Silicon Valley

Small modular reactors could give developing countries access to nuclear energy

US military, intelligence agencies ordered to embrace AI

AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy in Danish study

China space plan highlights commitment to space exploration, analysts say

Chinese official urges Apple to continue ‘deepening’ presence in China

‘Garbage in, garbage out’: AI fails to debunk disinformation, study finds

Microsoft to allow autonomous AI agent development starting next month

Tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla turns AI boom into digital gold mine

Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over Chinese military listing

Residents on Kenya’s coast use app to track migratory birds

Deepfakes featuring deceased terrorists spread radical propaganda

US prosecutors see rising threat of AI-generated child sex abuse imagery

China says unidentified foreign company conducted illegal mapping services

Chinese cyber association calls for review of Intel products sold in China

‘Age of electricity’ to follow looming fossil fuel peak, IEA says

EU AI Act checker reveals Big Tech’s compliance pitfalls

Tech firms increasingly look to nuclear power for data center

Report: Iran cyberattacks against Israel surge after Gaza war

Microsoft: Cybercriminals increasingly help Russia, China, Iran target US, allies

Africa’s farming future could include more digital solutions

Britain to allow drones to inspect power lines, wind turbines

Paris Motor Show opens during brewing EV trade war between EU, China

Online hate against South Asian Americans rises steadily, report says

Meta removes fake accounts in Moldova ahead of presidential election

Despite tariffs, China drives toward dominating EV market all over world

US lawmakers seek answers from telecoms on Chinese hacking report

Smithsonian and NASA present exhibit that explores ever-changing Earth 

Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with AI in break with tradition

X complies with court’s demands, cleared to be reinstated in Brazil

US states sue TikTok, saying it harms young users

Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

China-connected spamouflage networks spread antisemitic disinformation

Australia’s online dating industry agrees to code of conduct to protect users

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims it’s fueling mental health crisis

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

Brazil imposes new fine, demands payments before letting X resume

CrowdStrike executive apologizes to Congress for July global tech outage

Former executive gets 2 years in prison for role in FTX fraud

Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in most US vehicles

US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles, sources say

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts to protect children

California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction

China-connected spamouflage impersonated Dutch cartoonist

How Lebanon’s wireless paging system was weaponized to make Hezbollah devices explode

California laws target deepfake political ads, disinformation

Who still uses pagers?

US targets second major Chinese hacking group

EU court confirms Qualcomm’s antitrust fine, with minor reduction

‘End of an era’: UK to shut last coal-fired power plant

Big Tech, calls for looser rules await new EU antitrust chief

France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram’s Durov

AI videos of US leaders singing Chinese go viral in China

TikTok, US face off in court over law that could lead to ban on popular platform

With expansion in India, Apple bolsters global manufacturing

Robot begins removing Fukushima nuclear plant’s melted fuel

Lawsuit against TikTok ban set to begin in Washington

Apple faces challenges in Chinese market against Huawei’s tri-fold phone

AI not a US election gamechanger yet, officials say

China takes lead in critical technology research after ‘switching places’ with US

Google, Apple lose court fights against EU, owe billions in fines, taxes