Lyft CEO says ‘My bad’ after earnings typo sends stock up 60%
The company had predicted it would grow by 5% in 2024, but later said that the real increase would be a factor of 10 lower
Two OpenAI book lawsuits partially dismissed by California court
Comedian Sarah Silverman and novelist Paul Tremblay alleged the artificial intelligence software unlawfully scraped their work to train ChatGPT
Victoria police were asked to look at HyperVerse information in 2020 – but sent case back to Asic 22 months later
Australian financial regulator says it referred crypto scheme to police for alleged ‘possible fraud’ and believed matter was under ‘active consideration’
Voices of the dead: shooting victims plead for gun reform with AI-voice messages
Voices of people lost to gun violence have been re-created using AI to call for action, now six years to the day after the Parkland shooting that killed 17
Miski Omar: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The writer and director unearths her comedic obsessions, including a Jamaican Bible, the earliest online trolls and Australia’s Soulja Boy
Remote learning fails as nearly 1m New York students get snow day
Many of 915,000 students unable to log into Zoom after city opts for remote learning instead of fully cancelling classes for storm
The Guardian view on the new drone wars: as prices fall, casualties mount
Editorial: Never before have unmanned aerial vehicles been used so intensely in conflict, with even commercial devices enlisted in battle
Jeff Bezos could save $600m in taxes after moving to Florida
Windfall stems from $2bn stock sale as Bezos and Lauren Sanchez pick state that doesn’t levy taxes on income or capital gains
Popcorn brain: could the snack be the key to understanding why it’s so hard to concentrate?
Struggling to focus? Overwhelmed by your phone alerts? Experts say the popping kernels are a useful metaphor to explain overstimulation in the digital age
TechScape: Bluesky opens up to the world – but can anything really replace Twitter?
After a year in invite-only beta mode, anyone can sign up for the new social network. Whether they will want to stay is another matter
The software says my student cheated using AI. They say they’re innocent. Who do I believe?
In the desperate scramble to combat AI, there is a real danger of penalising students who have done nothing wrong, says Robert Topinka of Birkbeck, University of London
Explainer: what is Volt Typhoon and why is it the ‘defining threat of our generation’?
FBI director has publicly identified the risk posed by a Chinese cyber operation that is believed to have compromised thousands of internet-connected devices
Biden campaign decision to join TikTok raises national security concerns
Biden’s presidential election campaign says it will continue meeting voters where they are, including on social media
Man arrested in Malta in global operation to shut down cybercrime network targeting Australians
Federal police warn they will track down alleged criminals using Warzone trojan software
‘I want to make things better’: Esther Ghey on her hopes for online reform
Brianna’s mother speaks about daughter’s life and death, and what she hopes will be her legacy