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Fmr Lawmakers Launch PACs to Push AI Safeguards
Two former members of Congress have announced the creation of two super PACs aimed at supporting candidates who favor stronger oversight of artificial intelligence.
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Deepfake Fraudsters Target Major Retailers
Major retailers are facing a surge in artificial intelligence (AI) driven fraud attempts heading into the peak holiday shopping season, with deepfake technology now playing a central role in large-scale scams.
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Trump Signs Order for AI Project to Spur Advances
President Donald Trump is directing the federal government to combine efforts with tech companies and universities to convert government data into scientific discoveries, acting on his push to make artificial intelligence the engine of the nation's economic future.
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Major Internet Outages Growing, May Get Worse
Internet disruptions are becoming more frequent and more sweeping, according to experts, after a string of major outages has repeatedly knocked large parts of the online world offline.
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Dr. Avi Loeb to Newsmax: Comet 3I/ATLAS Was Not a 'Boring Object'
Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb is questioning NASA's recent public assessment of 3I Atlas, an interstellar comet that sparked widespread speculation after weeks of agency silence during the government shutdown.
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IRS Turns AI Agents Loose on Taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service has quietly begun using Salesforce's Agentforce artificial intelligence platform in three major divisions.
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Futuristic Airship Seen Drifting Above San Francisco
Tech billionaire and Google co-founder Sergey Brin's massive experimental airship, the Pathfinder 1, drew attention over San Francisco this week after residents spotted the giant craft cruising above the city, SFGate reported.
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NASA Unveils Close-Up Pictures of Comet Popping by From Another Star
NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object...
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NASA to Unveil Images of Ancient Interstellar Comet
NASA is set on Wednesday to release new images of an interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a comet probably even older than our solar system.3I/ATLAS was first spotted in July by an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS,...
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Dr. Avi Loeb to Newsmax: 'Anomalies' Persist With 3I/ATLAS
Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb told Newsmax on Thursday that key "anomalies" surrounding interstellar object 3I/ATLAS remain unresolved, pushing back on acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy's assertion a night earlier that the object is simply a comet.
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US Opens Screwworm Control Site Inside Mexico
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico, calling it a major step in efforts to stop the spread of the dangerous, flesh-eating New World screwworm.
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Blue Origin Launches Huge Rocket Carrying Twin NASA Spacecraft to Mars
Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars.
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Hitler Likely Had Genetic Condition Limiting Sexual Development
Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from the genetic condition Kallmann Syndrome that can manifest itself in undescended testicles and a micropenis, researchers and documentary makers said Thursday, following DNA testing of the Nazi dictator's blood.
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Tesla AI: Sci-Fi Revolution or Orwellian Nightmare?
In a vision that echoes the dystopian worlds of George Orwell's "1984" and the machine uprising in "The Terminator," Tesla CEO Elon Musk is proposing to transform millions of idle Tesla vehicles into a vast, decentralized artificial intelligence computing network.
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China's Stranded Astronauts 'in Good Condition'
The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is "in good condition, working and living normally," China's Manned Space Engineering office said on Tuesday. The three astronauts on the Shenzhou-20 mission are facing a delayed return to Earth after their scheduled Nov. 5 return...
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Dr. Avi Loeb to Newsmax: Withholding Judgment on 3i/Atlas
Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb told Newsmax on Saturday that while the mysterious interstellar object 3I/Atlas has exhibited surprising behavior near the sun, he is awaiting more data before drawing any firm conclusions about its nature.
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DNA Pioneer James Watson Dies at 97
James Watson -- the Nobel laureate co-credited with the pivotal discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, but whose career was later tainted by his repeated racist remarks -- has died, his former lab said Friday.
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Palantir CEO: Fear Govt Surveillance More Than Big Tech
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says Americans should be more concerned about government surveillance than a new "surveillance state" monitored by private companies.
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Space Force Tests Remote Satellite Jamming
The U.S. Space Force is close to deploying two new high-tech weapons systems designed to jam Chinese and Russian spy satellites, according to a Bloomberg report citing new Space Force data.
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Star-Eating Black Hole Unleashes Record-Setting Energetic Flare
Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from a supermassive black hole, apparently caused when this celestial beast shredded and swallowed a huge star that strayed too close.
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Sen. Blackburn's Letter Spurs Google to Yank Gemma AI
Google has pulled its Gemma artificial intelligence model from public use after Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., accused the program of defaming her by fabricating a sexual-misconduct claim.
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Avi Loeb to Newsmax: 3I/ATLAS Brightens, Turns Blue
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb said the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS has exhibited unexpected behavior, including an increase in brightness, while raising concerns that key images taken during the object's Mars fly-by have yet to be released by NASA.
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Vance: Will 'Get to the Bottom' of UFO Phenomenon
Vice President JD Vance opened up about his interest in UFOs on Miranda Devine's "Pod Force One" show this week, admitting that he's kept an open mind about "spiritual forces" in the world.
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Researchers Say UFOs Spied on Nuclear Weapons Program
A new study wonders if the U.S. nuclear weapons program was surveilled by otherworldly forces in the mid-20th century.
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Teen Handcuffed After AI Mistakes Chip Bag for Gun
Police handcuffed and searched a student at a Baltimore County, Maryland, high school this week after an artificial intelligence-driven security system mistook an empty bag of Doritos for a possible gun, prompting community outrage.