberg intends to […]

A Delaware judge ruled Monday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is still not entitled to a $56 billion compensation package, despite the electric vehicle company’s shareholders voting to reinstate him. The decision by the judge, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Court of Chancery, follows her January ruling that called the pay package excessive and struck […]

You thought the Japanese toilet was advanced? Japanese showerhead firm Science Co. has put the “pod” in Tide pod after inventing an AI-powered “washing machine of the future” that aims to give people the ultimate bath. “We are about 70% there,” company chairman Yasuaki Aoyama said while discussing when the device will be available at […]

Apple has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its employees’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while barring them from discussing their wages and working conditions. The complaint filed in California state court on Sunday by Amar Bhakta, who works in digital advertising for Apple, alleges that the company requires employees to install […]

Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn and mega-donor to the Democratic Party, is said to be so worried about President-elect Donald Trump’s victory that he has considered leaving the country. Hoffman, who was vocal in his support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed campaign, has told friends he is considering moving out of state […]

Elon Musk has asked a federal judge to block Sam Altman’s OpenAI from completing plans to become a for-profit entity – arguing that it would cause “irreparable harm” to the public. In an appearance late Friday in US District Court in San Francisco, Musk accused Altman of violating antitrust law through OpenAI’s collaboration with Microsoft, […]