Four years ago, the United States tightened the screws on China's technological ambitions, rolling out export curbs on advanced chips, commonly known as semiconductors, used in artificial intelligence (AI), data centers and national defense.
A Meta data center in Ashburn, Va., in 2025. Virginia is the state with the most data centers.
A person walks by a banner depicting President Trump on the face of the Labor Department building near the Capitol in Washington, DC in February 2026 Ken Cedeno/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ken Cedeno/AFP via Getty Images If AI could save you five hours a week, the government wants to know: "what
The European Union says a new age verification app is technically ready. The app is designed to meet the bloc's strict digital rules. The tool could soon help users prove their age online without sharing personal data, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday. How does it work?
Maine became the first state in the US on Tuesday to call for a temporary halt to the construction of large data centers, as the power-hungry facilities driven by AI demand are straining local electric grids. A bill was passed by both legislative chambers and now heads to Democratic Governor Janet Mills.
At the moment, governments in more than a dozen countries are trying to limit minors' access to social media. These include France, New Zealand, Norway, Malaysia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. Germany is also considering taking action.
OpenAI said a man was arrested Friday over a Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman's San Francisco home. Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, which is known for its popular AI tool ChatGPT. OpenAI said threats were also made to the company's headquarters in San Francisco. What did OpenAI say about the Molotov cocktail attack?
AI lab Anthropic announced this week that it had developed a powerful new model the company believes could "reshape cybersecurity." It said that its latest model, Mythos Preview, was able to find "high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser."
The commercial real estate sector has been reshaped in multiple ways in recent years, from the boom in e-commerce to the rise in remote working. Now a new force is making arguably the biggest impact of all — artificial intelligence.
Millions of Romanians are listening to Lolita Cercel, a singer with a piercing gaze who highlights the plight of those on the margins of society. Her videos have garnered millions of views on social media. But Cercel does not exist in reality. She was generated entirely by AI.
The case seemed straightforward enough: a land dispute in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a commissioner appointed to survey the property, and a set of objections to be ruled on. The judge resolved it by citing four legal precedents. There was just one problem. None of those precedents existed.
Students walk past a polling site at the University of Pittsburgh during the 2022 midterm election in Pittsburgh, Pa. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images After the 2022 midterm election, a gap appeared to be shrinking on U.S. college campuses.