Technology
Senate passes bill allowing victims of deepfake porn to sue
The Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to...
Microsoft aims to minimize data centers' impact on electricity bills
Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith laid out a plan Tuesday to reduce the tech giant’s impact on ele...
6 in 10 say Big Tech has too much influence in DC
About 6 in 10 U.S. voters said technology companies have too much influence in Washington, according to new po...
UK to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakes amid probe into Grok AI
The crackdown comes as the U.K. media regulator Ofcom announced a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X.
Meta selects Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chair
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Monday it has tapped former Trump adviser Dina P...
How artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of war
The Department of War has announced a new AI platform it is developing in partnership with Google.
Google, chatbot startup to settle teen suicide, self-harm lawsuits
Google and Character.AI plan to settle several lawsuits with families alleging that their products drove their...
Meta strikes deals with three nuclear energy companies
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced deals Friday with three nuclear energy companies...
Gmail adds new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant
More artificial intelligence is being implanted into Gmail as Google tries to turn the world's most popular em...
Trump accidentally disclosed jobs report data before release, White House says
The White House said Friday it is reviewing its policies regarding economic data releases after an “inadverten...
Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after sexualization complaints
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok restricted image generation on the social platform X following numerous complaints...
Crypto industry ramps up Senate lobbying ahead of key committee votes
The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up efforts to get market structure legislation past a key hurdle, as tw...
China to probe Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus
HONG KONG (AP) — China said on Thursday it would assess and investigate Meta’s acquisition of artificial intel...
How crypto became a political powerhouse in Trump's Washington
The cryptocurrency industry has descended on Washington, D.C., over the past year, becoming a key political fo...
Third Way urges Democrats to prioritize data privacy amid separate GOP push
The center-left think tank Third Way is urging Democrats to make data privacy a priority amid a separate effor...
Tesla falls behind China's BYD as top EV maker after second year of declining sales
China's BYD overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla as the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) seller in 2025, as Tesla f...
Musk's AI chatbot Grok apologizes after generating sexualized image of young girls
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok apologized this week after generating and sharing a sexualized image of two young...
Starlink satellites to be moved to lower orbit
SpaceX will be moving around 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit in 2026