Israeli forces opened fire while a crowd was gathered on Thursday near a convoy of trucks carrying desperately needed aid to Gaza City. The details of what happened were unclear, with officials from …
Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat
President Biden took steps on Thursday toward blocking internet-connected Chinese cars and trucks from entry to the American auto market, saying they posed risks to national security because their …
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Pentagon Weighs New Plan to Ship Weapons to Ukraine Quickly
The Biden administration is considering whether to provide Ukraine with badly needed arms and ammunition from Pentagon stockpiles even though the government has run out of money to replace those …
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After Macron Touted Troops to Ukraine, Putin Warns West of Nuclear War Risk
Responding to French President Emmanuel Macron’s assumption on Monday that a deployment of European troops to Ukraine cannot be “ruled out”, President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear …
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Bitcoin surges to top $60,000, putting it within striking distance of all-time high
Bitcoin surged on Wednesday to break above $60,000, putting it within striking distance of its all-time high as enthusiasm for the world’s largest cryptocurrency reached a frenzy last seen during a …
Amazon to invest in start-ups that combine AI with robotics
Amazon’s $1bn industrial innovation fund is to step up investments in companies that combine artificial intelligence and robotics, as the ecommerce giant seeks to drive efficiencies across its …
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SEC Is Reportedly Probing OpenAI’s Internal Documents To See If It Misled Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing internal communications by OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman as part of an investigation into whether the company’s investors were misled. The …
Welcome to the Era of BadGPTs
A new crop of nefarious chatbots with names like “BadGPT” and “FraudGPT” are springing up on the darkest corners of the web, as cybercriminals look to tap the same artificial intelligence behind …
AI Warfare Becomes Real for US Military With Project Maven
On a summer evening in 2020 at Fort Liberty, a sprawling US Army installation in North Carolina, soldiers from the 18th Airborne Corps pored over satellite images on the computers in their command …
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Figure AI rides the humanoid robot hype wave to $2.6B valuation
Today Figure confirmed long-standing rumors that it’s been raising more money than God. The Bay Area-based robotics firm announced a $675 million. The Series B values the startup at $2.6 billion …
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