Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the…
How trains drove American history
The transcontinental railroad changed just about everything in America: transportation, communications, commerce, cities, politics, even our perception of time. Correspondent David Pogue visits Steamtown National Historic Site, in Scranton, Pa., home to Big Boy, the biggest functioning steam train in the world, to learn how trains helped define an expansive America. Source link
Big Tech is spending trillions on AI. Investors now want proof it will pay off.
This week’s selloff in technology stocks underscores a gnawing anxiety among investors: whether Big Tech’s massive spending on artificial intelligence will ultimately pay off. The Nasdaq Composite Index has slipped nearly 5% this week as Wall Street frets over whether the trillions of dollars going into artificial intelligence will deliver the revenue and profit growth needed to…
Letlow defeats Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff for Cassidy’s seat, AP projects
Washington — Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican primary runoff for Senate in Louisiana, the Associated Press projected Saturday, defeating Louisiana state Treasurer John Fleming to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who did not receive enough votes in the primary to advance. The contest went to a runoff after no candidate secured 50% of the vote…
Gadget prices have fallen for decades. Then AI happened.
After decades of declining costs, consumer electronics ranging from computers to video game consoles are jumping in price as the artificial intelligence boom drives a global shortage of memory and storage chips. “The vast majority of the chips are going to the AI buildout and the data center revolution we’re seeing,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan…
How much water does AI really use?
The heaviest demand on America’s water supply isn’t data centers or AI. It’s from everyday uses such as growing food, watering lawns and flushing toilets. Source link
Drummer rediscovers passion for music after life-changing accident
In the “CBS Mornings” series “Pushing the Limits,” Mark Strassmann shows how a Georgia man’s passion for music was almost taken away from him forever after a terrible accident. But thanks to his resilience and technology, the man is now a record-breaking drummer. Source link
Iran strikes commercial ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran deal
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone on Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News, posing a challenge to President Trump’s efforts to reopen the critical shipping corridor. The ship’s bridge was damaged after it was struck on its starboard side off the coast of Dahit,…
More oppose than favor data centers in their area, but few admit knowing a lot about them, CBS News poll finds
Many Americans are skeptical about having a data center in their area, fueled largely by what they perceive as negative impacts on the environment and resources. The construction of data centers in the U.S. has accelerated in recent years, but most Americans feel they don’t know a lot about them yet. People’s own lack of…
Fighting childhood obesity, for a healthier, longer life
In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it’s 1 in 5, with diet and exercise both key factors in the increase. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids get healthy the old-fashioned way, by eating right and exercising, while helping decrease the…
AI on pace to bypass cybersecurity systems in months, not years, “Five Eyes” spy partners warn
The most advanced artificial intelligence models are improving quickly enough to outsmart prevailing cybersecurity know-how within months, the Five Eyes spy agency alliance has warned. The risk posed by AI-enhanced hacking is in the spotlight in the wake of startup Anthropic saying in April that its cutting-edge Mythos models had unprecedented abilities to find software…