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Defense contractor Leonardo is marketing SignalTrace, a technology that pairs automatic license plate readers with sensors to capture unique identifiers from phones, wearables, and other devices, enabling law enforcement…
ECB President Christine Lagarde warned that artificial intelligence could trigger financial crises and called for global AI governance modeled on Cold War-era nuclear non-proliferation treaties. The ECB has stress-tested…
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi said at the Data + AI Summit that the proliferation of AI agents from vendors like Microsoft, Snowflake, and AWS is creating a 'quagmire' of lock-in and compatibility issues. Databricks' answer …
Microsoft is integrating Chinese AI models from DeepSeek into its Azure platform while its partners OpenAI and Anthropic warn about intellectual property theft. The tech giant tests DeepSeek-V4 for its Copilot applicatio…
Pinole appointed Naomi Kelly as city manager despite her ties to a San Francisco corruption scandal involving her husband, former SFPUC chief Harlan Kelly, who was convicted of bribery and bank fraud. The council voted 4…
The Trump administration ordered Anthropic to revoke access to its Claude Mythos and Fable 5 AI models after concerns over SK Telecom's alleged ties to China and Amazon-identified vulnerabilities. Anthropic disabled the …
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled a hawkish stance at his first press conference, emphasizing a strong commitment to the 2% inflation target and dismissing dovish expectations. Markets reacted negatively, with t…
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced free admission to more than 30 state historic parks through the rest of 2026, offering free Historian Passports to commemorate America's 250th birthday and Juneteenth. The progr…
A developer argues that the biggest privacy risk with AI is not what users explicitly disclose, but what AI can infer from patterns in their behavior. Over months, an AI might deduce a user is planning to move to Germany…
DSC Holdings, a Chinese AI-powered used-car tech platform, set terms for a $51 million US IPO on Nasdaq under ticker $DSC, despite a 29% revenue decline in 2025. The company secured rare approval from China's Securities …
Epoch AI has introduced a taxonomy modeled after the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET system, mapping over 60 discrete tasks in AI research and development to track how quickly the field is automating itself. The framewo…
A new report examines the failure of Trade Adjustment Assistance, established over 60 years ago to help workers displaced by globalization, and draws lessons for policymakers preparing for potential job losses from artif…
The Trump administration imposed export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, citing national security, prompting Anthropic to disable the models for all users including in the US. The move overshadowed…
The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, alleging deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors and that its members profited from those claim…
In a perspective published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Jian-min Liu, MD, PhD, argues that artificial intelligence cannot replace physicians in three key domains: holistic clinical observation, trust-base…
California officials are fighting AT&T's bid to end landline service for many residents, arguing the move would harm public safety during disasters and disproportionately affect low-income and rural communities. The stat…
Jeff Bezos said at the VivaTech conference in Paris that AI will create a labor shortage rather than mass unemployment, arguing the technology will unlock new opportunities and increase demand for builders and creators. …
China's top diplomat Wang Yi called for a global AI cooperation organization offering cheap or free models to developing nations, as the G7 discussed limiting access to US AI models to "trusted partners." The competing v…
A security researcher known as Bobdahacker discovered a critical authentication flaw in FIFA World Cup systems, allowing unauthorized access and content injection. Google Chrome's Manifest V3 update will significantly re…
OpenAI has joined a coalition allowing the US government pre-release access to its most advanced AI models for safety testing, part of a broader industry shift toward voluntary cooperation with federal regulators. The mo…