Helene forces closure of North Carolina quartz facilities, disrupting tech supply chain

Helene forces closure of North Carolina quartz facilities, disrupting tech supply chain

Hurricane Helene forced the shutdown of two key quartz manufacturing facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, operated by Sibelco and The Quartz Corp, which produce ultra-pure quartz essential for semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optic cables.

Hurricane Helene forced the shutdown of two key quartz manufacturing facilities in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, operated by Sibelco and The Quartz Corp, which produce ultra-pure quartz essential for semiconductors, solar panels, and fiber-optic cables.

Was Spotify down? Music streaming issues reported

Was Spotify down? Music streaming issues reported

Spotify appeared to be having issues Sunday morning with its music streaming services.

Spotify appeared to be having issues Sunday morning with its music streaming services.

Crypto scammer swindles more than $1 million from Bay Area woman

Crypto scammer swindles more than $1 million from Bay Area woman

Crypto-crime keeps exploding, often aimed at Americans by a worldwide network of heartless criminals who don’t care about whose lives they destroy. One victim, a professional woman, was willing to talk about the kind of financial devastation few of us can ever imagine.

Crypto-crime keeps exploding, often aimed at Americans by a worldwide network of heartless criminals who don’t care about whose lives they destroy. One victim, a professional woman, was willing to talk about the kind of financial devastation few of us can ever imagine.

Meta introduces next-gen smart glasses with AI and wrist-based control

Meta introduces next-gen smart glasses with AI and wrist-based control

Meta’s latest update features new AI-powered Ray Ban smart glasses and an affordable VR headset. CEO Mark Zuckerberg also teased a future prototype, Orion, with mind-controlled features.

Meta’s latest update features new AI-powered Ray Ban smart glasses and an affordable VR headset. CEO Mark Zuckerberg also teased a future prototype, Orion, with mind-controlled features.

Civil rights nonprofits warn against Seattle's surveillance ordinances

Civil rights nonprofits warn against Seattle's surveillance ordinances

Organizations are sharing concerns over ordinances that could add surveillance cameras to several high-crime areas in Seattle.

Organizations are sharing concerns over ordinances that could add surveillance cameras to several high-crime areas in Seattle.

Three Mile Island reopening to fuel energy-intensive AI boom

Three Mile Island reopening to fuel energy-intensive AI boom

The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement with tech giant Microsoft.

The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement with tech giant Microsoft.

iPhone 16 hits store shelves with AI delay
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iPhone 16 hits store shelves with AI delay

The iPhone 16 hit store shelves on Friday, but Apple's highly anticipated artificial intelligence isn't ready yet.

The iPhone 16 hit store shelves on Friday, but Apple's highly anticipated artificial intelligence isn't ready yet.

Microsoft deal would reopen Pennsylvania nuclear plant, site of 1979 partial meltdown, to power AI

Microsoft deal would reopen Pennsylvania nuclear plant, site of 1979 partial meltdown, to power AI

A new agreement between Microsoft and Constellation Energy Corporation to provide power to the tech giant’s data centers for artificial intelligence is paving the way for the restart of a nuclear reactor on Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island, the site of a 1979 partial meltdown. 

A new agreement between Microsoft and Constellation Energy Corporation to provide power to the tech giant’s data centers for artificial intelligence is paving the way for the restart of a nuclear reactor on Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island, the site of a 1979 partial meltdown. 

Instagram unveils new teen account program
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Instagram unveils new teen account program

Meta is launching Instagram Teen Accounts to help protect kids amid a national mental health crisis.

Meta is launching Instagram Teen Accounts to help protect kids amid a national mental health crisis.

Instagram teen accounts roll out this month. Here’s what to know

Instagram teen accounts roll out this month. Here’s what to know

Instagram will automatically put teens in private accounts that come with more restrictions. Here’s what parents should know about these new, so-called “teen accounts.”

Instagram will automatically put teens in private accounts that come with more restrictions. Here’s what parents should know about these new, so-called “teen accounts.”

Cyberattack at SeaTac Airport was ransomware
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Cyberattack at SeaTac Airport was ransomware

The Port of Seattle has issued a new statement detailing their ongoing efforts to recover from a cyberattack that compromised its systems on August 24, 2024.

The Port of Seattle has issued a new statement detailing their ongoing efforts to recover from a cyberattack that compromised its systems on August 24, 2024.

AI memes of cats, Trump and Harris flood social media during debate

AI memes of cats, Trump and Harris flood social media during debate

Just ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential debate, former President Donald Trump shared two AI-generated memes on social media. 

Just ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential debate, former President Donald Trump shared two AI-generated memes on social media.