Category: Tech

Stavridis: Americans should be ‘mindful’ of potential AI threats A new government report warns that advanced Artificial Intelligence systems could pose an “extinction-level threat” to humans, and that the US must intervene. “I think we should be mindful of it,” says Ret. Admiral James Stavridis. But he adds, “there have been big inventions in the

On GPS: Is the clock ticking on TikTok? Fareed hosts a spirited debate on the House bill that could lead to a US ban on TikTok, with the American Enterprise Institute’s Kori Schake and Glen Gerstell, former general counsel for the National Security Agency. They discuss national-security risks the Chinese-owned app might pose given its

Mobile phone theft is rising: What to do if it happens to you In London, a mobile phone is stolen every 6 minutes. “If I steal your phone, I’m stealing a thousand dollars,” says digital identity expert David Birch. But “If I can get into your bank account, I can steal $100,000. So that’s what

Author: Protect kids from phones’ mental health impact “Human beings had a play-based childhood from time immemorial,” says author Jonathan Haidt. What caused teen mental health decline is “between 2010 and 2015, phones, screens come sweeping in…The most important thing that parents can do is delay the age at which their child gets immersed in

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families over social media harms in contentious Senate hearing 3:41 p.m. ET, January 31, 2024 Mom whose son died from fentanyl-laced pill ordered on Snapchat slams CEO apology as ‘fake’ From CNN’s Catherine Thorbecke Bridgette Norring, a mother whose son died from an accidental fentanyl overdose after ordering a pill off

Editor’s Note: This story is part of ‘Systems Error’, a series by CNN As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about how CNN As Equals is funded and more, check out our FAQs. CNN  —  Catfishing is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online