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Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington on Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
May 3, 2024

Google, Justice Department make final arguments on whether search engine is a monopoly

Google's preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly, the Justice Department argued at the closings of a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is among the state attorneys general suing Meta Platforms Inc., claiming social media sites like Facebook and Instagram harm young people's mental health and contribute to the youth mental health crisis. (Rachel Konieczny/The Daily Record)
May 3, 2024

Can MD, states win in lawsuits against Meta? Experts say it depends.

Even if Maryland and other states' lawsuits against Meta fail, they could force a change in how the social media giant does business, experts say.

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York on May 18, 2023. The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology and professional services, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 3, 2024

AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC

The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, according to U.S. Census Bureau researchers.

A self-driving tractor trailer is displayed at a test track in Pittsburgh on March 14, 2024. The truck, outfitted with 25 laser, radar and camera sensors, is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc. Late this year, Aurora plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
May 1, 2024

Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks.

Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are expected to travel on America’s public freeways.

Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough and other local officials speak at a news conference in Towson on April 25, 2024. The officials discussed the arrest of a high school athletic director on charges ​that he used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and anti-Semitic comments. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Apr 29, 2024

Deepfake of MD principal’s voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm

A criminal case involving AI and a Maryland high school is another reason why everyone should be concerned about deep-fake technology, experts say.

Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough and other local officials speak at a news conference in Towson on April 25, 2024. The officials discussed the arrest of a high school athletic director on charges ​that he used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and anti-Semitic comments. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Apr 25, 2024

Police: MD athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip

A high school athletic director in Maryland has been charged with using AI to impersonate a principal on an audio recording, authorities said.

The TikTok logo is seen on a cell phone on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Apr 25, 2024

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What’s the legal outlook?

Legislation forcing TikTok's parent company to sell it or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden's signoff but could be in for an uphill battle.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business to conduct research and outreach in order to realize the potential of AI through intentional design and governance frameworks centering on human judgment and creativity. (File photo/The Daily Record)
Apr 24, 2024

UMD’s Smith School of Business launches Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has launched the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Business.

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Apr 22, 2024

Quantum Loophole breaks ground on 600-acre nature reserve in Frederick

Quantum Loophole Inc. announced it broke ground on its 600-acre Nature Reserve at the more than 2,100-acre campus, Quantum Frederick.

Apr 22, 2024

TEDCO hosts Legislative Technology Showcase

TEDCO brought a selection of technology startups to the Governor Calvert House in Annapolis for the Legislative Technology Showcase.

Apr 19, 2024

GBC discusses Baltimore region’s Tech Hub designation at roundtable event

The Greater Baltimore Committee hosted a discussion of the Baltimore region's federal Tech Hub designation and the submission of the Phase 2 application for funding.

The Rockville-based DrFirst has a network of 270 electronic health record systems, nearly 500,000 health care providers and nearly 100 million patients. (DrFirst photo)
Apr 18, 2024

Rockville-based DrFirst acquires Myndshft Technologies to streamline medication management

Rockville-based health care technology company DrFirst announced it acquired substantially all assets of Myndshft Technologies Inc.

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