Technology

New York Chip Plant Wins $2 Billion Role in AI Supply Chain

GlobalFoundries will expand its Malta factory to make silicon interposers for TSMC, with production expected to ramp in 2028.

AI Insiders Urge New York City to Build Stronger Safeguards

Former employees warned of weak controls while current industry representatives discussed oversight.

New York City Council Puts AI Companies Under Oath

A rare hearing of all 51 council members examines safety claims, public accountability and proposed rules.

Schneider Electric Makes $22.6 Billion Bet on Industrial Software

The proposed acquisition would connect engineering data with factory, energy and AI systems.

White House Turns to Voluntary AI Safety Accord

Major technology companies agreed to new safety practices, but the commitments do not carry regulatory enforcement.

Broadcom Financing Plan Highlights Anthropic’s AI Buildout

Anthropic disclosed an agreement under which the chip supplier could lend it up to $42 billion to support long-term computing-capacity commitments.

Staying Safer in a Connected World

Digital safety begins with unique passwords, multifactor authentication, current software, secure backups, and caution with unexpected messages. A password manager can help people avoid reusing credentials across many accounts.

Scams often create urgency or fear to discourage careful thinking. Before sending money, sharing information, or opening a file, verify the request through a separate trusted channel. No single tool prevents every problem, but several simple protections working together can greatly reduce risk.

Artificial Intelligence in Everyday Life

Artificial intelligence systems can recognize patterns, generate content, make predictions, and automate parts of complex tasks. They support search, recommendations, translation, fraud detection, medical research, customer service, and many other uses.

AI output can still be incorrect, biased, incomplete, or inappropriate for the situation. Responsible use requires checking important claims, protecting confidential information, understanding limits, and keeping human judgment involved when decisions affect rights, health, safety, employment, or money.

Understanding Digital Privacy

Websites, apps, devices, and services may collect account details, location, browsing behavior, contacts, purchases, and technical information. Some collection is necessary for a service to work, while other data supports advertising, analytics, or product development.

Users can review permissions, disable unnecessary access, limit location sharing, remove unused accounts, and separate public information from private communication. Privacy is not an all-or-nothing condition; it is an ongoing set of choices about what is shared, with whom, and for how long.

How to Judge a New Technology

A useful technology should be evaluated by the problem it solves, reliability, cost, accessibility, security, environmental demands, and effects on workers and communities. Novelty alone does not establish value.

Early claims may reflect ideal conditions rather than ordinary use. Independent testing, transparent limitations, clear support, and evidence from real users provide a better basis for judgment. The strongest products usually become more useful as their risks, tradeoffs, and appropriate boundaries become better understood.