Clare Duffy

The ‘father of the internet’ and hundreds of tech experts worry we’ll rely on AI too much

TikTok users may be experiencing a bit of déjà vu this week, with the app days away from a potential US ban and little concrete information available on its future.

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the deletion of their accounts and data from the site, to prevent their genetic information from ending up in unexpected hands.

Former Facebook executive-turned-whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams wants out of a court order that’s blocking her from speaking to lawmakers about her experiences at the company and her new book, according to a court filing obtained by CNN.

When tech founders build products, they can’t always know what those tools will eventually become or how people will use them. That sentiment is echoed repeatedly by early Twitter employees in a new CNN documentary series about the social media company called “Twitter: Breaking the Bird.”

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers in a Congressional hearing last January that it didn’t make sense for his platforms to verify how old their users are in order to serve them age-appropriate experiences. Instead, that responsibility should lie with app stores, he said.

Meta is once again facing allegations from a former employee that a growth-at-all-costs culture has caused offline harm.

Intel has named a new chief executive, as the chipmaking giant attempts to recover from several bruising years that saw the one-time industry leader fall behind most of its rivals.

YouTube is cracking down on content related to gambling as sports betting and other online prediction markets have taken off in the United States.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team is reportedly using artificial intelligence to guide its cost-cutting decisions, a tactic AI experts say could cause security breaches, biased firing choices and cuts of highly qualified, essential government staffers.