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Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
‘Sextortion' Scams Leverage Apple's Message Platform to Build Trust With Teens - Tech News Briefing
Criminals are exploiting the trust that young iPhone users have in the device's built-in message platform to make relentless demands for money. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon reports on the tragic results of those scams, and what parents need to know. Plus: Artificial intelligence companies have been the leading backers of technologies like solar energy and battery storage. Now, WSJ tech and crypto reporter Amrith Ramkumar reports those firms are trying to convince Congress to leave their clean-energy tax credits alone. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.
Wall Street Journal
20-05-2025
- Science
- Wall Street Journal
AI Spurs Battles Over Authenticity in Classrooms and Space in West Virginia - Tech News Briefing
Students and teachers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to outsmart each other. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon explains how one group is using AI to expose cheating while the other is leveraging it to prove they didn't. Then we head to two neighboring West Virginia towns where residents are pushing back on a plan to build one of the world's biggest data centers. WSJ reporter Kris Maher explains why constructing a new AI hub is so controversial there. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.
