In 2017, Elon Musk signed an open letter calling on the United Nations to ban the development of autonomous weapons. “We do not have long to act,” the letter read. “Once this Pandora’s box is… Read more: SpaceX Angling for Military Contract to Produce Drone Swarms

Pritzker’s move reflects increasing public pushback against resource-hungry facilities used to power the AI boom The Illinois governor JB Pritzker proposed a two-year break from offering tax incentives for datacenters, a reflection of increasing public… Read more: Illinois governor proposes cancelling tax breaks for datacenters

Archival storage poses lots of challenges. We want media that is extremely dense and stable for centuries or more, and, ideally, doesn’t consume any energy when not being accessed. Lots of ideas have floated around—even… Read more: Microsoft’s new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass

This week, Apple released the first developer betas for iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS 26.4, and its other operating systems. On Tuesday, it followed those up with public beta versions of the same updates. Usually… Read more: 5 changes to know about in Apple’s latest iOS, macOS, and iPadOS betas

Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.

After being merged with Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, SpaceX is gearing up for a $1.25 trillion IPO — but since the entity is still currently private, it’s remained mostly out of reach of everyday… Read more: Buckle Up: New Fund Will Let Regular Investors Buy SpaceX Stock

The days of tech giants buying up discrete chips are over. AI companies now need GPUs, CPUs, and everything in between.

In its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Palantir says that increased regulation of immigration may impact the company’s ability to hire the talent it needs. At the same time, Palantir… Read more: Palantir, Which Is Powering ICE, Says Immigration Crackdown May Hurt Hiring

Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, warns former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm The former chancellor George Osborne has warned that countries that do not embrace the… Read more: Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne

The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called music “the universal language of mankind.” Is that still true when the so-called music is being generated by a probabilistic robot instead of a human? We’re about to… Read more: Record scratch—Google’s Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today

Collagery/Shutterstock Most AI training teaches you how to get outputs. Write a better prompt. Refine your query. Generate content faster. This approach treats AI as a productivity tool and measures success by speed. It misses… Read more: Using AI responsibly means knowing when not to use it

The Food and Drug Administration has reversed its shocking refusal to consider Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine for approval. The refusal was revealed last week in a sharply worded press release from Moderna. Subsequent reporting found… Read more: FDA does U-turn, will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot after shocking rejection

Is the AI bubble going to burst? Will it cause the economy to go up in flames? Both analogies may be apt if you’re to believe one leading expert’s warning that the industry may be… Read more: Oxford Researcher Warns That AI Is Heading for a Hindenburg-Style Disaster

Apple is reportedly accelerating AI wearables, including smart glasses, a pin-like pendant, and upgraded AirPods centered on a revamped Siri. The post Apple Plans AI Pendant, Smart AirPods in Major Wearables Expansion appeared first on… Read more: Apple Plans AI Pendant, Smart AirPods in Major Wearables Expansion

Every day, people log into an online forum for current and former Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers to share their thoughts on the news of the day and complain about their colleagues in Immigration and… Read more: Inside the DHS forum where ICE agents trash talk one another

In Qing dynasty China, artisans augmented decorative pieces by incorporating iridescent kingfisher feathers—a technique known as tian-tsui. Scientists at Northwestern University’s Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts have used high-energy x-ray imaging to achieve… Read more: X-rays reveal kingfisher feather structure in unprecedented detail

It’s that time of year—a new budget Pixel phone is about to hit virtual shelves. The Pixel 10a will be available on March 5, and pre-orders go live today. The 9a will still be on… Read more: Google’s Pixel 10a arrives on March 5 for $499 with specs and design of yesteryear

The real estate industry has seized on generative AI with a passion. Realtors have made extensive use of the tech, manipulating photos of properties beyond recognition by giving facades and interiors a heavy coat of… Read more: Realtor Uses AI, Accidentally Posts Photo of Rental Property With Demonic Figure Emerging From Mirror

Ring’s controversial, AI-powered “Search Party” feature isn’t intended to always be limited only to dogs, the company’s founder, Jamie Siminoff, told Ring employees in an internal email obtained by 404 Media.  In October, Ring launched… Read more: Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs

For leaders in the financial sector, the experimental phase of generative AI has concluded and the focus for 2026 is operational integration. While early adoption centred on content generation and efficiency in isolated workflows, the… Read more: How financial institutions are embedding AI decision-making

A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all.

Intermittent fasting has become one of the most talked-about weight loss trends in recent years, promising dramatic results with simple changes to when you eat. But a major Cochrane review suggests the reality may be… Read more: Intermittent fasting fails to beat standard dieting for weight loss

Aivolut uses GPT-5 and Claude to help professionals create full-length, KDP-ready manuscripts in minutes. The post Turn Your Expertise Into Published Books Using Advanced AI Technology appeared first on TechRepublic.

Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated engineers. A researcher at The University of Osaka has now explored a bold new approach: a… Read more: A spinning gyroscope could finally unlock ocean wave energy

Northwestern researchers have shown that when it comes to cancer vaccines, arrangement can be just as important as ingredients. By repositioning a small fragment of an HPV protein on a DNA-based nanovaccine, the team dramatically… Read more: This reengineered HPV vaccine trains T cells to hunt down cancer

This week we start with Emanuel’s wild story about Alpha School, a very hyped AI-powered school. Emanuel got leaked documents and spoke to former employees. After the break, Sam tells us what happens when someone… Read more: Podcast: Inside an AI-Powered School

Attention, gamers: if you thought new titles on top of the endless cavalcade of sequels and remakes were derivative now, wait till you hear about what the game engine maker Unity has got in store.… Read more: Unity Says It Has a New Product That Cooks Up Entire Games Using AI

Amazon just killed its newest robot. Here’s what went wrong. The post Amazon Shelves Blue Jay Warehouse Robot Months After Its Debut appeared first on TechRepublic.

Over the last few years, evidence has piled up that psychedelic drugs can provide relatively rapid relief from the symptoms of clinical depression. The drugs seemingly work by boosting the brain’s ability to remodel connections… Read more: Hallucinogen DMT an effective antidepressant in small clinical trial

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among the youngest geological structures on the… Read more: The Moon is still shrinking and it could trigger more moonquakes

Business leaders tout AI as a path to shorter weeks and better balance. But without power, workers are unlikely to share the gains The front-page headline in a recent Washington Post was breathless: “These companies… Read more: The bogus four-day workweek that AI supposedly ‘frees up’

As a large provider of technology services operating in multiple industries, Infosys is one of the names that quickly come to mind when decision-makers consider possible providers of consultation on and practical implementation of any… Read more: Infosys AI implementation framework offers business leaders guidance

A major new study has spotlighted three familiar medicines that could take on an unexpected new role in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease — with a shingles vaccine emerging as the front-runner. After reviewing 80… Read more: Viagra and shingles vaccine show surprising promise against Alzheimer’s

“We would [all] love to have an AI boss who wouldn’t yell at you or gaslight you. Claude as a boss is the nicest guy ever.”

Antibiotic resistance is racing toward a global crisis, with “superbugs” projected to cause over 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Now, scientists at UC San Diego have unveiled a powerful new CRISPR-based tool that doesn’t… Read more: Breakthrough CRISPR system could reverse antibiotic resistance crisis

Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key oxygen-processing enzyme back hundreds of millions of years before the Great Oxidation Event. Early microbes… Read more: Ancient microbes may have used oxygen 500 million years before it filled Earth’s atmosphere

Inaugural Customer Conference showcases the Kipu Helix Intelligent Operating System, reshaping how behavioral health organizations scale, operate, and deliver care As artificial intelligence redefines what’s possible in healthcare, Kipu brings that transformation directly to behavioral… Read more: Kipu Health Launches Elevate 2026

The move to the country’s leading tech hub follows a year of accelerated growth and 190% enterprise expansion Drata, the leading agentic trust management platform, today announced the opening of its new San Francisco headquarters,… Read more: Drata Opens San Francisco Headquarters

New research shows 67% already building agentic workflows and 85% expect AI agents to become table stakes within three years. Nylas today released its 2026 State of Agentic AI report, based on a survey of more… Read more: 94% of Developers Eye Vendor Switch Amid AI Race

New enterprise capabilities are designed to accelerate data movement across distributed AI environments while lowering complexity and total cost As AI drives explosive data growth, enterprises are under increasing pressure to move information quickly and… Read more: Lumen Unveils Gateway to Ease AI Network Strain

Scientists in China have unveiled a breakthrough way to mass-produce powerful cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. By engineering early-stage stem cells from cord blood—rather than trying to modify mature natural killer (NK) cells—they created… Read more: One stem cell generates 14 million tumor-killing NK cells in major cancer breakthrough

A new University at Buffalo study suggests cannabis-infused beverages could help some people cut back on alcohol. In a survey of cannabis users, those who drank cannabis beverages reported cutting their weekly alcohol intake roughly… Read more: People who switched to cannabis drinks cut their alcohol use nearly in half

A 125-million-year-old dinosaur just rewrote what we thought we knew about prehistoric life. Scientists in China have uncovered an exceptionally preserved juvenile iguanodontian with fossilized skin so detailed that individual cells are still visible. Even… Read more: 125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

China Media Group’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala drew widespread attention with a performance of humanoid robots that appeared to do martial arts alongside young performers. However, as the videos spread, viewers expressed both admiration and… Read more: Should we be impressed or worried by China’s humanoid robot display? – video

Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do Dancing humanoid robots took centre stage on Monday during the annual China Media Group’s Spring Festival Gala, China’s… Read more: China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?

Many of the latest large language models (LLMs) are designed to remember details from past conversations or store user profiles, enabling these models to personalize responses. But researchers from MIT and Penn State University found… Read more: Personalization features can make LLMs more agreeable

Google, Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to mingle with global south leaders wrestling for control over technology Silicon Valley tech billionaires will land in Delhi this week for an AI summit hosted by India’s prime minister,… Read more: Tech billionaires fly in for Delhi AI expo as Modi jostles to lead in south

For a while now, Mac owners have been able to use tools like CrossOver and Game Porting Toolkit to get many Windows games running on their operating system of choice. Now, GameSir plans to add… Read more: GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games

SAN FRANCISCO – After attracting cubesat customers, Belgium-based Simera Sense is developing higher-resolution optical payloads for larger satellites. To date, Simera Sense customers have sent more than 50 xScape100 and xScape200 […] The post Simera Sense… Read more: Simera Sense to offer larger cameras and enhanced autonomy

Over the past 15 years, password managers have grown from a niche security tool used by the technology savvy into an indispensable security tool for the masses, with an estimated 94 million US adults—or roughly… Read more: Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true

Anthropic rolls out Claude Sonnet 4.6 as its new default model, bringing stronger reasoning and coding power to free and paid users alike. The post Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 as Default Model for Free… Read more: Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 as Default Model for Free and Paid Users

Over the last couple of months, the AI industry’s obsession with building out costly data centers has sent the price of RAM skyrocketing, turning a simple computer upgrade into a costly investment. And while there… Read more: AI Data Centers Are Now Spiking Hard Drive Prices

Security experts have urged people to be cautious with the viral agentic AI tool, known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.

Two researchers are warning of the devastating psychological impacts that AI automation, or the threat of it, can have on the workforce. The phenomenon, they argue in a new article published in the journal Cureus,… Read more: It’s Psychologically Devastating for Workers to Constantly Be Told They’re Being Replaced by AI, Paper Finds

Earlier this month, Valve announced it was delaying the release of its new Steam Machine desktop and Steam Frame VR headset due to memory and storage shortages that have been cascading across the PC industry… Read more: RAM shortage hits Valve’s four-year-old Steam Deck, now available “intermittently”

Imagine turning the key or pressing the start button of your car—and nothing happens. Not because the battery is dead or the engine is broken but because a server no longer answers. For a growing… Read more: What happens to a car when the company behind its software goes under?

More than two years after Broadcom took over VMware, the virtualization company’s customers are still grappling with higher prices, uncertainty, and the challenges of reducing vendor lock-in. Today, CloudBolt Software released a report, “The Mass… Read more: Most VMware users still “actively reducing their VMware footprint,” survey finds

Talk show host Stephen Colbert said CBS forbade him from interviewing Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico because of a Federal Communications Commission threat to enforce the equal-time rule on late-night and daytime talk shows.… Read more: Stephen Colbert says CBS forbid interview of Democrat because of FCC threat

Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US military had used Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot for its invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of the country’s president Nicolás Maduro. The exact details of… Read more: Pentagon Issues Threat to Anthropic

Funding accelerates GTM expansion and the deployment of 30+ additional Complyance AI agents to automate manual risk and compliance workflows for Enterprise companies Complyance, the leading AI-native Enterprise GRC platform, today announced a $20 million… Read more: Complyance Raises $20M Series A Led by GV (Google Ventures)

Advancing AI from Pilots to Production at Enterprise Scale The Ethical AI Governance Group (EAIGG) announced today the 2026 Human AI (HAI) Co-Innovation Summit, an invite-only event gathering enterprise leaders, AI-native founders, and global investors to… Read more: Human AI Co-Innovation Summit Launches in Paris

DeepL, a global AI product and research company, today announced its availability in AWS Marketplace. Customers can now access DeepL’s market-leading AI translation and writing assistance solutions via the DeepL API through AWS Marketplace, simplifying… Read more: DeepL Launches on AWS Marketplace

No one will supplant American and Chinese dominance in the space launch arena anytime soon, but several longtime US allies now see sovereign access to space as a national security imperative. Taking advantage of private… Read more: There’s a lot of big talk about sovereign launch—who is doing something about it?

Warner Bros. Discovery is giving Paramount one more week to make its best and final offer, leaving the door open for a deal that could upend its merger agreement with Netflix. Officially, Warner Bros. is… Read more: Warner Bros. rejects Paramount again but asks for “best and final offer”

Prof Michael Wooldridge says scenario such as deadly self-driving car update or AI hack could destroy global interest The race to get artificial intelligence to market has raised the risk of a Hindenburg-style disaster that… Read more: Race for AI is making Hindenburg-style disaster ‘a real risk’, says leading expert

Exclusive: ICE more than tripled the amount of data stored in Microsoft’s cloud at the same time that its arsenal of surveillance technology ballooned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deepened its reliance on Microsoft’s cloud… Read more: ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show

Toyota provided flights from Columbus, Ohio to Santa Barbara, California and accommodation so Ars could drive the Woodland bZ. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. When you think about what makes a perfect single-car… Read more: Looks a lot like an electric station wagon: the 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland

In a recent study, University of Alaska Fairbanks paleontologist Matthew Wooller and his colleagues radiocarbon-dated what they thought were pieces of two mammoth vertebrae, only to get a whale of a surprise and a whole… Read more: Scientists hunting mammoth fossils found whales 400 km inland

Europe’s privacy watchdog has opened a “large-scale” inquiry into Elon Musk’s X over AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery, in the latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the social media site’s Grok chatbot. Ireland’s Data Protection… Read more: EU launches probe into xAI over sexualized images

The electric car transition isn’t going great for America’s domestic automakers, but it’s far from over. Ford may have ended production of the full-size F-150 Lightning pickup truck, but next year, it will debut a… Read more: Ford is focusing on efficiency to make its 2027 $30,000 EV pickup affordable

At long last, we have the official full trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, a feature film spinoff from Disney’s megahit Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Grogu (fka “Baby Yoda”) won viewers’ hearts from the… Read more: Here’s the fun, action-packed trailer for Mandolorian and Grogu

What happens to social media accounts belonging to those who shuffle off this mortal coil has been a subject of debate ever since the tech went mainstream. Should dormant accounts be left alone, or should… Read more: Meta Patented AI That Takes Over Your Account When You Die, Keeps Posting Forever

New US-led series, Reworked, centers workers’ experiences as artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace The Guardian launched a sweeping new editorial series on Tuesday examining how artificial intelligence is transforming work and power across the United… Read more: The Guardian launches year-long reporting initiative exploring AI, work and power

Alpha School, an “AI-powered private school” that heavily relies on AI to teach students and can cost up to $65,000 a year, is AI-generating faulty lesson plans that internal company documentation find sometimes do “more… Read more: ‘Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:’ Inside an AI-Powered Private School

For organizations who are still wedded to the rules and structures of robotic process automation (RPA), then considering agentic AI as the next step for automation may be faintly terrifying. SS&C Blue Prism, however, is… Read more: SS&C Blue Prism: On the journey from RPA to agentic automation

Enabling faster, more accurate enterprise AI and analytics across multi-cloud, edge, and data center environments Cloudera, the only company bringing AI to data anywhere, today announced the expansion of Cloudera AI Inference and Cloudera Data… Read more: Cloudera Expands Unified Data, AI Inferencing Capabilities

By the time the public harassment started, a woman told Futurism, she was already living in a nightmare. For months, her then-fiancé and partner of several years had been fixating on her and their relationship… Read more: AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking

One year after the AI Summit in Paris, the international community will meet again this week in New Delhi for the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence, whose objective will notably be to support the diffusion… Read more: Too little, too concentrated: why AI start-up funding in Africa needs rethinking

American International Group (AIG) has reported faster than expected gains from its use of generative AI, with implications for underwriting capacity, operating cost, and portfolio integration. The company’s recent disclosures at an Investor Day merit… Read more: Insurance giant AIG deploys agentic AI with orchestration layer

Up to a third of people worldwide have shoulder pain; it’s one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints. But medical imaging might not reveal the problem—in fact, it could even cloud it. In a study… Read more: 99% of adults over 40 have shoulder “abnormalities” on an MRI, study finds

The question that’s stumping top AI researchers isn’t about consciousness or doomsday scenarios. After interviewing dozens of developers at companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, Amelia Miller found it was this: should AI “simulate emotional… Read more: Top Machine Learning Developer Speechless at Simple Question: Should AI Simulate Emotional Intimacy?

Headquartered in Santa Clara, NVIDIA has evolved from a graphics chip company into the backbone of the global AI boom. If Silicon Valley is the brain of modern technology, NVIDIA supplies a very large portion… Read more: NVIDIA: Silicon Valley’s AI engine

The release of Alibaba’s latest Qwen model challenges proprietary AI model economics with comparable performance on commodity hardware. While US-based labs have historically held the performance advantage, open-source alternatives like the Qwen 3.5 series are… Read more: Alibaba Qwen is challenging proprietary AI model economics

PM says action is looking at potential criminal liability in order to protect children and end ‘impunity’ of online platforms The Spanish government will ask prosecutors to investigate the social media companies X, Meta and… Read more: Spain to investigate social media firms over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

ArisGlobal, an AI-first technology company at the forefront of Life Sciences and creator of LifeSphere®, has announced five significant new product offerings to drive cross-functional operationalization of AI. On day one of Breakthrough 2026, its annual industry event,… Read more: ArisGlobal announced five significant new product offerings

Goldman Sachs plans to deploy Anthropic’s Claude model in trade accounting and client onboarding, and, according to an article in American Banker, presents this as part of a broader push among large banks to use… Read more: Goldman Sachs deploys Anthropic systems with success

San Francisco’s AI startups are pushing workers to grind endlessly, hinting at pressures soon hitting other sectors Not long after the terms “996” and “grindcore” entered the popular lexicon, people started telling me stories about… Read more: 12-hour days, no weekends: the anxiety driving AI’s brutal work culture is a warning for all of us

When tens of thousands of earthquakes shook Santorini, the cause wasn’t just shifting tectonic plates—it was rising magma. Scientists tracked about 300 million cubic meters of molten rock pushing up through the crust, triggering intense… Read more: Massive magma surge sparked 28,000 Santorini earthquakes

Quantum key distribution promises ultra-secure communication by using the strange rules of quantum physics to detect eavesdroppers instantly. But even the most secure quantum link can falter if the transmitter and receiver aren’t perfectly aligned.… Read more: The surprisingly simple flaw that can undermine quantum encryption

Researchers have identified two brain receptors that help the brain clear away amyloid beta, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. By stimulating these receptors in mice, scientists increased levels of a natural amyloid-breaking enzyme, reduced buildup… Read more: Scientists discover brain switches that clear Alzheimer’s plaques

Scientists scanning the heart of the Milky Way have spotted a tantalizing signal: a possible ultra-fast pulsar spinning every 8.19 milliseconds near Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at our galaxy’s core. Pulsars act like… Read more: Ultra-fast pulsar found near the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder,… Read more: Ancient DNA solves 12,000-year-old mystery of rare genetic growth disorder

Researchers investigating crops grown in soil contaminated by the 2015 mining disaster in Brazil discovered that toxic metals are moving from the earth into edible plants. Bananas, cassava, and cocoa were found to absorb elements… Read more: Toxic metals found in bananas after Brazil mining disaster

AIAInow is your chance to stream exclusive talks and presentations from our previous events, hosted by AI experts and industry leaders. It’s a unique opportunity to watch the most sought-after AI content – ordinarily reserved… Read more: Revolutionizing healthcare: The transformative impact of artificial intelligence

As patients and employers look for alternatives to pricey GLP-1 drugs, Silicon Valley startup Twin Health is using AI and wearable sensors to help people make healthier choices.

Through its AI builder approach and proprietary capabilities built on Google Cloud, Cognizant is enabling enterprises to translate AI strategy into deployed, governed systems at scale. Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) announced a new phase in its strategic… Read more: Cognizant Expands Google Cloud Pact to Scale Agentic AI

Singapore enterprises are investing heavily in AI, but returns remain uneven. Here’s why governance, cost control and capacity matter more than headcount cuts. The post Singapore’s AI ROI Reality: High Spend, Hard Returns appeared first… Read more: Singapore’s AI ROI Reality: High Spend, Hard Returns

Silicon Valley remains the global epicenter for AI and technology. 💡 As of 2026, its tech landscape is only expanding further, with the region home to multi-billion dollar valuations and some of the biggest names… Read more: Top 20 influential Chief AI Officers in the Silicon Valley area 2026

Latest Graphwise offering bridges the gap between complex enterprise data and functional AI agents, using ontologies reduces inaccurate answers 2X in benchmarks Graphwise, the leading Graph AI provider, today announced the immediate availability of GraphRAG,… Read more: GraphRAG Adds Knowledge Graphs to Elevate AI Context

The residents of Potters Bar are working to protect the “green belt” of farms, forests, and meadows that surround London from the endless demand for AI infrastructure.