Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life
Read full article: Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real lifeMany retirement developments serve as a tranquil refuge for older people who can no longer traveling to faraway places or engaging in bold adventures.
EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
Read full article: EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorshipThe European Union's executive is warning of possible action against the U.S. after travel bans were imposed on five Europeans accused of pressuring American technology firms to censor viewpoints.
Bolivia lifts restrictions on satellite companies like Starlink to upgrade its internet connectivity
Read full article: Bolivia lifts restrictions on satellite companies like Starlink to upgrade its internet connectivityBolivia’s new government has issued a decree that will allow global satellite internet companies such as Starlink or Kuiper to provide internet access across the Andean nation as it tries to upgrade its technology and speed up its notoriously slow connectivity rates.
Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system
Read full article: Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery systemThe Department of Homeland Security is replacing its lottery system for H-1B visas with a new approach prioritizing skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.
Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage
Read full article: Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outageWaymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day.
Google's parent buys data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion to help power AI
Read full article: Google's parent buys data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion to help power AIGoogle’s corporate parent on Monday announced an agreement to buy data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion as part of its effort to secure the vast amounts of electricity needed to power artificial intelligence technology.
Instacart ends a program where users could see different prices for the same item at the same store
Read full article: Instacart ends a program where users could see different prices for the same item at the same storeInstacart is ending a program where customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store.
How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killer
Read full article: How surveillance technology and the 'Reddit Detective Agency' helped search for a killerMore than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath.
What to Stream: 'Stranger Things,' Jennifer Lawrence, 'Ne Zha II' and Kate Winslet
Read full article: What to Stream: 'Stranger Things,' Jennifer Lawrence, 'Ne Zha II' and Kate WinsletJennifer Lawrence playing a new mother whose behavior becomes increasingly erratic in “Die My Love” and three more “Stranger Things” episodes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Mystery as YouTube creator's finance livestream appears on White House website
Read full article: Mystery as YouTube creator's finance livestream appears on White House websiteA YouTube content creator whose livestream talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website says he has no idea how it happened.
TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake
Read full article: TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver LakeTikTok has signed a deal to form a new U.S. unit with three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — holding a majority stake.
Why AI, and a student with a clarinet, put a Seminole County school on lockdown
Read full article: Why AI, and a student with a clarinet, put a Seminole County school on lockdownA police report obtained by News 6 Thursday reveals more details about why law enforcement was concerned about a possible threat earlier this month at a Seminole County middle school. The boy seen on school security cameras holding the clarinet “in the position of a shouldered rifle” was also dressed in camo and wearing a tactical vest.
Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants in scramble for energy
Read full article: Feds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants in scramble for energyFederal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power plants.
Thailand conference launches international initiative to fight online scams
Read full article: Thailand conference launches international initiative to fight online scamsThailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia.
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI
Read full article: Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AIThe parent company of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social media platform announced Thursday it is merging with a fusion power company, an unusual pairing of the Trump name with a futuristic clean energy venture that aims to power the next wave of artificial intelligence.
California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims
Read full article: California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claimsCalifornia regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has been misleading consumers about the technology’s capabilities.
France probes 'foreign interference' after remote control malware found on passenger ferry
Read full article: France probes 'foreign interference' after remote control malware found on passenger ferryFrench authorities are investigating a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry.
China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says
Read full article: China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report saysA congressional report says China exploits partnerships with U.S. researchers to give its military access to nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications.
With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success
Read full article: With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to successTom Freston could tell endless stories about the formative days of MTV and late nights with rock stars.
Elon Musk giveaway scheme steals $45,000 from Florida couple
Read full article: Elon Musk giveaway scheme steals $45,000 from Florida coupleSchemers are using deepfake videos of Tesla CEO Elon Musk to steal thousands from people online. For one Leesburg man we talked to, it all started in a Facebook group.
Militant groups are experimenting with AI, and the risks are expected to grow
Read full article: Militant groups are experimenting with AI, and the risks are expected to growThe Islamic State group and other militant organizations are experimenting with artificial intelligence as a tool to boost recruitment and refine their operations.
What to Stream: 'Emily in Paris,' iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, 'Him,' Peter Criss and Riz Ahmed
Read full article: What to Stream: 'Emily in Paris,' iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, 'Him,' Peter Criss and Riz AhmedMarlon Wayans starring in the Jordan Peele-produced football thriller “Him” and the iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 featuring Conan Gray, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll and Olivia Dean are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Converts are finding Eastern Orthodoxy online. The church wants to help them commune face-to-face
Read full article: Converts are finding Eastern Orthodoxy online. The church wants to help them commune face-to-faceEastern Orthodoxy in the U.S. is experiencing a surge in converts, partly due to online content.
Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference
Read full article: Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interferenceAn official says Germany has summoned the Russian ambassador following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference.
Ford turns to stepped-up tech and cooperation with police to thwart F-150 pickup thieves
Read full article: Ford turns to stepped-up tech and cooperation with police to thwart F-150 pickup thievesFord Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social media
Read full article: Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social mediaGlobal online forum Reddit has filed a court challenge to Australia’s world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world’s most popular social media platforms.
Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app fees
Read full article: Appeals court backs contempt finding against Apple, but reopens a door for iPhone app feesA federal appeals court on Thursday backed a ruling that held Apple in civil contempt for brazenly defying an order designed to open its iPhone app store to other payment systems besides its own, but the decision also reopened a door for the company to collect commission from the rival options.
Florida files official lawsuit against Roblox, accuses company of failing to protect minors
Read full article: Florida files official lawsuit against Roblox, accuses company of failing to protect minorsFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier accuses Roblox of knowingly facilitating a virtual environment that makes it easy for sexual predators to prey on, groom, and abuse children, while marketing the platform in Florida to children as a fun and safe place to play and interact.
AI-assisted experiments on Instacart may be raising your grocery bill, study says
Read full article: AI-assisted experiments on Instacart may be raising your grocery bill, study saysA new Consumer Reports investigation found that Instacart has been running AI-assisted pricing experiments across several major grocery chains, and in some cases, the discrepancies were significant.
Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
Read full article: Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video toolDisney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video tool.
Pakistan urges social media platforms to crack down on militant accounts to avoid legal action
Read full article: Pakistan urges social media platforms to crack down on militant accounts to avoid legal actionPakistan has urged major social media platforms to crack down on accounts linked to militant groups.
Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide
Read full article: Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicideThe heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death.
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud
Read full article: Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraudOnetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud.
Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure
Read full article: Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructureMicrosoft has announced its largest-ever Asia investment of $17.5 billion in India to enhance cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next four years.
VIDEO: Florida officers use drone to track man who ran into woods after serious crash
Read full article: VIDEO: Florida officers use drone to track man who ran into woods after serious crashA man who ran into the woods after a two-vehicle wreck was located by Florida officers who used drone technology to track him, according to officials.
Trump eyes AI regulation amid Florida attention
Read full article: Trump eyes AI regulation amid Florida attentionPresident Donald Trump on Monday pushed again for the federal government to control regulation of artificial intelligence as Florida lawmakers begin to delve into the effects of AI on the state.
Dollars & Sense: Why states want guardrails on your AI addiction
Read full article: Dollars & Sense: Why states want guardrails on your AI addictionStates across the country are issuing their own guardrails on artificial intelligence, and President Trump wants it to stop. But as AI drives soaring demand for raw processing power, data centers are rapidly reshaping communities and indirectly having a negative effect on some people’s wallets.
Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China
Read full article: Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to ChinaPresident Donald Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China.
ICEBlock app maker sues Trump administration over its pressure on Apple to remove app
Read full article: ICEBlock app maker sues Trump administration over its pressure on Apple to remove appThe maker of an iPhone app that flagged sightings of U.S. immigration agents has sued the Trump administration for free speech violations.
Orlando International Airport tests biometric facial recognition technology. Here’s the goal
Read full article: Orlando International Airport tests biometric facial recognition technology. Here’s the goalOrlando International Airport is testing new biometric technology to improve passenger experience and enhance safety.
AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of faces
Read full article: AI-powered police body cameras, once taboo, get tested on Canadian city's 'watch list' of facesPolice in Edmonton, Canada, have started a pilot project using AI-equipped body cameras to detect faces on a "high risk" watch list.
Holly Hill police warn AI is creating new opportunities for online predators
Read full article: Holly Hill police warn AI is creating new opportunities for online predatorsHolly Hill Police Chief Byron Williams says artificial intelligence is being used in “disturbing ways” by online predators and is creating new challenges for investigators.
Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demand
Read full article: Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demandGeorgia's largest utility wants to spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next six years to serve data centers.
Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
Read full article: Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kidsMassachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.
What to Stream: Brad Pitt, 'Spinal Tap II,' Percy Jackson and lots and lots of Taylor Swift
Read full article: What to Stream: Brad Pitt, 'Spinal Tap II,' Percy Jackson and lots and lots of Taylor SwiftA six-episode, behind-the-scenes Disney+ docuseries about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Rian Johnson’s third “Knives Out” movie, “Wake Up Dead Man,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Cloudflare says service restored after outage that brought down sites including Zoom and LinkedIn
Read full article: Cloudflare says service restored after outage that brought down sites including Zoom and LinkedInCloudflare reports that it has resolved an outage that disrupted several global websites, including LinkedIn and Zoom.
EU hits Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc's social media law
Read full article: EU hits Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc's social media lawEuropean Union regulators have fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros for failing to comply with digital regulations.
Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications
Read full article: Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communicationsRussian authorities say they have imposed restrictions on Apple's video calling service FaceTime, alleging it was being used for organizing what it called “terrorist activities.”.
‘AI slop:’ Florida governor calls for artificial-intelligence bill of rights. Here’s what it would do
Read full article: ‘AI slop:’ Florida governor calls for artificial-intelligence bill of rights. Here’s what it would doFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis lambasted the potential for abuse in the rising realm of artificial intelligence and called for an “AI Bill of Rights.”
Venmo announces it is 'back up and running' following widespread service outage
Read full article: Venmo announces it is 'back up and running' following widespread service outageVenmo says that an issue impacting the payment service has been fixed and it is “back up and running,” after users reported trouble sending and receiving money.
The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us'
Read full article: The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us'Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year featured a stage design resembling a giant PlayStation controller.
OpenAI awards $40.5M to a wide range of nonprofits under new foundation structure
Read full article: OpenAI awards $40.5M to a wide range of nonprofits under new foundation structureOpenAI has awarded $40.5 million to more than 200 nonprofits in the first round of grants it has made since it rebranded its nonprofit as the OpenAI Foundation in October.
India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphones
Read full article: India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphonesIndia’s telecoms ministry has rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices.
Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 million
Read full article: Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week with fines up to $33 millionAustralia is set to enforce its age limit for social media accounts starting next week, and the platforms must provide monthly reports on how many children's accounts they have closed or face fines.
‘Maintain accountability:’ Space Florida sues contractor over ‘bird strike’ Lambo crash at Kennedy Space Center
Read full article: ‘Maintain accountability:’ Space Florida sues contractor over ‘bird strike’ Lambo crash at Kennedy Space CenterA car crash that apparently caused damage totaling more than half a million dollars is at the center of a lawsuit involving Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, where a car company's test vehicle reportedly struck and damaged an electrical transformer.
Arizona attorney general sues Chinese online retailer Temu over data theft claims
Read full article: Arizona attorney general sues Chinese online retailer Temu over data theft claimsArizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing online retailer Temu and its parent company PDD Holdings Inc., claiming the Chinese company is stealing customers' data and violating state consumer protection laws.
St. Cloud police launch drone as first responder program to boost emergency response
Read full article: St. Cloud police launch drone as first responder program to boost emergency responseThe agency has used drones in the past, but these new drones can be flown remotely, allowing for quicker response times and increased capabilities.
AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says
Read full article: AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report saysA new report by the United Nations Development Program is urging governments to focus more on how artificial intelligence technologies might affect people already disadvantaged in a data-driven world.
India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphones
Read full article: India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphonesIndia’s telecoms ministry has ordered smartphone manufacturers to install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices.
Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disrupted
Read full article: Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft and some flights are disruptedAirlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue aircraft last month.
Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude drop
Read full article: Airlines adopt software fix for Airbus A320 after plane has sudden altitude dropAirlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial plane after an analysis found computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue aircraft last month.
What to Stream: George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Zac Brown Band, Michelle Pfeiffer and Metroid Prime 4
Read full article: What to Stream: George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Zac Brown Band, Michelle Pfeiffer and Metroid Prime 4George Clooney playing a dashing movie star with nagging midlife regrets in “Jay Kelly” and Zac Brown Band returning with fresh tunes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
South Korea's largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket in ambitious space mission
Read full article: South Korea's largest satellite launched on Nuri rocket in ambitious space missionSouth Korea launched its largest satellite yet on its nationally developed space rocket in the fourth of six launches planned through 2027.
Mexico unveils plans to build a supercomputer it claims will be Latin America's most powerful
Read full article: Mexico unveils plans to build a supercomputer it claims will be Latin America's most powerfulMexico has announced plans to build what it says will be Latin America's most powerful supercomputer.