Google: Barbie and Shakira among most searched in 2023

Seaweed, coffee bean shells and fungus are all being employed to cut the use of plastic in furniture.

Apple appeals ban on U.S. sale of its newest versions of Apple Watch – CBS News Watch CBS News Apple is appealing a ban on the U.S. sales of its newest models of Apple Watches, the Series 9 and Ultra 2, amid an ongoing patent dispute. Medical device maker Masimo claims Apple’s blood oxygen technology…

Millionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson — the middle-aged tech mogul who used his son as a blood boy in a bid to reverse aging — took a shot at Elon Musk for the way the he runs his vast business empire. “The difference between Elon and me: I’ll nourish you and drink your blood; he’ll fire…

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save As 2024 gets rolling, companies are still cutting costs, with Google and Amazon being the latest big company to do layoffs. The near future could bring more. “We saw a big surge of hiring … when people went online in 2020,” said Brett House, professor…

Last month President Biden issued an executive order on artificial intelligence, the government’s most ambitious attempt yet to set ground rules for this technology. The order focuses on establishing best practices and standards for AI models, seeking to constrain Silicon Valley’s propensity to release products before they’ve been fully tested — to “move fast and…

Recording new voice-overs without speaking a word: For a busy voice actor, it might sound like a dream — unless that actor is worried about artificial intelligence being used to devalue her work and make hiring her unnecessary. But under a new deal with an artificial intelligence company, members of the Screen Actors Guild will…