AI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, widely available AI chatbots are already helping uncover a tidal wave of security flaws.

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While lawmakers iron out the details, advocates hope this approach could serve as a model for addressing histories of environmental hazards often concentrated in Black and low-income neighborhoods.

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The SkyNomadwith heated floors, a projector, a pop-up roof, a fridge, swiveling seats, and over 1,000 miles of rangeis a luxury ride that undercuts Range Rovers by tens of thousands of dollars.

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Even if big AI companies agree to a pause, ensuring that nobody tries to sneak ahead could prove tricky.

TeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply-chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Googles threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers inner circle.

The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.

Anthropics CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI thinks. So far the evidence is disturbing.

The satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, Bezzy is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.

After three months of daily anti-government protestsdubbed the Flamingo Revolutionthe sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears of brigading against demonstrators.

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The left wants AI regulation. They just cant agree on what it should look like or how concerned they should be.

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Once the music industrys biggest headache, Napsters next act is bringing AI to the classroom.

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By framing their efforts as a slowdown rather than an industry-wide push for better security standards, AI labs may have set themselves up for years of regulatory headaches.

Amazon Web Services didnt design its data centers to withstand war, and now the company admits it cant recover whats been lost.

The Dreamforce conference became an unlikely battleground for the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia to debate whether AI development should slow down.

After wearing it day and night for a week, I found that better health tracking, faster charging, and a simpler interface make Apples latest smartwatch noticeably easier to live with.

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A grassroots live tour by YouTuber Louis Rossmann highlights growing resistance to companies that keep people from controlling their devices.

Vin Diesel, the star of the series, didnt make a planned appearance at the grand opening of its dynamite new theme park ride. But it didnt stop his fans from having a good time.

ChatGPT, Character.ai, and Snapchats My AI will all be in the crosshairs as the EU Kids Act aims to strip minor-facing chatbots of all the things that make people love them.

197 election deniers are running for Congress or statewide office in 43 states. Many of them are seeking roles that would put them in charge of voting for the 2028 presidential election.

The Defense Department issued a legal waiver authorizing current and former personnel to share unidentified anomalous phenomenarelated classified information, but it doesnt extend to other agencies.