Technology

Georgia Tech uses drones to enhance campus security – CBS News Watch CBS News Georgia Institute of Technology recently became one of the first colleges in the U.S. to roll out a drone program that enhances campus security.

OpenAI is temporarily blocking users of its Sora 2 AI video app from making content that includes Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness after some people created what the technology company called “disrespectful depictions” of the civil rights activist.  OpenAI, the company behind generative-AI platform ChatGPT, said late Thursday on social media that it made the…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday issued a sweeping emergency order directing all federal agencies to immediately patch critical vulnerabilities in certain devices and software made by F5, a technology vendor, after confirming a nation-state cyber actor gained unauthorized access to F5’s source code.  CISA — a part of the Department of Homeland…

As always, Super Bowl LVII was among the biggest U.S. sporting events of the year, with a sold-out crowd of more than 70,000 fans and an estimated 113 million people watching across the country. While it was a massive event with billions of dollars in economic activity, and a championship at stake, it was also…

Meta, Instagram’s parent company, is introducing PG-13-style content limits for all teen accounts. Under the new policy, users under 18 will have mature or sensitive material hidden or restricted, with parents able to add further controls. Tara Hopkins, Instagram’s global director of public policy, joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to discuss the changes.

The popular online gaming platform Roblox, which hosts millions of user-created games, is being sued by families and state attorneys general who claim online predators can groom, extort and exploit kids they meet on the platform. Steven, a father of two, is among those who have filed lawsuits as his family tries to rebuild their…

Instagram-parent Meta announced Tuesday that teen users will now see content on Instagram that’s similar to what they might see while watching a film with a PG-13 rating. That’s because new content settings for Instagram users under 18 will adhere to the same regulations. The new automatic protections are being rolled by the company starting…

Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to give shoppers a new feature that lets them complete purchases using ChatGPT, as the retailer invests in artificial intelligence to improve operations.  Using ChatGPT’s new “Instant Checkout” feature, shoppers in conversation with the AI-powered bot will be able to browse Walmart’s offerings and complete purchases from within the app. ChatGPT…

If you plot the origins of the greatest inventions in history, you start to notice a pattern: The light bulb, the phonograph, the airplane, air conditioning, the zipper, the microwave, lasers, transistors, the personal computer, the internet, GPS, the smartphone … No country on Earth has as rich a history of modern invention as this…

Austin, Texas — Fourth and fifth graders at Alpha School in Austin, Texas, aren’t just learning — they’re pioneering education’s new frontier. Every click and every keystroke is guided by artificial intelligence. Students spend only two hours in the morning on science, math and reading, working at their own speed using personalized, AI-driven software. Adults…