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The White House sought to clarify the proclamation on Saturday, but many companies remained cautious. “We are still flying in somewhat foggy conditions,” one attorney said.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a brand-new “Gold Card” visa scheme, offering a fast-track to residency for people willing to pay $1 million.

Scientists found that Gen Z night owls may be trapped in a vicious cycle of loneliness, anxiety, and unhealthy phone habits.

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: Finnish tech firm Bluefors, a maker of ultracold refrigerator systems critical for quantum computing, has purchased tens of thousands of liters of Helium-3 from the moon — spending "above $300 million" — through a commerc...

A teenage boy suspected of involvement in the 2023 cyberattacks that disrupted the two largest Las Vegas casino companies has surrendered to authorities,

The cyberattack impacted an electronic check-in and boarding system used across several major European air hubs, leading to flight delays and some cancellations.

The iPhone Air is a highly-repairable smartphone despite being so thin, the annual teardown of Apple's latest models reveals.

An anonymous reader shared this article from the Washington Post: A student taking an online quiz sees a button appear in their Chrome browser: "homework help." Soon, Google's artificial intelligence has read the question on-screen and suggests "choice B" as the answer. The temptation to cheat was …

The move, expected as soon as Friday, would upend a program for foreign workers that the president says tech companies overuse.

The president wrote on Truth Social, “appreciate the TikTok approval,” after a call with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping.

A Stanford-led study shows AI is quick to flatter, even when users clearly screw up.

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached an agreement for the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to go ahead. Positing on Truth Social , the president wrote: “I just completed a very productive call with President Xi of China. We made progress on many very important issues including Trade, Fentanyl, the need to bring the War between Russia

AI models don't just hallucinate. They also "scheme," meaning deliberately lie or hide their true intentions.

Ransomware group is one of the world’s most prolific.

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Google is taking the next step in its journey to make your browser smarter with new AI integrations.

During the teardown of the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery, iFixIt observed that Apple might have resorted to a clever solution to streamline production.

In a candid conversation, astronaut turned senator Mark Kelly discusses his new A.I. policy road map, how the private sector can help “win” the A.I. arms race, and whether going all in on the technology is wise to begin with.

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Why today’s AI thinks American - and why that’s a problem. This provocative read from STRAT7 explores how generative AI tools mirror a narrow slice of humanity - WEIRD cultures and what that means for global insight, research and innovation. Discover how to protect cultural nuance in an automated world.

A slew of people are reporting that the Starbucks app is completely broken. With too-perfect irony, the thing that is...

Chinese AI developer DeepSeek said it spent $294,000 on training its R1 model, much lower than figures reported for U.S. rivals, in a paper that is likely to reignite debate over Beijing's place in the race to develop artificial intelligence.

While the companies will work together to develop new chips, Nvidia has not yet committed to a manufacturing deal with Intel for them

It’s a trippy time to have a library card.

After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia's AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.

The AI firm declined requests by contractors working with federal law enforcement that could see its tools being used for surveillance.

Research by a U.S. security firm points to the country’s leading player in AI providing higher-quality results for some purposes than others.