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3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
5 November 2026, 11:58 pm
Three people have been charged in a scheme to use artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million |
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Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections
5 November 2026, 9:39 pm
Opposition to data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths |
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Seeds, preserved hair in tomb point to oldest signs of cannabis high 2,800 years ago, study suggests
5 November 2026, 12:30 pm
A new study suggests people were using cannabis for psychoactive purposes at least 2,800 years ago |
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Anthropic rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, group says
5 November 2026, 10:21 am
Anthropic is developing its AI systems twice as quickly as last year, despite CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to slow down model capabilities |
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Community colleges rush to expand semiconductor training as labor shortage looms US chip industry
5 November 2026, 4:29 am
Community colleges in Arizona are offering a free, three-month semiconductor crash course that leads to interviews with major tech companies |
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An African man spent almost a year in Cambodia trying to go home
4 November 2026, 11:54 pm
In Cambodia, workers carried out online scams against people worldwide from inside massive fortified buildings they weren't allowed to leave |
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NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
4 November 2026, 1:02 pm
One of NASA's premier space telescopes has plunged to Earth, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions |
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Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products were compromised
4 November 2026, 4:50 am
French authorities have reported a cyberattack on several blood banks that attempted to raise temperatures to dangerous levels |
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European supermarket fridges got hacked. Again. Here's what to know
3 November 2026, 1:38 pm
Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have officials scrambling to understand what happened |
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Apple posts strong Q4 revenue in first earnings report for new CEO John Ternus
2 November 2026, 3:48 pm
Apple Inc. posted stronger-than-expected revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, giving new CEO John Ternus a positive start to his tenure that began in September |
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Meta delays new business terms after outcry over potential web scraping of news sites
2 November 2026, 10:23 am
Meta is delaying new terms for business accounts after a backlash from media companies and open-web advocates |
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Anthropic posts $17B quarterly revenue but losses continue in fresh IPO filing
2 November 2026, 9:45 am
Anthropic reports quarterly revenue swelling to $17 billion but still posts a net loss for the latest three months |
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Mexico bans cellphones in schools, despite opposition from parents worried about violence
2 November 2026, 6:13 am
Starting Tuesday, Mexican schools will ban cellphones in classrooms to limit electronic device use among children and teenagers |
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Argentina’s Milei pitches a regulation-free AI haven at the end of the world
2 November 2026, 1:38 am
Data centers are facing a growing backlash in the United States and Europe |
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Japanese online service company GMO apologizes for security breaches and promises compensation
2 November 2026, 1:25 am
Japanese online service company GMO Internet Group has apologized for security breaches from cyberattacks, and promised to prevent a recurrence and compensate victims |
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NASA telescope on the verge of plunging to Earth after failed rescue mission
31 October 2026, 9:11 am
It is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering. |
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Generations of anglers have made the pilgrimage to Montauk to catch striped bass
30 October 2026, 4:37 am
Generations of fishermen have come to Montauk, New York, to fish for striped bass, but the fish are in the midst of a decline |
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Dartmouth provost resigns following accusations he used artificial intelligence for writing
29 October 2026, 1:55 pm
The provost of Dartmouth College has resigned after a faculty committee found that he used artificial intelligence in his writing, including in a Washington Post guest column on AI cheating |
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Fire briefly triggers emergency at South Carolina lab on former nuclear weapons site
29 October 2026, 4:44 am
A fire at a national lab in South Carolina that is on a site that once made key parts for nuclear bombs has triggered an emergency response that shut down incoming traffic and restricted air and rail service in the area |
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Mongolian mining company says copper exports have dropped due to China border restrictions
29 October 2026, 4:41 am
The operator of one of Mongolia’s largest copper mines says its exports of copper concentrate to China have dropped by about 70% in the past two weeks due to restrictions at a border crossing |
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New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids
28 October 2026, 3:18 pm
New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions ban on certain chatbot behaviors to protect children using artificial intelligence |
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FDA scientists opposed the Trump administration's effort to ease peptides access
28 October 2026, 9:58 am
Food and Drug Administration scientists did not support an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to loosen rules on unproven peptide drugs |
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South Korea fines Google and Apple over unfair app market practices
28 October 2026, 7:58 am
South Korea on Wednesday fined Google and Apple a combined $47.6 million, saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their own payment systems and by unfairly delaying app reviews |
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To make AI morally good, tech companies turn to religion. Some say it's not so simple
25 October 2026, 5:34 am
Some are asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong. |
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Some US transit systems weigh whether to run trains without a human at the controls
24 October 2026, 8:34 am
As automated vehicles such as robotaxis become more common on American streets, transit systems are debating whether to go driverless as well |