Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – report

You probably won’t be targeted by spyware, but if you are, odds are you won’t know about it. The latest spyware slips in unseen through online ads as you go about your digital life.

Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – report
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Chandrayaan-3's measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration

India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.

Chandrayaan-3's measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration
Environment|News|Technology

Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer

The Energy Department announced Friday a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power

Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer
Entertainment|Technology

What's streaming now: Ed Sheeran, 'The Voice,' 'The Golden Bachelor' and Wes Anderson returns

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Ed Sheeran centered on his relationships, a spinoff of “The Bachelor” starring a 72-year-old widower and Wes Anderson returns for a second time this year with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” starring Benedict Cumberbatch

What's streaming now: Ed Sheeran, 'The Voice,' 'The Golden Bachelor' and Wes Anderson returns
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Britain uses UN speech to show that it wants to be a leader on how the world handles AI

Britain is pitching itself to the world as a ready leader in shaping an international response to the rise of artificial intelligence

Britain uses UN speech to show that it wants to be a leader on how the world handles AI
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Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find

Security researchers say a leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with Predator spyware after announcing a president bid

Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find
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California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor

California's Democratic governor has vetoed a bill that would have required human drivers to be on board self-driving trucks

California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor
Business|News|Science|Technology

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
Business|Environment|News|Science|Technology|World

The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them

Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions

The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
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The UN's top tech official discusses AI, bringing the world together and what keeps him up at night

This fall, the United Nations is to convene an advisory group on artificial intelligence

The UN's top tech official discusses AI, bringing the world together and what keeps him up at night
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RNC's livestreaming partner for the GOP debate is a haven for disinformation and extremism

The exclusive online livestream for the second Republican presidential debate this week will take place on Rumble, an alternative video-sharing platform that has been criticized for allowing far-right extremism, bigotry, election disinformation and conspiracy theories

RNC's livestreaming partner for the GOP debate is a haven for disinformation and extremism
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AI is on the world's mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it?

Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence got barely a mention at the U.N. General Assembly’s convocation of world leaders

AI is on the world's mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it?
News|Technology

Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs

A Georgia man says authorities wrongly arrested him based on a match generated by facial recognition technology

Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs
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Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the company

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle
Business|Entertainment|Technology

Photo giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it's also embracing the technology

Getty Images has a huge collection of stock photographs

Photo giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it's also embracing the technology
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To TikTok or not to TikTok? One GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it 'digital fentanyl'

Republican presidential hopefuls have largely shunned TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app that many conservatives accuse of being a spy mechanism for China

To TikTok or not to TikTok? One GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it 'digital fentanyl'
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More money pledged from Michigan for a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant after Ford pauses

More money is being pledged in Michigan for the development of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant after Ford said it would pause construction until it’s sure it can run the factory competitively

More money pledged from Michigan for a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant after Ford pauses
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Leaf-peeping social media users are clogging a Vermont back road. The town is closing it

Social media users take note: You'll no longer be able to snap that fall foliage selfie in your autumn attire at one popular Vermont spot

Leaf-peeping social media users are clogging a Vermont back road. The town is closing it
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New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?

Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising

New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?
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Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says

A top European Union official says the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc’s laws aimed at combating disinformation

Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says
Business|Technology

Chase UK will soon bar its customers from making crypto transactions due to an uptick in scams

Chase UK, JP Morgan’s British digital bank, says it will bar customers from making cryptocurrency transactions starting next month — citing an uptick in scams and fraud

Chase UK will soon bar its customers from making crypto transactions due to an uptick in scams
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Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs

A top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative

Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs
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A new battery recycling facility will deepen Kentucky's ties to the electric vehicle sector

A recycling facility will be built in Kentucky to shred electric vehicle batteries in a $65 million venture

A new battery recycling facility will deepen Kentucky's ties to the electric vehicle sector
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Is broadband essential, like water or electricity? New net neutrality effort makes the case

Landmark net neutrality rules rescinded under former President Donald Trump could return under a new push by U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel

Is broadband essential, like water or electricity? New net neutrality effort makes the case
Business|Technology

Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins

The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against eBay, claiming the online marketplace unlawfully sold and distributed hundreds of thousands of products like pesticides and motor vehicle emission-evading devices that violate environmental laws

Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins

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