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.
Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdown
Read full article: Private Japanese lunar lander enters orbit around moon ahead of a June touchdownA private lunar lander from Japan is now orbiting the moon, with just another month to go before it attempts a touchdown.
One Tech Tip: Skype shut down for good, but users still have these alternatives
Read full article: One Tech Tip: Skype shut down for good, but users still have these alternativesSkype users are scrambling to find an alternative after Microsoft shut down the pioneering internet phone service which let people make cheap long distance calls and chat with other users.
US expands attempt to blow up Google with proposed teardown of its ad technology
Read full article: US expands attempt to blow up Google with proposed teardown of its ad technologyThe U.S. Justice Department is doubling down on its attempt to break up Google by asking it to give up the underlying technology powering the company’s digital ad network.
DoorDash rings up record first-quarter revenue and expands delivery reach through acquisitions
Read full article: DoorDash rings up record first-quarter revenue and expands delivery reach through acquisitionsDoorDash is reporting record quarterly revenue even as more Americans feel increasingly uneasy about the U.S. economy.
US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for 'facilitating cyber scams'
Read full article: US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for 'facilitating cyber scams'An ethnic militia group in southeastern Myanmar that faces sanctions by the United States over its alleged involvement with human trafficking and online scams has criticized Washington’s actions.
Trump’s meme coin business racks up fees as buyers jump at the chance for access to the president
Read full article: Trump’s meme coin business racks up fees as buyers jump at the chance for access to the presidentPresident Donald Trump on Monday promoted a dinner he’s set to attend later this month that’s open to almost anyone who buys enough of his meme coin.
OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business
Read full article: OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its businessOpenAI is reversing course and said Monday its nonprofit will continue to control the business that makes ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products.
Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US funding
Read full article: Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US fundingThe European Union is launching a drive to attract scientists and researchers with offers of grants and new policy plans.
Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness
Read full article: Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindnessA Dartmouth College professor who worked as a consultant on the latest Assassin's Creed video game ended up getting harassed by gamers.
EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific research
Read full article: EPA announces broad reorganization that includes shuffle of scientific researchThe Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency’s independent scientific research.
As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding them
Read full article: As Trump pares back ocean protections, California weighs expanding themAs the federal government rolls back fishing restrictions in the Pacific Remote Islands, California is reviewing its network of marine protected areas.
Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt
Read full article: Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubtTwo major scientific societies say they will try to fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the United States.
Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
Read full article: Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatmentA Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.
Harrods becomes latest UK retailer to face cyber threat as M&S' struggles persist
Read full article: Harrods becomes latest UK retailer to face cyber threat as M&S' struggles persistBritish retailer Marks & Spencer says it's “working day and night” to resolve a cyberattack nearly two weeks ago that has left it unable to process any online orders.
Apple posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, says majority of US iPhones sold will come from India
Read full article: Apple posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, says majority of US iPhones sold will come from IndiaApple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business.
Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus
Read full article: Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to VenusA Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth.
Court sides with Fortnite maker Epic as Apple sanctioned for defying order in App Store case
Read full article: Court sides with Fortnite maker Epic as Apple sanctioned for defying order in App Store caseA federal judge has found that Apple violated a court injunction in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite maker Epic Games.
In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat
Read full article: In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heatHundreds of men and women in a poor neighborhood in one of India’s hottest cities are receiving wristwatch-style health monitors to determine what the searing April heat is doing to their health.
Microsoft says quarterly profits up 18% as it weathers tech sector turbulence with cloud growth
Read full article: Microsoft says quarterly profits up 18% as it weathers tech sector turbulence with cloud growthMicrosoft on Wednesday said its profits rose 18% for the January-March quarter, driven by its growth in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence business in a turbulent time for the tech sector.
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him
Read full article: Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about himConservative activist Robby Starbuck has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta alleging that the social media giant’s artificial intelligence chat bot spread false statements about him, including that he participated in the the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card
Read full article: Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit cardVisa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more
Read full article: Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do moreThe United Nations says rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content.
European court tells Serbia to 'prevent the use of sonic weapons' after protesters' claims at rally
Read full article: European court tells Serbia to 'prevent the use of sonic weapons' after protesters' claims at rallyThe European Court of Human Rights says that Serbia must prevent any potential use of sound devices for crowd control following reports that a sonic weapon was directed at peaceful demonstrators during a huge anti-government rally on March 15.
Microsoft pledges to protect European operations and unveils data center expansion
Read full article: Microsoft pledges to protect European operations and unveils data center expansionMicrosoft has pledged to fight any U.S. government order to halt data center operations in Europe, as it sought to soothe concerns among European customers that trans-Atlantic tensions would lead to service disruptions.
Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes and 'revenge porn,' passes. What is it?
Read full article: Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes and 'revenge porn,' passes. What is it?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.
Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency
Read full article: Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agencyA Canadian company has announced that its U.S. subsidiary has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor.
Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits
Read full article: Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limitsThe Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by strict drinking water standards for forever chemicals set last year.
Danish king arrives in Greenland as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island
Read full article: Danish king arrives in Greenland as Trump eyes strategic Arctic islandKing Frederik X of Denmark has arrived in Greenland to kick off a visit to the semiautonomous territory that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to annex because of its strategic Arctic location.
Power outages across Spain and Portugal affected millions. How to prepare for a major blackout
Read full article: Power outages across Spain and Portugal affected millions. How to prepare for a major blackoutA widespread blackout across Spain and Portugal upended the lives of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.
NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
Read full article: NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthdayNASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.
Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts
Read full article: Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' effortsArtificial intelligence technology that works well for the world’s billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI products more inclusive.
Environmental groups fear Trump’s order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystems
Read full article: Environmental groups fear Trump’s order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystemsEnvironmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for minerals.
Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more
Read full article: Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and moreHundreds of university researchers in the U.S. have had their National Science Foundation funding abruptly canceled to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to end support of research on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as the study of misinformation.
Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotation
Read full article: Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotationA spaceship carrying three astronauts has docked with China's space station in the latest crew rotation.