Microsoft fires 4 employees after protest, break-in at president’s office
Microsoft on Thursday fired two additional employees after firing two others a day prior, following…
Federal agents involved in Minneapolis shooting placed on administrative leave, source says
The federal agents who were involved in Saturday’s deadly shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, a federal law enforcement official confirmed to CBS News. It is unclear exactly when the personnel were placed on leave. Typically, the protocol is for federal law-enforcement agents who have been involved in a shooting…
Meta, YouTube face trial over allegations their tech is addictive, as TikTok settles
Meta and YouTube are in court this week over allegations that their social media platforms can be addictive and harmful to children, while TikTok on Tuesday chose to settle the closely watched case. At the heart of the case are allegations by a 19-year-old plaintiff, identified only as “KGM,” who claims that using social media…
American Academy of Pediatrics releases vaccine recommendations that differ from CDC guidance
The American Academy of Pediatrics released its own recommendations for childhood vaccinations Monday. The list differs significantly from the reduced vaccine schedule released earlier this month by the CDC. Dr. Amanda Kravitz, pediatrician at Weill Cornell in New York City, joins CBS News to discuss. Source link
X, Grok AI still allow users to digitally undress people without consent, as EU announces investigation
London — A CBS News investigation has found that the Grok AI tool on Elon Musk’s X platform is still allowing users to digitally undress people without their consent. The tool still worked Monday on both the standalone Grok app, and for verified X users in the U.K, the U.S. and European Union, despite public pledges…
Gov. Walz says Trump has agreed to consider reducing federal surge in Minnesota after phone call
Gov. Tim Walz says that he and President Trump shared a phone call Monday morning, during which he says the president agreed to consider a reduction of federal immigration enforcement forces in Minnesota following the second fatal shooting of a resident by federal agents. A spokesperson for Walz’s office said the governor “made the case…
Mother of one of Elon Musk’s kids says AI chatbot Grok generated sexual deepfake images of her
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is facing intense criticism, accused of allowing X users to generate sexually explicit images of real women and children. One of the alleged victims is Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Musk’s children. She said she discovered people used Grok to generate and publish sexualized deepfake images without…
YouTube looks to get rid of fake AI videos on its platform
YouTube looks to get rid of fake AI videos on its platform – CBS News Watch CBS News YouTube says it wants to get rid of fake AI videos flooding social media feeds on its platform. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady explains what’s driving the change. Source link
U.S. appeals court sees probable cause to charge journalist Don Lemon, but declines to order lower court to sign arrest warrants
A federal appellate court ruled on Friday that the Justice Department has established probable cause to charge five people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, in connection with an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, but it refused to order a lower court judge to sign the arrest warrants being sought by…
Elon Musk, a fierce Davos critic, tells World Economic Forum that robots will outnumber humans
Elon Musk, a long-time critic of the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland, appeared at the gathering for the first time on Thursday, where he predicted that robots will eventually outnumber humans. Musk has previously dismissed the event, which this week is hosting multiple heads of state, business figures and others, including President…
Microsoft investigating outage affecting Microsoft 365, Outlook and other services
Thousands of Microsoft customers reported difficulty Thursday accessing the technology company’s suite of Microsoft 365 services, including email platform Outlook, Teams and other tools. Users started reporting problems accessing Microsoft applications on Thursday afternoon, according to Downdetector, a site tracking website outages. Complaints spiked at around 3 p.m. ET, when 16,000 people said they were having trouble…