Trump says Russia and Ukraine reach ‘energy ceasefire’ but gives no details
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire,” but he offered no details on its terms. Trump’s brief social media post said only...
View ArticleAnthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide...
NEW YORK (AP) — An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said. It's the latest...
View ArticleOpenAI fires 3 safety researchers in dispute over AI risks
LONDON (AP) — OpenAI said on Friday that it fired three safety researchers for a “breach of trust," defending the dismissals after the trio accused the company of putting its corporate interests before...
View ArticleTeenage figure skaters increasingly targeted by social media abuse as...
Teenage figure skaters as young as 13 are being increasingly targeted by abusive comments on social media, Olympic gold medalist Evan Bates has warned. In a sport which has seen revived popularity...
View ArticleA US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for 'hateful' speech
A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance, so it plans to record classroom conversations and use artificial...
View ArticleArmy finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety...
The U.S. Army found systemic safety breakdowns behind last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., and recommended changes to prevent...
View ArticleSome guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says
Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product don't work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a report Wednesday by Common...
View ArticleIMF chief urges countries to do more to curb debt and regulate AI
Countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the artificial intelligence boom, heavy borrowing and...
View ArticlePersonal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on...
PHOENIX (AP) — A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system stole personal information for more than a million people and is believed to have started when a court employee clicked a malicious link in an...
View ArticlePrivacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban
A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online — without people in the line...
View ArticleA reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety...
Years after the risks of social media for kids first became apparent, U.S. states this summer reached an accord hailed as a turning point for child safety. Meanwhile, a new generation of children has...
View ArticleIranian national extradited to US by Montenegro over alleged $3.4B...
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro has extradited an Iranian-Turkish dual national to the United States over alleged cyberattacks targeting more than 150 U.S. universities and causing an estimated...
View ArticleA timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans....
View ArticleCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect workers from AI risks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting workers from the threats of artificial intelligence, including potential job losses and workplace...
View ArticleFTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said...
View ArticleRight Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to two women and two women-led organizations challenging authoritarian rule, violence and discrimination against women, and the harms...
View ArticleTrump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external...
View ArticleNvidia's board increases chipmaker's share buyback plan by $150 billion
Nvidia’s board has cleared the way for the company to spend $150 billion more in share buybacks as the chipmaking giant looks to make use of more of its stellar revenue growth fueled by demand for its...
View ArticleMLB average game time up nearly 4 minutes to 2:42, partly because of robot...
NEW YORK (AP) — The average time of a nine-inning Major League Baseball game increased by 3 minutes, 43 seconds this season to 2 hours, 42 minutes following the introduction of robot umpires. MLB said...
View ArticleNvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue after...
Nvidia on Monday unveiled a new security platform that the chipmaker said can stop artificial intelligence agents from going rogue. The company said that its Open Agent Safety Platform includes open...
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