Abigail Avery

Tech & AI

Hidden Risks in European Enterprise IT Assets

Europe is on a march to expand its digital operations to keep apace with the growth rate seen in the US and China. This effort is not only scaling up the continent’s enterprise IT landscape but also introducing new layers…

Tesla stock gains since Election Day almost completely wiped out as plunge continues

Trump giveth and Trump taketh away. Tesla, led by its CEO Elon Musk, is on track for a record seven straight weeks of losses, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Yahoo Finance reports that Tesla stock is down 30.2…

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Files to Trademark ‘Telepathy’

Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, has filed applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to exclusively own the names Telepathy, Telekinesis, and others for future products. Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, is developing technology known…

Microsoft reportedly ramps up AI efforts to compete with OpenAI

Microsoft is accelerating its push to compete with OpenAI, its longtime collaborator, by developing its own powerful AI models and exploring alternatives to power products like Microsoft’s Copilot bot. Microsoft has developed its own AI “reasoning” models comparable to models…

Trader Says President Trump’s Crypto Reserve Plan Massively Bullish for Bitcoin, Unveils Six-Figure BTC Target

A widely followed crypto analyst is updating his outlook on Bitcoin (BTC) after President Donald Trump announced the creation of a Federal crypto strategist reserve earlier this week. In a new strategy session, pseudonymous crypto trader Kaleo tells his 692,800…

Salesforce Drops DEI Commitments, Reframes Equality as Legal Compliance

Image: Creative Commons Salesforce has effectively eliminated diversity hiring targets. The company removed specific hiring goals, including ones to increase the representation of women and minority groups, and the term “diversity” from its latest annual report, filed Wednesday. The move…

Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Pushes Back Against US Crypto Reserve After Trump Includes SOL in Proposal

Solana (SOL) co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko opposes the idea of the US establishing a crypto strategic reserve. In a post on the social media platform X, Yakovenko cites why he does not support Donald Trump’s decision to create a national reserve…

Trump’s DEI keyword crusade hits the country’s defense archives

The Defense Department has marked thousands of pieces of archival material and posts for deletion, complying with President Trump’s crusade against anything resembling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) mandates — including apparently unrelated materials and references flagged by keyword searches….

Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ Plan Comes With a Twist

He pitched the reserve as a way to offset losses in spending power caused by inflation in the US dollar. On Thursday, Sacks reiterated that line of argument, posting on X, “The U.S. will not sell any bitcoin deposited into…

Social health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections

With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and…