Congress has never been the quickest off the mark when it comes to making laws dealing with technology. Now, even as AI takes over creative writing and art, Congress continues to sit idle. As legislators endeavor to comprehend generative AI … Continue reading →

I don’t remember watching West Virginia University (WVU) lose to California on March 21, 1959 in that year’s heart-breaking (for us) NCAA National Championship. But my dad tells me we watched the game on TV. Quite a few years later, … Continue reading →

I’ve used one Linux desktop or the other for decades now. But, I’m a Unix and Linux expert. For most people who just want a desktop and its applications to just work — thank you very much — the hundreds … Continue reading →

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in Santa Clara, CA, billed itself as “the financial partner of the innovation economy” and had more than $342 billion in deposits — including money from many influential venture capitalists, start-ups and tech firms. That…Read More

Last year, GitHub’s CSO Mike Hanley announced that all users who upload code to the site must enable one or more forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of 2023… or else. Many security problems later, GitHub has decided … Continue reading →

Opinion On February 21, Twitter god-king Elon Musk proclaimed “our algorithm is made open source next week.” He added it wouldn’t work well at first, “but it will improve rapidly!” That hasn’t happened. Twitter algorithm to be open sourced ‘next…Read … Continue reading →