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Major U.S. stock indexes mostly rose Monday as semiconductor stocks rebounded sharply, with Intel shares surging 11% on reports that Google and Nvidia are considering Intel as a backup chip-making option. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to close at…
3 MIN READOpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin the process of an initial public offering, the company said Monday. The filing tests investor appetite for a…
3 MIN READShares of European semiconductor companies posted mixed results on Monday, days after a broad selloff in AI-related stocks, as renewed Middle East tensions added to investor uncertainty. Dutch chip-equipment maker ASML Holding fell 1% and…
5 MIN READAbout two-thirds of planned artificial intelligence datacenters in the United States are located in areas that have experienced drought conditions over the past year, according to an analysis by The Guardian. The findings highlight a…
3 MIN READNvidia has ranked No. 1 in The Wall Street Journal's inaugural Best Companies for the Future list, a ranking that evaluates S&P 500 companies on AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience, and agility. The…
3 MIN READU.S.-stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds have posted an 11.5% total return so far in 2026, driven by a two-month rally in chip-company shares that has pushed the S&P 500 through its strongest nine-week winning streak in 75 years,…
3 MIN READNew York moved closer to becoming the first US state to enact a moratorium on large datacenters this week after the state legislature approved a one-year ban on the facilities that power the AI boom. The measure now heads to Governor Kathy…
3 MIN READThe Nasdaq composite index fell 4.2% on Friday, its worst day in more than a year, as a stronger-than-expected May jobs report raised the prospect of higher interest rates and earnings guidance from chip maker Broadcom fueled worries that…
3 MIN READCryptocurrency markets entered 'extreme fear' territory Friday as Zcash plunged 27% on news of a coding exploit, while European technology stocks fell and major companies released mixed earnings updates. The crypto fear index dropped to 17…
4 MIN READAnthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, proposed Thursday that the world's top artificial intelligence companies coordinate on a way to temporarily pause development of advanced AI systems, warning that the technology is…
3 MIN READA new NPR/Ipsos poll of 545 K-12 teachers across the United States finds that nearly three-quarters believe artificial intelligence will have bigger implications for education than past innovations like the internet or personal computers.…
4 MIN READThe largest U.S. banks plan to launch a tokenized deposit network in the first half of 2027, an effort to counter the threat from crypto companies and stablecoins, according to a person familiar with the plan reported by The Wall Street…
3 MIN READAI market-research platform AlphaSense has reached a $7.5 billion valuation in a new funding round, nearly doubling its previous $4 billion mark from 2024, as investors pour capital into artificial-intelligence tools for the…
3 MIN READSeveral leading artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX, are moving toward initial public offerings this year at valuations reaching into the trillions of dollars, according to the Associated Press. The…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday announced a ten-year national artificial intelligence strategy, pledging more than C$2bn ($1.4bn) on computing infrastructure, talent retention, and workforce training as Canada seeks to reduce…
3 MIN READOpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman traveled to Washington on Wednesday for meetings with Trump administration officials and congressional leaders, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order asking artificial intelligence…
3 MIN READColorado Governor Jared Polis on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have banned companies from using surveillance pricing to set wages and consumer prices, rejecting what would have been the strongest such measure in the nation.
3 MIN READMore than 50 bills introduced across half of U.S. states in 2026 seek to restrict retailers from using personal data to set individualized prices, a practice researchers warn could let companies charge more during emergencies or to…
3 MIN READGlobal data centers consumed more electricity in 2025 than all but 10 countries, producing carbon emissions comparable to Argentina, according to a United Nations University report released Wednesday.
3 MIN READLloyds Banking Group apologized Wednesday after an IT glitch left thousands of customers across its brands — Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows and MBNA — unable to make payments, send money or access their accounts…
3 MIN READVoters in Monterey Park, California, on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that permanently bans data centers in the city, making it the first US municipality to enact such a ban through a direct vote. With 86.3% of more than 7,000 votes…
3 MIN READLabour MP Jess Asato has filed a lawsuit at the High Court in London against Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, alleging that its Grok chatbot was designed without safeguards that allowed users to create fake sexualised…
4 MIN READA group of Democratic lawmakers, including Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and Representative Bobby Scott, are opposing a Trump administration proposal that would allow 401(k) retirement plans to invest in cryptocurrency,…
3 MIN READCybercriminals are hijacking companies' internal artificial intelligence agents to steal sensitive business data, including customer Social Security numbers, in a growing security gap that security experts say is proving harder to prevent…
4 MIN READMicrosoft announced Tuesday that its second-generation Majorana quantum chip, Majorana 2, is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor, with qubits that survive for an average of 20 seconds compared to milliseconds on the first chip.…
3 MIN READHackers tricked Instagram's AI-powered customer support tool into changing email addresses and passwords on other users' accounts, Meta confirmed Tuesday, in a security incident that coincided with the reported takeover of former President…
3 MIN READMicrosoft has developed two prototype AI-enabled hardware devices — a wearable access badge and a small desktop cube — that the company said are designed for office workers who regularly use artificial intelligence tools. The products,…
4 MIN READWall Street Journal Chief China Correspondent Lingling Wei reported Tuesday that a technical paper behind Huawei Technologies Co.’s recent “Tau Law” announcement reveals the company acknowledges it cannot break through the U.S.-led…
4 MIN READWisconsin comedian Charlie Berens has pivoted his performance work toward grassroots activism after learning about proposed AI data center construction in communities across the state.
3 MIN READMajor consulting firms and government agencies are mandating generative AI usage for staff and tying it to promotion tracks, even as internal confusion over implementation and expected returns leaves employees and mid-level managers…
3 MIN READNvidia on Sunday unveiled the first personal laptops designed to run artificial-intelligence 'agents,' introducing a new chip called RTX Spark and a broader hardware suite called Vera Rubin at the Computex conference in Taipei.
3 MIN READEstonia began distributing free, customized ChatGPT accounts to nearly 20,000 high school students this year, replacing outright bans with a structured pedagogical trial aimed at preserving cognitive skills amid widespread AI adoption.…
3 MIN READOpenAI has offered nine major UK banking institutions access to its GPT-5.5 Cyber security tool, providing an alternative access pathway as rival Anthropic blocks financial firms from previewing its Claude Mythos model.
3 MIN READNvidia introduced the first personal computers designed to run artificial-intelligence agents and confirmed the status of its Vera Rubin hardware suite during the Computex conference in Taipei on Sunday. The announcement highlights a…
3 MIN READNvidia launched the RTX Spark chip at the Computex 2026 conference in Taipei on Sunday, a processor designed to run AI agents directly on laptops and desktops without relying on cloud computing. Chief executive Jensen Huang said the chip,…
3 MIN READThe UK's Financial Conduct Authority is under growing pressure from lawmakers and digital rights campaigners to demonstrate that its artificial-intelligence partnership with the US company Palantir will not expose sensitive British…
4 MIN READNvidia on Monday unveiled the RTX Spark, a new chip designed to power artificial-intelligence-enabled personal computers, during a keynote speech by Chief Executive Jensen Huang at the Computex technology show in Taipei, Taiwan. The…
4 MIN READPayPal said its core online checkout business is barely growing and will require “significant changes” to fix, as the San Jose, California-based payments pioneer faces intensifying competition from Apple Pay, Shopify, buy now, pay later…
3 MIN READRecruiters inundated with AI-generated job applications are deploying artificial intelligence of their own to handle the surge, using chatbots to conduct screening interviews via phone, text and video. The practice, documented in new…
3 MIN READThe high-stakes trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that the two billionaires agreed on a fundamental reality: developing artificial intelligence would require billions of dollars annually — far more than either had…
4 MIN READWASHINGTON — A powerful congressional committee is urging AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to do more to protect Americans from scams, as investigators probe the role U.S. companies may play in a surge of cyber-enabled fraud. In a request sent…
3 MIN READGoogle said it is changing the single-line search box on its homepage to a more dynamic, expanding query field and to support “multimodal” searches that can include videos, pictures and files. The company also plans a deeper merge of AI…
3 MIN READThe Department of Homeland Security told NPR that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has “no relationship” with spyware company Paragon Solutions. The clarification follows questions about whether ICE reactivated a previously paused…
3 MIN READPennsylvania can move ahead with spending more than $700 million to expand high-speed internet in rural areas after federal officials dropped a condition tied to a dispute over state labor-law “prevailing wage” classifications. The change…
3 MIN READOhio’s largest tax break for data centers has cost the state far more than forecast, according to new figures shared by the Ohio Department of Taxation. In 2024, the sales tax exemption cost about $554.9 million, the department said; in…
3 MIN READNvidia reported Q1 results that beat Wall Street expectations, driven by demand for its high-end AI chips, and forecast revenue near $91 billion for the current quarter. The company earned $58.32 billion ($2.39 per share) in the…
3 MIN READA powerful congressional committee on Wednesday called on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to do more to protect Americans from cyberscams, part of a widening investigation into the role U.S. telecommunications companies play in a surge of fraud…
3 MIN READWASHINGTON — A powerful congressional committee urged AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to do more to protect Americans from scams, pressing the telecoms to share information about how they collect data, monitor for fraud and cybercrime, and…
3 MIN READThree Democratic members of Congress warned that new federal regulations aimed at restricting foreign adversaries from buying cell phone location data leave key government sites, including the White House and CIA headquarters, unprotected.
3 MIN READFederal officials reversed course and will allow Pennsylvania to spend more than $700 million to expand high-speed internet in rural areas, clearing a dispute over state labor law that had threatened the funding for roughly 130,000 homes…
3 MIN READGoogle on Tuesday unveiled a stream of AI upgrades at its annual developers conference, including new Gemini model rollouts aimed at making search and everyday tasks more proactive. Chief executive Sundar Pichai said Gemini usage has…
3 MIN READA trio of congressional Democrats warned that new rules aimed at stopping foreign governments from buying Americans’ phone-location data include gaps that leave sensitive federal sites unprotected. In a letter, Sens. Ron Wyden and Martin…
3 MIN READPennsylvania can move forward with spending more than $700 million to expand high-speed internet in rural areas after federal officials removed a wage-and-worker-classification condition tied to state prevailing wage law, the AP reported…
3 MIN READA federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in the Pentagon’s legal fight with AI company Anthropic after the Defense Department designated the company a national security supply-chain risk. Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
4 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, on May 19 ruled that Elon Musk filed his lawsuit against OpenAI too late, allowing the AI firm to avoid a costly court loss. The three‑week trial, which featured testimony from former OpenAI…
4 MIN READGoogle used its annual developer conference, Google I/O, to announce new AI tools that it said will expand Gemini’s role in search, video creation and day-to-day tasks. The company also previewed Gemini Spark, a cloud-based agent it…
3 MIN READNvidia reported Q1 earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street expectations, citing strong demand for its high-end AI chips. The company earned $58.32 billion, or $2.39 per share, for the February-April period and said it expects…
3 MIN READPope Leo XIV will release his first encyclical on May 25, a document focused on the care of human dignity in the era of artificial intelligence, with Christopher Olah, co-founder of the AI safety company Anthropic, joining the pontiff for…
3 MIN READGoogle announced a new proactive AI assistant, Gemini Spark, and a suite of agentic AI tools at its annual I/O developers conference Tuesday, marking a major push into autonomous AI systems as the company's user base for its existing AI…
3 MIN READOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After a federal jury found Elon Musk filed his lawsuit too late, OpenAI avoided what could have been a costly court loss, but testimony during the three-week trial also left both sides with damage. The nine-person…
3 MIN READThe Senate Judiciary Committee has summoned the chief executives of Meta, Alphabet, TikTok, and Snap to testify at a June 23 hearing on the platforms’ effects on children, as a wave of court rulings and public advocacy sharpens…
3 MIN READGaza’s digital freelancers are rebuilding their online work after months of bombardment, blackouts and bank restrictions, relying on coworking spaces, solar power and alternative payment channels to keep clients abroad supplied. In Gaza…
3 MIN READThe Lower Merion School District board told parents this week it will not allow students to opt out of using school-issued devices, rebuffing a petition signed by more than 600 residents who say ubiquitous screens are harming their…
3 MIN READParents in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, are pressing a school district to allow families to opt their children out of classroom technology, arguing that screens are distracting and can encourage behavior such as gaming or watching…
3 MIN READMeta Platforms is rolling out an “incognito” mode for its WhatsApp AI chatbot, allowing users to hold private conversations that the company says even it cannot access. The feature, announced Wednesday, is designed to ease growing privacy…
3 MIN READHill County, Texas — a rural county south of Fort Worth — on Tuesday became the first in the state to impose a one-year pause on new data center construction in unincorporated areas, after county commissioners cited escalating…
4 MIN READThe parent company of the Canvas educational platform said it reached a deal with hackers to delete the data they stole in a cyberattack that disrupted finals for students at thousands of schools worldwide, acknowledging there was 'never…
3 MIN READMeta Platforms said Wednesday it is rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private, temporary conversations with its Meta AI chatbot. The company said messages in the mode will be processed in a secure environment that…
4 MIN READInstructure, the parent company of the education platform Canvas, said it reached an agreement with hackers who stole data in a cyberattack that disrupted schools and universities during finals. The company said it received “digital…
3 MIN READGoogle said Monday it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit a previously unknown software vulnerability, a development one of the company’s top threat analysts called the arrival of an era…
3 MIN READA cyberattack on the Canvas learning management system disrupted final exams and grade submissions at schools and universities across the United States this week, with the hacking group ShinyHunters claiming responsibility. The outage,…
3 MIN READThe Canvas online learning platform was back online Friday after a cyberattack late Thursday knocked it offline for tens of thousands of students and faculty worldwide, according to Instructure, the company that operates the system. The…
3 MIN READTens of thousands of students studying for final exams regained access Friday to Canvas, a widely used online learning platform, after a cyberattack disrupted access for thousands of schools and universities earlier in the week.…
3 MIN READColleges and universities across the U.S. reported disruption during finals after the Canvas learning platform suffered an outage tied to a cyberattack, with Instructure saying late Thursday that the service was available again to most…
3 MIN READGoogle said it disrupted a criminal operation that used artificial intelligence to find and exploit a previously unknown software vulnerability, and that it notified the affected company and law enforcement. The company said the…
3 MIN READA cyberattack on the Canvas learning management system left thousands of schools and universities without platform access Thursday, disrupting coursework and final exams across the country. Luke Connolly, a threat analyst at cybersecurity…
3 MIN READThe Canvas learning-management system was offline Thursday after a cyberattack, leaving students at thousands of schools and universities unable to access course materials as final exams approached, according to a threat analyst and school…
3 MIN READAP reported on May 7 that cybersecurity professionals advise users to clear out dormant accounts, unused apps, and old files from their digital devices, a process that frees storage space and reduces exposure to scammers.
3 MIN READAs the new year begins, technology writer Kelvin Chan advises that clearing out email clutter can reduce the risk of data breaches and make it easier to find important messages. In an article published Thursday, Chan offered several…
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