Technology
Trump again targets offshore wind, risking deal to speed approvals of new energy projects
The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm, making it the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months.
Developer of Stick Run video game kills himself on livestream
Manuel Otto, the German creator of the Stick Run video game, committed suicide live on the streaming platform Twitch on Tuesday.
Government websites in Europe go offline as companies update software flaw
The home page of the lower house of the Dutch parliament was among scores of government websites throughout Europe taken offline as a precautionary measure following the discovery of vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language used to build websites.
General reveals scale of Europe war plan; Army aims to stop Russian onslaught
The numbers look daunting, but U.S. Army leaders say they know exactly what is expected of them if a full-blown war breaks out in Europe.
Trump vows nationwide response to cybercrime
President Trump on Wednesday vowed to crack down on foreign criminal networks that have bilked Americans out of tens of billions of dollars through online fraud schemes and cryptocurrency scams.
How Booz Allen is putting AI and real-time data into soldiers’ hands
At AUSA 2026, Booz Allen senior vice president Joel Dillon explains how AI, edge computing, real-time data, and augmented reality could help troops make faster decisions--even when disconnected from the network.
U.S. Army leadership: Tech modernization push has to keep pace with China
The U.S. Army can no longer count on the unfettered sanctuary of bases inside the United States to project power abroad because major adversaries like China and Russia are showing increasing willingness to threaten American forces in the homeland.
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion for violating New Mexico’s consumer protection law
A district judge on Wednesday ordered that Meta pay a $25 billion civil penalty to New Mexico for violating the state's consumer protection law.
Cryptocurrency companies can keep paying interest-like rewards, say federal bank regulators
Cryptocurrency companies can continue to pay interest-like rewards to customers, federal regulators said Wednesday, despite warnings from banks that such programs could drain trillions of dollars in deposits from the banking system.
Nvidia CEO encourages Europe’s lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged players in Europe's lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build AI data centers with the massive computing capacity the continent's developers need but currently lack.
A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling. Now, a Canadian Indigenous community is using a data center to help preserve its heritage.
Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine during Russian attacks: Report
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered a slowdown of the military-grade version of the Starlink communication satellite network that Ukraine uses in its war with Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday
New U.N. initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity.
Beijing blasts U.S. sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineer
Beijing on Tuesday expressed "firm opposition" to the Trump administration's sanctions on five Chinese companies connected to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft.
Debris in farmer’s field in Minnesota came from Chinese commercial space launch rocket
Metal debris that fell in a field in Scott Township, Minnesota, roughly 158 miles northwest of Minneapolis, came from a Chinese commercial rocket, according to reports.
SpaceX turns a profit after a string of losses as its satellite and computer leasing businesses soar
SpaceX reported a bigger quarterly profit than expected Tuesday as its satellite communications operations and its business of leasing computing power to other companies boomed.
Meta tells Brazil’s electoral court it treats Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro equally ahead of Sunday vote
Tech giant Meta said on Tuesday it has complied with an order of Brazil's electoral court for it to give equal treatment in its platforms to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the Oct. 25 runoff for the nation's top job.
AI reversing increases in higher education administration for the first time in decades
Artificial intelligence apparently is helping reverse decades of bureaucratic bloat at universities, whose nonteaching staff have increased faster than their faculty and student bodies, analysts say.
Drone strike on a market in disputed African region of Abyei kills at least 153
A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people and igniting a fire that was still burning Tuesday, a local official said.
Russian aerial blitz kills 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets U.S. and European officials in Norway
Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz of civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine people, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought more American and European help during a visit to Norway.
