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  • May ‘AI’ Take Your Order? McDonald’s Says Not Yet

    May ‘AI’ Take Your Order? McDonald’s Says Not Yet

    McDonald’s is ending a two-year-old partnership with IBM to test AI’s ability to replace drive-thru workers at more than 100 restaurants, according to Restaurant Business. The world’s largest fast-food company is reportedly pulling the technology later in July. However, McDonald’s tells the trade publication this experiment with IBM has “given us the confidence that a…


  • Open-Source Cybersecurity Is a Ticking Time Bomb

    Open-Source Cybersecurity Is a Ticking Time Bomb

    In March, a software bug threatened to derail large swaths of the web. XZ utils, an open-source compression tool embedded in myriad software products and operating systems, was found to have been implanted with a backdoor. The backdoor—a surreptitious entry point into the software—would have allowed a person with the requisite code to hijack the…


  • Elon Musk Endorses Tweet Saying Students at Black Colleges Have Low IQs

    Elon Musk Endorses Tweet Saying Students at Black Colleges Have Low IQs

    Elon Musk endorsed a tweet Tuesday that suggested graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have IQs approaching “borderline intellectual impairment.” This isn’t the first time the billionaire celebrated blatant bigotry on his platform in recent months. In November, Musk promoted a tweet that said Jews push “hatred against whites.” This example deals with…