Technology

Over the next few months, ChatGPT-creator OpenAI will face some of its biggest tests yet, including a high-profile partnership with Apple.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that is intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones.

The county’s Board of Supervisors is voting on new guidelines for how and where data centers should be built. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil has divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians had difficulty and doubts about navigating other social media in its absence.

If you want to use your shiny new iPhone for as long as possible, better take good care of it. People want to hold on to their smartphones for longer now instead of regularly upgrading them.

French authorities have handed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov preliminary charges for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app, and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation.

Telegram’s CEO was arrested in relation to an investigation into an unnamed person involving claims of “complicity” in distributing child sexual abuse material.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images.

French broadcast media say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport. Pavel Durov is a dual citizen of France and Russia. French broadcasters LCI and TF1 reported that Durov was arrested at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan.

Federal authorities hope the settlement will deter the deceptive use of AI-generated impersonations of political figures and others.

Prince William County Public Schools students are picking up their pencils and pens as they head back to school for their first day. A pilot program including 33 schools in the county will implement a new cell phone policy to help students focus and lessen distractions. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports. 

As consumer technology capturing brain data proliferates under the radar of medical device regulation, Colorado has changed its privacy act to include biology.

Jacob Uy, a recent graduate of Olin College of Engineering, is using his engineering skills to “become a hero” — the slogan of his company, Herotech.

One of the founders previously criticized the tech giant for moving too cautiously to release artificial intelligence products.

On the move and looking for an internet connection? It’s tempting to jump onto the free Wi-Fi at the coffee shop or shopping mall. But don’t do it unless you’ve got protection.

The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized world dependent on a few providers for key computing services.

One couple at Dulles said it’ll take them four days to get to Tanzania amid the tech outages. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

A widespread tech outage affecting Microsoft computers was caused by a cybersecurity company, CrowdStrike. The company offered a temporary fix for those affected while it works to deploy an update.

Panic set in for Devon and Jerico Pritchett. They’re supposed to leave for their honeymoon Saturday, and the outage threw them for a loop.

Panic set in as two couples encountered outages at the Montgomery County courthouse — but an ordained minister was able to conduct their ceremonies outside. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.