Anthropic seeks to debunk Pentagon's claims about its control over AI technology in military systems
Read full article: Anthropic seeks to debunk Pentagon's claims about its control over AI technology in military systemsAnthropic on Wednesday told an appeals court that it can’t manipulate its artificial intelligence tool Claude once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks.
One Tech Tip: Logging on at a cafe? Privacy and security guidelines for remote workers
Read full article: One Tech Tip: Logging on at a cafe? Privacy and security guidelines for remote workersDigital nomads often work from cafes, co-working spaces or airports, thanks to reliable internet and the rise of remote work.
988 hotline's launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults
Read full article: 988 hotline's launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adultsNearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline.
New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coasts
Read full article: New study finds 'alarming' high flood risk for 17 million Americans on Atlantic and Gulf coastsOne of the most comprehensive studies ever of flood risk has determined that more than 17 million people in eight cities along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected by flooding.
SpaceX says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60B later this year
Read full article: SpaceX says it can buy AI coding tool Cursor for $60B later this yearSpaceX says it has the rights to buy artificial intelligence coding tool Cursor for $60 billion later this year as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company looks for ways to compete with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI ahead of a planned Wall Street debut.
A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines
Read full article: A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machinesA paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study in the journal Nature that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile.
RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties were on display
Read full article: RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties were on displayA Republican senator juggling three roles — lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection — has walked a fine line as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Bill Cassidy supported Kennedy's confirmation as health secretary but is a strong vaccine advocate and has clashed with him over vaccine policies.
Trump media company replaces ex-congressman Nunes as CEO after stock plunge that wiped out billions
Read full article: Trump media company replaces ex-congressman Nunes as CEO after stock plunge that wiped out billionsThe Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse in the past year.
Most serious cyberattacks against the UK now from Russia, Iran and China, cyber chief says
Read full article: Most serious cyberattacks against the UK now from Russia, Iran and China, cyber chief saysThe head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K. In a speech Wednesday, Richard Horne said British businesses need to prepare for large-scale cyberattacks, especially if the U.K. becomes involved in international conflicts.
New York sues Coinbase and Gemini, seeking to halt unlicensed prediction market businesses
Read full article: New York sues Coinbase and Gemini, seeking to halt unlicensed prediction market businessesNew York is suing Coinbase and Gemini over unregulated and unlicensed prediction market platforms that the state contends are illegal gambling operations.
Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects
Read full article: Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projectsA federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down some of the Trump administration’s orders slowing down the development of clean energy.
Supreme Court seems wary of limiting federal regulators' power in a data privacy case
Read full article: Supreme Court seems wary of limiting federal regulators' power in a data privacy caseThe Supreme Court seems wary of limiting the power of federal regulators in a case over multimillion-dollar penalties levied against telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T.
Michael and Susan Dell fund 'AI-native' medical center with $750 million gift to University of Texas
Read full article: Michael and Susan Dell fund 'AI-native' medical center with $750 million gift to University of TexasBillionaires Michael and Susan Dell are donating $750 million to the University of Texas at Austin.
AI startup Anthropic commits $100 billion to Amazon's AWS over next 10 years
Read full article: AI startup Anthropic commits $100 billion to Amazon's AWS over next 10 yearsArtificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed a new agreement to commit more than $100 billion over the next 10 years to Amazon’s AWS cloud platform to train and run its Claude chatbot.
Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years
Read full article: Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for yearsApple has announced that John Ternus will become the next CEO, taking over from Tim Cook on September 1.
Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker's hardware leader
Read full article: Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker's hardware leaderApple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit
Read full article: Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbitJeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is blaming a bad engine for a failed launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it.
Google testimony challenges key claim in Indonesian corruption trial
Read full article: Google testimony challenges key claim in Indonesian corruption trialFormer Google executives have testified that Google’s investment in Indonesia's GoTo was not linked to the Education Ministry’s Chromebook procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images and deepfakes on X
Read full article: French prosecutors summon Elon Musk over allegations of child abuse images and deepfakes on XElon Musk has been summoned to Paris as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct on the social media platform X.
Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit
Read full article: Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spiritWildlife is thriving again four decades after the nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant in what became the exclusion zone created by the forced mass evacuations of the population.
White House chief of staff meets with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology
Read full article: White House chief of staff meets with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technologyWhite House chief of staff Susie Wiles has met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company's new AI model, Mythos.
Polish leader Tusk claims Russia-linked crypto firm backed Nawrocki's presidential bid
Read full article: Polish leader Tusk claims Russia-linked crypto firm backed Nawrocki's presidential bidPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk claims a cryptocurrency firm with “Russian money” has sponsored politicians from Poland's former government.
Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followed
Read full article: Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followedLawmakers on Capitol Hill conducted a roundtable with leading AI executives and academics to discuss the potential transformative impacts of the technology on American society.
Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield
Read full article: Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shieldThe Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield.
Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says
Read full article: Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study saysA new study finds the worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger adults is concentrated in people with less education.
AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight back
Read full article: AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight backArtificial intelligence is playing a big role in creating online spam and scams — but also in combatting it.
Astronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the first time
Read full article: Astronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the first timeScientists for the first time have measured the instantaneous mind-blowing power of jets blasting from a black hole.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure
Read full article: ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressureOpenAI executives say they will introduce a new artificial intelligence model for “high-value professional work” as the company faces heightened competition with rival Anthropic in attracting corporate customers to adopt AI assistants in their workplaces.
Allbirds, a former Wall Street darling fallen on hard times, looks to AI for its future
Read full article: Allbirds, a former Wall Street darling fallen on hard times, looks to AI for its futureAllbirds, the eco-friendly shoe brand that was once a Wall Street darling and found its way onto the feet of tech CEOs and movie stars, is pivoting to artificial intelligence.
EU threatens to force Meta to restore WhatsApp full access for rival AI chatbots
Read full article: EU threatens to force Meta to restore WhatsApp full access for rival AI chatbotsEuropean Union regulators plan to order Meta to reverse a move that limits AI chatbots from rival companies accessing WhatsApp.
US faces demand to restore $350 million in federal funding to help power Puerto Rico
Read full article: US faces demand to restore $350 million in federal funding to help power Puerto RicoNearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico’s governor to restore $350 million in federal funding that was meant to finance the installation of rooftop solar and battery systems for 12,000 low-income families across the U.S. territory.
EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry
Read full article: EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worryThe Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators.
Attorney for suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home says he was in midst of 'mental health crisis'
Read full article: Attorney for suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home says he was in midst of 'mental health crisis'The public defender for a man accused of throwing an incendiary device at Sam Altman’s home says her client has autism and was experiencing an “acute mental health crisis.”.
Tesla leader believes Shanghai factory operations will play a role in robot mass production
Read full article: Tesla leader believes Shanghai factory operations will play a role in robot mass productionA Tesla leader says he believes its Shanghai factory operations will help resolve the challenges in achieving mass production of the company’s humanoid robots.
Why some workers are embracing AI while others won't use it, according to a new Gallup poll
Read full article: Why some workers are embracing AI while others won't use it, according to a new Gallup pollA new Gallup poll finds that more American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but there is a cohort of employees who remain skeptical.
NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts' triumphant moon flyby
Read full article: NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts' triumphant moon flybyWith NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash, the space agency already has the next Artemis flight in its sights.
Judge bars Arizona from regulating prediction market operators and pauses prosecution of Kalshi
Read full article: Judge bars Arizona from regulating prediction market operators and pauses prosecution of KalshiA judge has temporarily barred Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against predictive market operators like Kalshi.
Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
Read full article: Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch upAs climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration.
Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return
Read full article: Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth returnThe Artemis II astronauts are tidying up their lunar cruiser for Friday's “fireball” return to Earth.
Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash
Read full article: Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlashArgentina's Congress has approved a bill that eases glacier protections to boost mining investments.
Kara Swisher examines the science, tech and business of living longer in new CNN docuseries
Read full article: Kara Swisher examines the science, tech and business of living longer in new CNN docuseriesKara Swisher begins her new CNN series on longevity and health in a cemetery, reflecting on her father's death.
The world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all, scientists say
Read full article: The world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all, scientists sayScientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.
Russia's internet crackdown leads to a spring of growing discontent
Read full article: Russia's internet crackdown leads to a spring of growing discontentAnger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike.
States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
Read full article: States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blameNevada's largest utility company says it may not meet its 2030 clean energy goals due to the demands from data centers.
Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administration
Read full article: Appeals court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of its AI battle with the Trump administrationA federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues.