Technology
As the U.S. and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them
With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings and avoid losing out.
WATCH: Defense industry urges military to ‘break things and go fast’ on new counter-drone systems
Cheap drones are slipping past expensive air defenses, and the military needs to move faster to stop them, Epirus CEO Andy Lowery said on the Threat Status podcast.
NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years.
House Democrat asks social media to censor Trump’s mail voting claims
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee asked social media companies on Friday to block President Trump from making some claims about mail-in voting, saying his criticism violates the companies' policies.
Best 4K UHD horror releases for Halloween, from ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ to ‘The Frighteners’
Discover seven Halloween horror favorites on 4K, including "The Silence of the Lambs," "Interview with the Vampire," "The Frighteners: Limited Edition," "Little Shop of Horrors," "Mars Attacks!" "Barbarian" and "Practical Magic."
Why reported challenges with touchscreen voting machines don’t signal election rigging
The reports erupt on social media every election year: Voters say they tapped a candidate's name on a touchscreen voting machine, only for the wrong person to light up as their selection.
Cooks and creators looking for a safe space as untested AI recipes flood the internet
A dish can look flawless on screen and still fail in the oven, because no one ever cooked it. Sometimes the photo is generated. Sometimes the method is stitched together from other people's work.
Pedestrian killed by Tesla in self-driving mode on I-80 in California
A pedestrian who walked into the road on U.S. Interstate 80 in California was struck and killed by a Tesla operating in its autonomous mode Thursday.
Sinking AI stocks undercut markets worldwide as oil climbs to its highest price since May
Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran.
Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting ‘certain patient records’
Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients.
Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide
Governments and corporations worked throughout the night on urgent security updates after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to 70% of websites globally.
AI-generated version of Sydney Sweeney debuts in pro-voter ID ad
A new political ad in California shows an artificial intelligence-generated version of actress Sydney Sweeney being arrested.
Anthropic’s new Claude Duet agent aimed at professionals, business owners
Anthropic has shared a preview of its new artificial intelligence agent, Claude Duet, which is geared toward professionals and small business owners.
China’s open AI models vulnerable to backdoor threats
A security company recently conducted an open artificial intelligence experiment revealing serious potential security flaws in China-built AI models in use around the world -- flaws that China could exploit for cyberattacks, cyberespionage and other nefarious online activities.
Pentagon’s nuclear push expands; Navy picks Calif. firm to deliver cutting-edge microreactor
The Navy announced this week that it picked California-based company Radiant Industries to deliver a cutting-edge nuclear microreactor to a naval facility in Indiana.
WATCH: Are Americans’ fears surrounding data centers overblown?
Patrick Hedger, director of policy at NetChoice, takes on the hot topic of how data centers are impacting Americans.
