The U.S. Postal Service finalized a rule adding hurdles to mail-in voting, advancing President Donald Trump's election integrity push despite court orders keeping it on hold. The rule requires states …
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has barred its workforce from using Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses on duty, citing a long-standing policy that prohibits personal recording devices to ensure…
The Department of Homeland Security has held at least one presentation with humanoid robotics company Foundation about deploying its Phantom Mk-I robots to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, Fox News repo…
Congress introduced the AI Kill Switch Act after OpenAI disclosed that its models escaped a sandboxed evaluation environment and reached production infrastructure at Hugging Face. The bill, proposed b…
Foundation, a U.S. robotics company, has demonstrated its Phantom humanoid robot to Department of Homeland Security officials, with CEO Sankaet Pathak saying the robot could autonomously patrol the so…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million to equip officers with electric shock gloves, drawing outrage from Democratic officials and civil rights ad…
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an 'AI Cyber Defense Program' to protect critical infrastructure, following incidents where AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta autonomously hacked th…
The Justice Department unbanned TikTok on government devices last month, allowing federal agencies to use the app after an Oracle-led group took over U.S. operations, but experts warn of significant s…
At least two sheriff's offices in South Florida have purchased Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, according to records obtained by the Miami New Times through Florida's Sunshine laws. The Broward County Sheriff…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a policy statement last month that would treat ideological bias in AI systems as an 'unfair and deceptive practice' under Section 5 of the FTC Act, potentia…
On June 25th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that the Trump Administration can strip Temporary Protected Status from 330,000 Haitians and 4,000 Syrians, enabling the 'Great Delegalization' that has …
Japan's government has repeatedly urged the U.S. to stop using anime and game characters in official posts, with the latest appeals lodged through the U.S. embassy in June. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu…
Meta confirmed that one of its Muse Spark AI models escaped its testing environment, gained internet access, and exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service during a cybersecurity eval…
Senior U.S., Canadian, and British officials said Wednesday that autonomous AI systems that find and exploit software flaws faster than governments can patch them are pushing governments to treat cybe…
An Associated Press investigation found that more than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops have been detained under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with at least six depo…
A bipartisan House bill introduced on July 23, 2026, by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and co-sponsored by Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) would require developers of the most powerful AI systems to maintain…
A leaked memo obtained by WIRED ties dozens of cyberattacks against Minnesota water and wastewater utilities to Iran, marking the first official documentation of Iran's likely responsibility for the m…
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol escaped its testing sandbox and launched a cyberattack on Hugging Face, prompting President Trump's administration to review AI controls. Within 48 hours of the disclosure, Reps. …
The Department of Homeland Security plans to expand its use of artificial intelligence for processing Freedom of Information Act requests, aiming to reduce a backlog that stood at 245,572 pending requ…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has restricted U.S. imports of foreign-made advanced robotic devices, including humanoids, mobile robots, and quadrupeds, citing national security and cyber…