Musk vows to put hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas on US roads by the end of next year
Read full article: Musk vows to put hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas on US roads by the end of next yearElon Musk promised hundreds of thousands of self-driving Teslas will be on the road requiring no human intervention by the end of next year.
With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone
Read full article: With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not aloneThe 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.
The algorithm effect: How social media decides what you see
Read full article: The algorithm effect: How social media decides what you seeEver wonder why your social media feed seems to “read your mind?” One minute, you’re watching a video about travel, and suddenly, your feed is filled with flight deals and hotel recommendations. It’s not magic, it’s the algorithm at work.
Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency
Read full article: Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrencyThe Senate has voted to move forward with legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency called stablecoins, two weeks after Democrats blocked the measure.
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over use of AI to make Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite
Read full article: SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over use of AI to make Darth Vader's voice in FortniteHollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama Productions on Monday, alleging the company replaced actors’ work by using artificial intelligence to generate Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite without notice.
Elon Musk, who's suing Microsoft, is also software giant's special guest in new Grok AI partnership
Read full article: Elon Musk, who's suing Microsoft, is also software giant's special guest in new Grok AI partnershipElon Musk is in a legal fight with Microsoft but made a virtual appearance at the software giant’s annual developer conference to reveal that Microsoft's cloud computing platform will now host Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.
Trump signs Take It Down Act aimed at protecting the victims of deepfake and ‘revenge porn’
Read full article: Trump signs Take It Down Act aimed at protecting the victims of deepfake and ‘revenge porn’The Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online, is heading to President Donald Trump's signature after its bipartisan passage in congress.
Endangered whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines
Read full article: Endangered whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declinesA vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct.
Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They've long been a source of misinformation
Read full article: Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They've long been a source of misinformationPresident Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to overhaul how U.S. elections are run includes a somewhat obscure reference to the way votes are counted.
More storms take aim at central US, where many are digging out from tornado damage
Read full article: More storms take aim at central US, where many are digging out from tornado damageMore severe storms are expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people.
Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info
Read full article: Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for infoSweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity and helping ships navigate dangerous harbors safely.
Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicle
Read full article: Indian space agency's satellite mission fails due to technical issue in launch vehicleThe Indian space agency’s mission to launch into orbit a new Earth observation satellite has failed after the launch vehicle encountered a technical issue during the third stage of flight.
House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in 'big, beautiful' bill
Read full article: House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in 'big, beautiful' billHouse Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged many state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “big, beautiful” tax bill that bans states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.
Donald Trump's Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers
Read full article: Donald Trump's Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powersPresident Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has morphed into an enormous fight over the separation of powers.
Fortnite says it's offline on Apple's iOS around the world
Read full article: Fortnite says it's offline on Apple's iOS around the worldFortnite says it’s unavailable on Apple’s iOS globally because the tech giant blocked a bid to rerelease the popular video game for iPhone users in the U.S. and Europe.
Elon Musk's AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa's racial politics was 'unauthorized'
Read full article: Elon Musk's AI company says Grok chatbot focus on South Africa's racial politics was 'unauthorized'Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, says an “unauthorized modification” led its Grok chatbot to post unsolicited claims on social media about the persecution and “genocide” of white people in South Africa.
Long-running EU antitrust case of Microsoft Teams appears to be nearing an end
Read full article: Long-running EU antitrust case of Microsoft Teams appears to be nearing an endEuropean Union regulators say they’ll seek feedback on Microsoft’s latest proposed changes to Teams to ease competition concerns.
US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
Read full article: US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion mergerCharter Communications is merging with Cox Communications in an approximately $34.5 billion deal that brings together two of the biggest cable companies in the country.
Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
Read full article: Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media starA 29-year-old former tire shop manager who quit his job and cashed in his retirement savings to buy a sailboat has become a social media sensation as he sails from Oregon to Hawaii with his cat, Phoenix.
Why was Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa's racial politics?
Read full article: Why was Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa's racial politics?Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and “genocide” of white people.
Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions
Read full article: Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millionsA baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him.
Who is Theo Von? The 'manosphere' podcaster with Trump in Qatar
Read full article: Who is Theo Von? The 'manosphere' podcaster with Trump in QatarPodcaster Theo Von performed a set for U.S. troops in Qatar where he joked about doing drugs on a mixed-race baby, the sexuality of men in the U.S. Navy, and compared the Qatari hosts’ attire to Klansman robes.
Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond
Read full article: Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyondAll of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence.
China blasts new US rule banning use of Huawei's Ascend advanced computer chips
Read full article: China blasts new US rule banning use of Huawei's Ascend advanced computer chipsChina has taken aim at a new U.S. rule against use anywhere in the world of Ascend computer chips made by Huawei Technologies.
European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads
Read full article: European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on adsEuropean Union regulators are accusing TikTok of breaching digital safety rules because of because it’s not being transparent enough about ads shown to users of the video sharing app.
What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means
Read full article: What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule meansThe Environmental Protection Agency says it will roll back limits on several types of what are known as forever chemicals in drinking water.
Early human ancestors used their hands to both climb trees and make tools, new study shows
Read full article: Early human ancestors used their hands to both climb trees and make tools, new study showsA new study shows two species of early human ancestors used their hands for both climbing and tool-making.
DoorDash delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in deliveries scam
Read full article: DoorDash delivery driver pleads guilty to stealing $2.5 million in deliveries scamA former food delivery driver has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to steal more than $2.5 million from DoorDash by getting the company to pay for deliveries that never occurred.
How ancient reptile footprints are rewriting the history of when animals evolved to live on land
Read full article: How ancient reptile footprints are rewriting the history of when animals evolved to live on landScientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal on a slab of sandstone recovered near Melbourne.
Trump administration rescinds curbs on AI chip exports to foreign markets
Read full article: Trump administration rescinds curbs on AI chip exports to foreign marketsResponding to complaints from the tech industry and other countries, the U.S. Department of Commerce has rescinded a Biden-era rule due to take effect Thursday that placed limits on the number of artificial intelligence chips that could be exported to certain international markets without federal approval.
Food grown with fewer chemicals? A Brazilian scientist wins $500,000 for showing the way
Read full article: Food grown with fewer chemicals? A Brazilian scientist wins $500,000 for showing the wayA Brazilian scientist whose work shows farmers how to shift crop production toward more biologically based solutions instead of chemical fertilizers is being honored with this year’s World Food Prize.
Feds ask Musk's car company how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents in Texas rollout
Read full article: Feds ask Musk's car company how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents in Texas rolloutFederal safety regulators have asked Elon Musk's car company to explain how its driverless taxis will avoid causing accidents when they hit the road in Texas next month before a national “robotaxi” launch that is key to keeping Tesla's stock price aloft.
Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'
Read full article: Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.
Nvidia to send 18,000 AI chips to Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Nvidia to send 18,000 AI chips to Saudi ArabiaU.S. chip maker Nvidia will partner with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund-owned AI startup Humain and will ship 18,000 chips to the Middle Eastern nation to help power a new data center project.
Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD says
Read full article: Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD saysMajor social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X have failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, in part, because they intentionally rolled back previous safety practices, the advocacy group GLAAD said Tuesday in its annual Social Media Safety Index.
How AI helps push Candy Crush players through its most difficult puzzles
Read full article: How AI helps push Candy Crush players through its most difficult puzzlesPlayers swiping their way through more than 18,700 levels of Candy Crush Saga might be surprised to learn they’re solving puzzles enhanced by unsuspected ally: artificial intelligence.
Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users' data without permission
Read full article: Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users' data without permissionGoogle will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected data on users without permission.
Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggests
Read full article: Ancient wooden spears found in Germany may have been wielded by Neanderthals, a new study suggestsA set of ancient wooden spears may be younger than scientists thought and wielded by Neanderthals instead of their ancestors.
From AI avatars to virtual reality crime scenes, courts are grappling with AI in the justice system
Read full article: From AI avatars to virtual reality crime scenes, courts are grappling with AI in the justice systemCourts across the country have been grappling with how to deal with the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in the courtroom.
Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication
Read full article: Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communicationA new study shows that chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks.
Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump's crypto ventures
Read full article: Democrats block stablecoin bill as they raise concerns about Trump's crypto venturesSenate Democrats have blocked legislation to regulate a form of cryptocurrency after arguing that the bill needed stronger protections.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with China
Read full article: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with ChinaOpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the biggest opportunities, risks and needs facing an industry which lawmakers and technologists agree could fundamentally transform global business, culture and geopolitics.
AI-generated video gave victim a voice at his killer's sentencing in Arizona
Read full article: AI-generated video gave victim a voice at his killer's sentencing in ArizonaFamily and friends of Christopher Pelkey submitted dozens of statements to the court before a man convicted of shooting him during a road rage incident was sentenced.
Orthodox Church leader says faith is humanity's safeguard against the 'impending robotocracy'
Read full article: Orthodox Church leader says faith is humanity's safeguard against the 'impending robotocracy'The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has warned against the unchecked rise of artificial intelligence and automation, calling it an “impending robotocracy.”.
X restricts access to jailed Istanbul mayor's account under court order but challenges decision
Read full article: X restricts access to jailed Istanbul mayor's account under court order but challenges decisionThe X social media platform has blocked access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s X social media account in Turkey, complying with a Turkish court order.
Google partners with Elementl Power on nuclear energy sites as power demand for AI grows
Read full article: Google partners with Elementl Power on nuclear energy sites as power demand for AI growsGoogle is partnering with Elementl Power on three project sites for advanced nuclear energy amid the rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence, the companies said Wednesday.
Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1-year prison sentence
Read full article: Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya given $7,700 fine or 1-year prison sentenceTwo Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya have been fined $7,700 or the option to serve 12 months in prison — the minimum penalty for the offense — for violating wildlife conservation laws.
A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck
Read full article: A rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neckThe sight of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail laying an egg from its neck has been captured on camera for the first time.