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Jury begins deliberations in landmark New Mexico trial over children’s safety risks on Meta
A jury began deliberations Monday in a landmark trial in New Mexico where social media conglomerate Meta is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children.
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White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
The White House said Friday that Congress should "preempt state AI laws" that it views as too burdensome, laying out a broad framework for how it wants Congress to address concerns about artificial intelligence without curbing growth or innovation in the sector.
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Teenagers sue Musk’s xAI claiming image-generator made sexually explicit images of them as minors
Three teenagers in Tennessee sued Elon Musk's xAI this week, claiming the company's image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images.
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Trump officials weigh new $1B deal to stop offshore wind farms
The Trump administration is considering a new strategy for throttling the country’s offshore wind industry, after federal judges blocked its five previous attempts to stop wind farms under construction off the East Coast.
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Driverless big rigs are coming to American highways, and soon
It looked like just another big rig rolling down a Texas interstate, a sight that inspired a thousand country songs. But this delivery in May was different because there was no driver at the wheel.
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Trapped! Inside a self-driving car during an anti-robot attack.
In January, Doug Fulop was riding home from a night out in San Francisco when a man crossed the street in front of his car, doubled back and began screaming at him.
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Inside the birthplace of your favorite technology
Bell Labs, the once-famed research arm of AT&T, celebrated the centennial of its founding last year.
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AI writes buggy code. A Silicon Valley startup wants to fix it.
In January, a team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University published a study analyzing the use of artificial intelligence technologies that can generate their own computer code.
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Residents raise alarms as Mississippi approves turbines for Musk’s xAI
Demetri Carter is among the residents of Southaven, Mississippi, who moved there for a quieter life away from nearby Memphis, Tennessee, where the news seemed dominated by crime and political malfeasance.
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US solar installations fell in 2025 as Trump attacked clean energy
Solar power installations declined in the United States last year, as the Trump administration sought to impede the growth of renewable energy, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
