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NASA orders ISS crew to shelter as Russian air leak worsens
NASA ordered four astronauts aboard the International Space Station to don their spacesuits and shelter inside a docked spacecraft Friday as Russian engineers worked to repair a worsening air leak in the station's Russian segment, the agency said.
LISTEN: Why robots are at the center of U.S.-China competition
Barry Hinckley, the president of Blue Ops, joins the show to talk about why the U.S. needs thousands of unmanned surface vessels in its fleet, how America can reignite its lagging shipbuilding industry, and whether the U.S. has lost a maritime edge compared to its rival, China.
Copilot of United jet that struck a light pole realized flight was low, but not in time: report
The copilot of a United Airlines passenger jet that struck a light pole as it landed at a New Jersey airport last month recognized the plane was coming in low, but told investigators he didn't realize it in time to call for an aborted landing, according to a new report Thursday.
Lufthansa employees injured in a Boeing nose gear incident at Frankfurt airport
German airline Lufthansa said several employees were injured on Thursday after the nose gear of a Boeing jet collapsed while the aircraft was parked at a gate at Frankfurt airport.
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on federal regulation of telecom companies
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Thursday in upholding the power of federal regulators to enforce data privacy laws on telecommunications companies.
EU invests in ocean monitoring as U.S. cuts funding
With underwater drones and ocean-focused satellites, the EU is expanding its monitoring network of Earth's seas as climate change fuels heat waves and stronger storms and the Trump administration plans severe cuts to a similar system in the United States.
Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos as regulators probe trades on rival prediction market
The online prediction platform Polymarket is ending its paid relationship with George Santos as federal regulators investigate whether the former congressman illegally bet against his own attendance at President Trump's State of the Union.
Three GOP congressmen probe foreign efforts to block U.S. data center build-out
A trio of Republicans requested evidence of foreign influence campaigns working to slow U.S. artificial intelligence progress and block the development of the infrastructure needed to power it.
Lawmakers propose bill to block sale of robots built in China
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation to block the importation of robots made in China, as experts sound the alarm over security risks from advanced robots made by U.S. rivals.
U.K. lawmaker says she is suing Elon Musk’s company over fake Grok bikini images
A British lawmaker said Thursday she is suing Elon Musk's company xAI for invasion of privacy, alleging that fake images of her were created using the Grok chatbot.
Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries
The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence grows.
Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet
The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to be completely natural and free of any alien tech.
California tech CEO arrested after feds say he supplied sanctioned computer equipment to Iran
A California tech CEO is facing 20 years in prison after allegedly earning millions by selling U.S.-origin computer networking equipment to Iran's military and nuclear establishments, Justice Department officials said.
Uber capping internal use of AI coding software after blowing through budget
Uber is setting limits on how much employees can spend on artificial intelligence agents after its workers blew through their yearly AI coding budget in just four months.
NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence
After six months of radio silence, NASA's Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead.
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal before it hosts Russian economic forum
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia's leading event for attracting foreign capital.
European Union launches tech sovereignty initiative to boost chips, cloud and AI at home
European Union leaders, worried about the continent relying too heavily on American companies for AI and cloud computing services and Asia for microchips, are pushing back.
U.K. orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI scraping for search summaries
Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed AI overviews and other artificial intelligence services and features for British users, regulators said Wednesday.
‘Send Help’ gives 4K home theater fans a bloody Sam Raimi island nightmare
"Send Help" brings Sam Raimi's corporate survival thriller to 4K with lush island detail, brutal gore and more than 77 minutes of deleted scenes.
