Self-checkout is here to stay. But it's going through a reckoning amid holiday season

The promise of self-checkout has meant that customers can avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers can be freed of doing those tasks and retailers can save on labor costs.

Virginia senator tells Pope Francis to slow his roll on AI regulation

The United States is not ready to join a binding treaty proposed by Pope Francis to regulate artificial intelligence on a global scale, a top Senate Democrat says. 

Superintendent: District working to get back online after cyber incident

Henry County Schools are still working to get some of its applications back up and running after a cyberattack from a "criminal operation" before Thanksgiving.

TikTok, Meta, X CEOs to testify before US Senate on child safety in January

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing scheduled for Jan. 31 where five major social media platform CEOs will testify on online child exploitation.

iPhone NameDrop update worries law enforcement: Here's what you need to know

The iPhone got a big upgrade this fall. But there is one new feature tucked into this one that has some folks,  particularly law enforcement, worried. 

Amazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence

Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q — a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence.

Sports Illustrated parent company denies publishing AI-generated articles, blames third party

The parent company of Sports Illustrated is denying accusations that the popular magazine had published articles attributed to fake author profiles using fabricated bios and AI-generated photos.

Apple NameDrop: Why police agencies are issuing warnings after iOS17 update

What is Apple's NameDrop feature in iOS17 update, and why are police agencies issuing warnings about it? How do you turn NameDrop on or off?

No, you don’t need to turn off that new iPhone feature

Cyber security experts are de-bunking the rumors, saying the Name Drop feature included in the iOS software update is perfectly safe.

Court document alleges Meta willingly designed its platforms to hook kids: report

The complaint also claims Meta knew, but never disclosed, it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only acted on some of those accounts.