Actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86, legendary star of Star Trek and X-Men
"I'll always and forever be an actor," Stewart said, ruling out retirement before his death
Vince Zampella, Call of Duty and Respawn cofounder, has died at 55
Famed producer and director oversaw numerous critically acclaimed shooters
Parents sue OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly encouraged teenage son's suicide, company announces safety changes
Teen allegedly told ChatGPT it was his "closest confidant" before his death
Court lets mother sue Google, Character.ai over Daenerys Targaryen chatbot's role in son's death
What just happened? A judge has ruled that the lawsuit against Google and Character.ai over claims the latter's chatbot caused a 14-year-old's suicide can go ahead. The boy's mother, who brought the suit, says her son became addicted to the service and emotionally attached to a chatbot based on the personality of Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen.
Leaked email sheds light on the curious death of HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain
While not a suicide note, the letter does explain Brain's mental state just before he took his own life
Mother sues Google and Character.ai over son's death tied to chatbot obsession
It's claimed he was targeted with "anthropomorphic, hypersexualized, and frighteningly realistic experiences"
The Zero Click Internet
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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and driving force in Google's growth story, dies at 56
She took YouTube's business into the stratosphere
Robert Dennard, inventor of DRAM and pioneer of semiconductor scaling, dies at 91
His impact on computing lives on
Google mourns the death of data center pioneer Luiz André Barroso
Barroso is credited with laying the foundations of modern cloud computing
Tech community mourns the loss of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore
The semiconductor pioneer and Intel co-founder passed away at his home the age of 94
Peter Eckersley, tech activist and founder of Let's Encrypt, dies at 43
The Australian computer scientist fought for privacy, net neutrality and ethics for artificial intelligence
Old BlackBerry phones will stop functioning on January 4
Looks like it's really the end this time
Steve Jobs' family, friends and colleagues remember him on the 10th anniversary of his death
Steve Jobs resigned from Apple just six weeks before his death
RIP Clive Sinclair: British home computer pioneer, creator of the ZX Spectrum dies aged 81
Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair was a home computer pioneer. Read our homage to Sinclair Computers, one of his most prominent ventures. Later, he was involved with electric vehicle and personal transportation projects.
Norman Abramson, father of wireless networks, dies at 88
ALOHAnet was the first public demonstration of a wireless packet data network
Russell Kirsch, the computer scientist who invented the pixel, has passed away
Kirsch changed everything in 1957
MSI CEO reportedly falls from building to his death
MSI expected to issue a statement later today
Kazuhisa Hashimoto, creator of the 'Konami Code,' dies at 61
The code has since become a pop culture meme seen in multiple media
Larry Tesler, creator of cut, copy, and paste, dies at 74
Our lives are easier thanks to the former Xerox PARC and Apple computer scientist
Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder dead at 65
The man who made philanthropy a way of life
Ultra HD Blu-ray discs can be ripped using DeUHD software, bypassing copy protection
Cat and mouse between DRM developers and crackers continues