
Italy's foreign minister says cybercriminals spread his personal data on the dark web
Read full article: Italy's foreign minister says cybercriminals spread his personal data on the dark webItalian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says his personal data has been leaked on the dark web, exposing him to threats and intimidation.
Kennedy Space Center hosts massive weekend STEM summit MAX Power
Read full article: Kennedy Space Center hosts massive weekend STEM summit MAX PowerKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is hosting a three-day festival of all things aerospace and the future of transportation. MAX POWER runs through Sunday and features three different park experiences, with exhibits, air shows, parades, meet-and-greets, tours and more.

AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants
Read full article: AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giantsOpposition to artificial intelligence data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths.

3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
Read full article: 3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 millionThree people have been charged in a scheme to use artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million.

Google, Meta and TikTok sue California over law designed to protect children from social media harms
Read full article: Google, Meta and TikTok sue California over law designed to protect children from social media harmsGoogle, Meta and TikTok filed separate lawsuits seeking to block a California law designed to protect children from the risks of social media, arguing that it violates their rights under the First Amendment.

Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
Read full article: Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group saysAnthropic is developing its AI systems twice as quickly as last year, despite CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to slow down model capabilities.

Community colleges rush to expand semiconductor training as labor shortage looms US chip industry
Read full article: Community colleges rush to expand semiconductor training as labor shortage looms US chip industryCommunity colleges in Arizona are offering a free, three-month semiconductor crash course that leads to interviews with major tech companies.

Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products are compromised
Read full article: Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products are compromisedFrench authorities say a cyberattack on several blood banks tried to raise temperatures to dangerous levels but was stopped before causing damage.

Indonesia detains 3 police generals suspected of wiretapping President Prabowo
Read full article: Indonesia detains 3 police generals suspected of wiretapping President PrabowoIndonesian police have detained three senior police generals for allegedly wiretapping President Prabowo Subianto and other prominent figures.

Paraguay seizes major digital bank tied to president, leaving millions of customers in limbo
Read full article: Paraguay seizes major digital bank tied to president, leaving millions of customers in limboParaguay’s central bank has seized Ueno Bank, a major digital lender with close ties to President Santiago Peña, fueling a political crisis and threatening the country’s reputation among investors.

UK will face AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure by 2028, official says
Read full article: UK will face AI cyberattacks on critical infrastructure by 2028, official saysBritain’s cyberchief says the U.K. is likely to face artificial intelligence cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure by 2028.

Japanese online service company GMO apologizes for security breaches and promises compensation
Read full article: Japanese online service company GMO apologizes for security breaches and promises compensationJapanese online service company GMO Internet Group has apologized for security breaches from cyberattacks, and promised to prevent a recurrence and compensate victims.

FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history
Read full article: FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in historyThe FBI says the billions of dollars stolen from Binance within minutes in the biggest crypto heist in history was orchestrated by North Korean hackers.

On board a Spanish high-speed train in the aftermath of the system's latest catastrophe
Read full article: On board a Spanish high-speed train in the aftermath of the system's latest catastropheSpaniards have long favored high-speed trains for travel, but two deadly collisions in nine months have shaken confidence in the system.

Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says approximately $6.3 billion impacted
Read full article: Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says approximately $6.3 billion impactedBinance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is investigating a potential security issue that appears to be a hack.

Polymarket paused international trading after a security issue involving a third-party provider
Read full article: Polymarket paused international trading after a security issue involving a third-party providerPolymarket temporarily halted trading on its international platform Thursday due to a security incident involving a third-party provider.

Amazon offers cautious view after disappointing 3Q results but delivers strong cloud growth
Read full article: Amazon offers cautious view after disappointing 3Q results but delivers strong cloud growthAmazon offered a cautious sales outlook for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts’ expectations.

Dartmouth provost resigns following accusations he used artificial intelligence for writing
Read full article: Dartmouth provost resigns following accusations he used artificial intelligence for writingThe provost of Dartmouth College has resigned after a faculty committee found that he used artificial intelligence in his writing, including in a Washington Post guest column on AI cheating.

What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you back
Read full article: What to consider if a company that made AI-related job cuts wants you backCompanies have been slashing jobs to invest in artificial intelligence, raising anxiety among workers who fear they may lose their livelihoods to machines.

Hack of Florida Department of Education exposes student Social Security numbers
Read full article: Hack of Florida Department of Education exposes student Social Security numbersDepartment staff discovered the breach on Oct. 19, tracing the intrusion to its financial aid website. The department says current financial aid disbursements, tuition payments, scholarships, grants, and student loan eligibility will not be affected.

Inflation heats up again, data shows, days before midterm elections where cost of living dominates
Read full article: Inflation heats up again, data shows, days before midterm elections where cost of living dominatesAn inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve accelerated last month, a sign prices remain elevated less than a week from midterm elections that have focused on affordability concerns.

Utah charges Kalshi and its founders, escalating a fight over who can regulate prediction markets
Read full article: Utah charges Kalshi and its founders, escalating a fight over who can regulate prediction marketsUtah is pursuing criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two executives, after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah from enforcing its anti-gambling laws against the activity.

Pentagon watchdog tells lawmakers it won't investigate Starlink slowdowns to Ukraine
Read full article: Pentagon watchdog tells lawmakers it won't investigate Starlink slowdowns to UkraineThe Pentagon's watchdog is refusing a bipartisan request to investigate recent disruptions to Starlink and Starshield satellite internet service to Ukraine.

New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries
Read full article: New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundariesNew York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions ban on certain chatbot behaviors to protect children using artificial intelligence.

FTC orders Walmart, Delta and others to share how they use personal data to set prices and pay
Read full article: FTC orders Walmart, Delta and others to share how they use personal data to set prices and payThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission is ordering Delta Air Lines, Walmart and other companies to provide detailed information on how they use consumers’ data when they are setting prices.

Google misses Wall Street expectations, Alphabet stock sinks in early after-hours trading
Read full article: Google misses Wall Street expectations, Alphabet stock sinks in early after-hours tradingAlphabet Inc., Google's parent company, reported strong revenue growth in its third quarter, but it fell short of Wall Street expectations.

Alligator attacks spur Florida tech group to develop detection system
Read full article: Alligator attacks spur Florida tech group to develop detection systemA deadly alligator attack in Winter Garden and others have prompted Miami-based WildlifeOS to develop Croc Alarm, a sonar and AI-powered system designed to detect alligators and crocodiles underwater and warn nearby people in real time.

Malaysia seizes servers with advanced AI chips suspected of violating export controls
Read full article: Malaysia seizes servers with advanced AI chips suspected of violating export controlsMalaysia's customs department has seized 30 servers with advanced AI chips in a suspected export-control violation.

South Korea fines Google and Apple over unfair app market practices
Read full article: South Korea fines Google and Apple over unfair app market practicesSouth Korea on Wednesday fined Google and Apple a combined $47.6 million, saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their own payment systems and by unfairly delaying app reviews.

Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidates
Read full article: Disinformation videos, likely from Russia, are exploiting real people to malign Senate candidatesSocial media videos believed to be linked to Russia are misusing real people’s names and photographs to spread disinformation about two Democratic Senate candidates.

A cybersecurity issue forces a major New Mexico hospital to divert patients and close clinics
Read full article: A cybersecurity issue forces a major New Mexico hospital to divert patients and close clinicsThe University of New Mexico Health System is racing to fix a cybersecurity issue that forced it to divert ambulances and cancel patient appointments.

Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates
Read full article: Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending acceleratesMicrosoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence.

Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AI
Read full article: Anthropic files for potentially the biggest IPO ever as CEO warns of risk to humanity from AIArtificial intelligence giant Anthropic has filed paperwork for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity.

Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service
Read full article: Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of serviceUkrainian officials have disputed Elon Musk's claims that their military violated Starlink’s terms by using it for offensive drone strikes.

To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn't that simple
Read full article: To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn't that simpleTech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models.

As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between them
Read full article: As the US and China form AI blocs, countries are increasingly torn between themWith 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 without alienating either and risking losing out.

Some US transit systems weigh whether to run trains without a human at the controls
Read full article: Some US transit systems weigh whether to run trains without a human at the controlsAs automated vehicles such as robotaxis become more common on American streets, transit systems are debating whether to go driverless as well.

US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductors
Read full article: US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductorsThe U.S. government has designated helium as a critical material because it’s indispensable for making semiconductors that are essential to energy generation, and the global supply is at risk of disruption.

Mark Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay California billionaire tax, if it passes
Read full article: Mark Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay California billionaire tax, if it passesMark Zuckerberg has made a deal with Meta to help him pay a proposed billionaire tax that is on the ballot in California.

Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'
Read full article: 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.

Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research
Read full article: Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI researchRussia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence.

Tesla's Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX
Read full article: Tesla's Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceXTesla posted a drop in profit for the latest quarter as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon Musk’s other big business, SpaceX.

A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk's personal fortune
Read full article: A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk's personal fortuneStocks of Elon Musk's two biggest companies are rising Wednesday after he suggested a combination was in the works to form a trillion dollar colossus in possibly the biggest deal ever.

Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide
Read full article: Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwideGovernments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to about 70% of websites globally.

Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets
Read full article: Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secretsWith host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses.

Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook
Read full article: Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on FacebookA state judge has ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest fine ever against the tech giant.

Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout
Read full article: Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildoutNvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks.

New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
Read full article: New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AIThe 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.

Orlando International Airport moves forward with vertipad plans, considers $500K in safety technology
Read full article: Orlando International Airport moves forward with vertipad plans, considers $500K in safety technologyA new way of flying could be on the horizon at Orlando International Airport as aviation leaders prepare for electric aircraft that can take off and land vertically without using a traditional runway.

Beijing blasts US sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineer
Read full article: Beijing blasts US sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineerBeijing has expressed strong opposition to U.S. sanctions on five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft.

Elon Musk's SpaceX reports a profit and he hints at a possible merger with Tesla
Read full article: Elon Musk's SpaceX reports a profit and he hints at a possible merger with TeslaSpaceX reported a bigger quarterly profit than expected Tuesday as its satellite communications and artificial intelligence businesses boomed.

Meta tells Brazil's electoral court it treats Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro equally ahead of Sunday vote
Read full article: Meta tells Brazil's electoral court it treats Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro equally ahead of Sunday voteMeta says it has complied with an order from Brazil’s electoral court to treat Brazil's presidential candidates equally before Sunday's runoff.

Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth
Read full article: Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealthAs they steam toward massive public offerings on Wall Street, the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence have begun sketching plans to share their wealth with the public.

China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems
Read full article: China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systemsChina has criticized a U.S. ban on AI startup DeepSeek for federal civilian agencies and is warning of possible retaliatory measures, highlighting tensions in the tech race between the two countries.

Orange County mayoral candidates share concerns about large AI data centers
Read full article: Orange County mayoral candidates share concerns about large AI data centersChris Messina and Tiffany Moore Russell are running to replace Jerry Demings as Orange County mayor. It comes as AI and data centers are becoming hot-button political issues. News 6 anchor Lisa Bell asked both Messina and Moore Russell their views on data centers moving into Orange County.

Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say
Read full article: Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors sayFederal prosecutors say a former OpenAI engineer secretly installed a recording device in a conference room to gather company details.

Florida says driver license, vehicle records may have been accessed in security breach
Read full article: Florida says driver license, vehicle records may have been accessed in security breachThe Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said a malicious actor accessed some department records Sept. 4 using compromised credentials, potentially exposing driver license and motor vehicle information for some Floridians.

Serbian rector's phone was infected with spyware during student protests, group says
Read full article: Serbian rector's phone was infected with spyware during student protests, group saysA digital rights group says spyware from an Israeli company targeted the phone of the head dean of Belgrade University.

AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns
Read full article: AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concernsDownloads of new artificial intelligence agents — like Meta's Muse and OpenAI's dots — are booming.

Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network
Read full article: Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite networkUkraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service.

Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online
Read full article: Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate onlineAuthorities have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois.

China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risks
Read full article: China moves to curb tech exports, including AI, citing national security risksChina plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies, including AI, chips, and solar power, as its tech race with countries like the U.S. intensifies.

IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AI
Read full article: IMF-World Bank meetings focus on global risks and potential benefits of AIThe head of the International Monetary Fund has called for urgent guardrails to manage risks from the AI boom, comparing it to a Formula 1 car that could go off track.

Brazil's Lula challenges Meta at electoral court for alleged algorithmic bias and AI restrictions
Read full article: Brazil's Lula challenges Meta at electoral court for alleged algorithmic bias and AI restrictionsThe campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Thursday it filed a complaint against Meta at the country’s electoral court.

States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
Read full article: States sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adultsEight states are suing the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot violated consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults.

Florida wins key ruling allowing it to enforce a law that targets social media use by kids
Read full article: Florida wins key ruling allowing it to enforce a law that targets social media use by kidsFlorida has won a key court decision in a case involving a ban on social media accounts for kids under 14.

Zimbabwe’s Caine Prize winner rejects claim he used AI to write his story
Read full article: Zimbabwe’s Caine Prize winner rejects claim he used AI to write his storyZimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write his short story, "The Blue Fighter," which won the $10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing.

GlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in New York with $21 billion in financing from Japan
Read full article: GlobalFoundries to open 2 new chip plants in New York with $21 billion in financing from JapanSemiconductor contract manufacturing and design company GlobalFoundries Inc. says it plans to open two chip-making factories in Malta, New York, financed by an investment of up to $21 billion from Japan.

Yemen's Houthis look to build ballistic missiles with more Chinese supplies, report says
Read full article: Yemen's Houthis look to build ballistic missiles with more Chinese supplies, report saysExperts say that Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels are working on a new medium-range ballistic missile system using Chinese parts.

Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years
Read full article: Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in yearsNetflix plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce as part of wider organizational changes.

Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room, FBI and the company say
Read full article: Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room, FBI and the company sayAn engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology.

Police seize robot that groped 16-year-old girl, investigate whether young men were at the controls
Read full article: Police seize robot that groped 16-year-old girl, investigate whether young men were at the controlsGerman authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot.

From ‘hands-free’ to ‘eyes-off’: how General Motors is simulating its way to autonomous driving
Read full article: From ‘hands-free’ to ‘eyes-off’: how General Motors is simulating its way to autonomous drivingGeneral Motors plans to launch an advanced iteration of its driver assist technology on the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ electric vehicle.

Hitters are winning more ABS challenges in the postseason, and teams are challenging more overall
Read full article: Hitters are winning more ABS challenges in the postseason, and teams are challenging more overallBatters have been more successful with robot umpire challenges in the playoffs than during the regular season.

Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to an ‘energy ceasefire’ but Kyiv says attacks continue
Read full article: Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to an ‘energy ceasefire’ but Kyiv says attacks continueU.S. President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” in the 4 1/2-year-old war, but he offered no details on it and Kyiv reported continued attacks by Moscow on energy sites after his statement.

A US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for 'hateful' speech
Read full article: A US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for 'hateful' speechA U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance.

Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90
Read full article: Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died.

NFL urges the Supreme Court to rule on regulation of prediction markets
Read full article: NFL urges the Supreme Court to rule on regulation of prediction marketsThe NFL is urging the Supreme Court to rule on the regulation of prediction markets, arguing in an amicus brief that states are better positioned to oversee sports-related contracts “given the current landscape.”.

The FBI has seized tools used by Chinese hackers for cyber operations, officials say
Read full article: The FBI has seized tools used by Chinese hackers for cyber operations, officials sayThe FBI has seized scanning and phishing tools used by a group of hackers that officials say is associated with the Chinese government and that is responsible for disruptive cyber operations in the United States and abroad, including against the power industry, academia and critical infrastructure.

Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company
Read full article: Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the companyPresident Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing.

Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes
Read full article: Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixesA U.S. Army report found systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. The military has also recommended numerous steps it should take to prevent future tragedies.

Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast, a new AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans think artificial intelligence is developing too fast.

















