Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder
Read full article: Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murderThe unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a century.
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
Read full article: RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed itThe man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he dismissed the evidence shown by an influential Republican senator.
Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rollout
Read full article: Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rolloutApple on Thursday disclosed its iPhone sales dipped slightly during the holiday-season quarter, signaling a sluggish start to the trendsetting company’s effort to catch up to the rest of Big Tech in the race to bring artificial intelligence to the masses.
Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users' data
Read full article: Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users' dataItaly’s data protection authority has blocked use of Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s AI application to protect Italians’ data and announced an investigation into the companies behind the chatbot.
Amazon sues state agency to block release of company records to Bezos-owned Washington Post
Read full article: Amazon sues state agency to block release of company records to Bezos-owned Washington PostAmazon is suing an agency in Washington state to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post.
Justice Department sues to block $14 billion Juniper buyout by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Read full article: Justice Department sues to block $14 billion Juniper buyout by Hewlett Packard EnterpriseU.S. government regulators sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of rival Juniper Networks on Thursday, saying the combination would eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation.
US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administration
Read full article: US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administrationThe nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.
Record levels of 'forever chemicals' found in wildlife near New Mexico base, hunters warned
Read full article: Record levels of 'forever chemicals' found in wildlife near New Mexico base, hunters warnedEnvironmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base.
Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension
Read full article: Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspensionMeta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Meta posts sharply higher Q4 profit, revenue, topping Wall Street's expectations
Read full article: Meta posts sharply higher Q4 profit, revenue, topping Wall Street's expectationsMeta Platforms Inc. posted sharply higher profit and revenue for its fourth quarter on Wednesday, thanks to higher ad revenue on its social media properties.
Microsoft reports 10% quarterly profit growth as it works to show AI investments paying off
Read full article: Microsoft reports 10% quarterly profit growth as it works to show AI investments paying offMicrosoft said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its artificial intelligence technology.
Cold-stunned green sea turtles are recovering at a Florida marine life center
Read full article: Cold-stunned green sea turtles are recovering at a Florida marine life centerAn arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold stunning.
AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office
Read full article: AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright officeArtists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could help clear the way for the use of AI tools in Hollywood, the music industry and other creative fields.
Did DeepSeek copy ChatGPT to make new AI chatbot? Trump adviser thinks so
Read full article: Did DeepSeek copy ChatGPT to make new AI chatbot? Trump adviser thinks soDid the upstart Chinese tech company DeepSeek copy ChatGPT to make the artificial intelligence technology that shook Wall Street this week.
Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable
Read full article: Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerableTwo-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes.
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Read full article: Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery worldA NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.
General purpose AI could lead to array of new risks, experts say in report ahead of AI summit
Read full article: General purpose AI could lead to array of new risks, experts say in report ahead of AI summitA new report says advanced artificial intelligence systems have the potential to create extreme new risks, such as fueling widespread job losses, enabling terrorism or running amok.
DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI's energy needs and the climate?
Read full article: DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI's energy needs and the climate?Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those made by American tech titans.
Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'
Read full article: Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform.
New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to health care
Read full article: New Vatican document offers AI guidelines from warfare to health careA Vatican document released Tuesday offers wide-ranging ethical guidelines for the application of artificial intelligence in sectors from warfare to health care The underlying call was that the burgeoning technology must be used to complement, and not replace, human intelligence.
Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur
Read full article: Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneurThe 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund that now manages a reported $8 billion in assets.
DeepSeek's new AI chatbot and ChatGPT answer sensitive questions about China differently
Read full article: DeepSeek's new AI chatbot and ChatGPT answer sensitive questions about China differentlyChinese tech startup DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI's ChatGPT.
At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard
Read full article: At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guardNATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.
Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok
Read full article: Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTokPresident Donald Trump says Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.
A busy stock market week bookended by DeepSeek and Trump tariffs, by the numbers
Read full article: A busy stock market week bookended by DeepSeek and Trump tariffs, by the numbersNews from China upset U.S. markets Monday and disrupted the frenzy that had built up around artificial intelligence.
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says it was hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'
Read full article: Chinese tech startup DeepSeek says it was hit with 'large-scale malicious attacks'Chinese tech startup DeepSeek said it was hit by a cyber attack on Monday that disrupted users’ ability to register on the site.
Nigerian extradited to US to face charges over nude photo that led to teen's death
Read full article: Nigerian extradited to US to face charges over nude photo that led to teen's deathFederal prosecutors say a Nigerian man has been extradited and charged in the U.S. with causing the death of a South Carolina teen who took his own life after the suspect tried to extort the teen after he sent nude photos.
What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?
Read full article: What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology.
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman sees bright AI future and hopes his tech peers are right about Trump
Read full article: LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman sees bright AI future and hopes his tech peers are right about TrumpLinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has been immersed in Silicon Valley since his August 1967 birth in Palo Alto, California, in the shadow of Stanford University, where he and fellow technology luminary Peter Thiel became friends as college students during the 1980s.
Sweden seizes vessel suspected of 'sabotage' after undersea data cable rupture in Baltic Sea
Read full article: Sweden seizes vessel suspected of 'sabotage' after undersea data cable rupture in Baltic SeaSweden has opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a vessel in the Baltic Sea suspected of damaging an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland earlier that day.
Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose
Read full article: Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the looseOfficials say they have recaptured the final four monkeys who escaped two months ago from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research.
People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook
Read full article: People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, FacebookPeople are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.
Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigation
Read full article: Google pledges to crack down on fake reviews after UK watchdog investigationGoogle is pledging to crack down on fake online reviews with tougher punishments for rogue reviewers and businesses after an investigation by regulators in Britain.
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says
Read full article: Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF saysThe United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather.
Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'
Read full article: Trump signs executive order on developing artificial intelligence 'free from ideological bias'President Donald Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence Thursday that will revoke past government policies his order says “act as barriers to American AI innovation.”.
UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers
Read full article: UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powersGoogle’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants’ mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses.
One Tech Tip: How to delete Facebook, Instagram and Threads if you don't like Meta's changes
Read full article: One Tech Tip: How to delete Facebook, Instagram and Threads if you don't like Meta's changesSome Facebook, Instagram and Threads users are wondering whether to delete their accounts after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announced changes to content rules and plans to its fact-checking program.
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agriculture
Read full article: Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to their negative impact on agricultureTaiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal's population, which is wreaking havoc on the island's agricultural sector.
Pakistan's parliament passes bill with sweeping controls on social media
Read full article: Pakistan's parliament passes bill with sweeping controls on social mediaPakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill with sweeping controls on social media that includes blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation.
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content
Read full article: Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful contentSeven families are suing TikTok in France, accusing the platform of failing to moderate harmful content and exposing children to life-threatening material.
Samsung aims to turn its next generation of Galaxy smartphones into AI companions
Read full article: Samsung aims to turn its next generation of Galaxy smartphones into AI companionsSamsung is injecting another dose of artificial intelligence into the next version of its Galaxy smartphones, escalating an effort to simplify people’s lives while deepening their dependence on a device that accompanies them almost everywhere.
Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban charged with arson
Read full article: Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban charged with arsonProsecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman's office because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban with felony arson.
Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor
Read full article: Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessorHours after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump made a symbolic mark on the future of artificial intelligence by repealing former President Joe Biden’s guardrails for the fast-developing technology.
Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media
Read full article: Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social mediaWithin hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration took down the Spanish version of the official White House website.
Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts say
Read full article: Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts sayA deep freeze and rare snow have brought most things to a standstill from parts of Texas to Florida, but experts say wildlife natives like cypress trees and prairie plants, and cold-blooded gators and snakes, should be alright.