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Mistake-filled legal briefs show the limits of relying on AI tools at work
Read full article: Mistake-filled legal briefs show the limits of relying on AI tools at workJudges around the world are seeing error-riddled legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence.
How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions
Read full article: How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditionsResearchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing tiny drones inspired by bats for search and rescue missions.
Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlash
Read full article: Universal Music and AI song tool Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new platform, sparking backlashUniversal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform.
China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station mission
Read full article: China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 ahead of space station missionChina said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, as part of its ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.
Colorado says relocation of Space Command to Alabama is 'punishment' for mail-in voting
Read full article: Colorado says relocation of Space Command to Alabama is 'punishment' for mail-in votingColorado officials say the relocation of U.S. Space Command to Alabama was illegally motivated by President Donald Trump’s desire to punish Colorado for allowing mail-in voting.
Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026
Read full article: Meta shares slide after company projects higher expenses for 2026Meta’s stock slid in after-hours trading Wednesday after the tech giant posted strong third-quarter results but warned that its expenses will be significantly higher in 2026 than this year.
Google's corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its power
Read full article: Google's corporate parent posts first-ever quarter with $100B in revenue in latest show of its powerGoogle’s corporate parent on Wednesday announced its first-ever quarter with more than $100 billion in revenue.
NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crash
Read full article: NTSB says FAA was wrong not to require inspections of Learjet landing gear after Arizona crashThe National Transportation Safety Board wants the owners of nearly 2,000 Learjets to urgently inspect their landing gear to make sure they won't collapse like they did in a fatal crash earlier this year involving a private jet owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil.
Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas cars
Read full article: Study finds EVs quickly overcome their energy-intensive build to be cleaner than gas carsProducing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.
Microsoft deploys a fix to Azure cloud service that's hit with outage
Read full article: Microsoft deploys a fix to Azure cloud service that's hit with outageMicrosoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.
White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea
Read full article: White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South KoreaThe Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries finalizing the details as soon as Thursday.
Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next year
Read full article: Uber plans to offer autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco starting next yearUber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026.
Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explain
Read full article: Melissa is a beast among a string of monster Atlantic storms. Scientists explainHurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors.
OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators say
Read full article: OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators sayOpenAI said it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation.
Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia
Read full article: Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia WikipediaElon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.
Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up
Read full article: Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown upA Thai regional army commander say that the number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar’s military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle.
Bird flu hits migrating cranes hard in Germany as the virus flares up
Read full article: Bird flu hits migrating cranes hard in Germany as the virus flares upIn a spot outside Berlin that’s usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds hard.
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering
Read full article: Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human sufferingBill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem and that scientific innovation will curb it.
Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the Caribbean
Read full article: Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in the CaribbeanThe National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola.
New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidney
Read full article: New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidneyA New Hampshire man lived with a pig kidney for a record 271 days before surgeons removed it last week as the organ's function declined.
China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to 'panda diplomacy'
Read full article: China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to 'panda diplomacy'China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys have joined pandas as diplomatic envoys to Europe.
In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers
Read full article: In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkersIn some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is impacting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them.
Musk's rollercoaster year: From boycotts and plunging earnings to a potential trillion-dollar payday
Read full article: Musk's rollercoaster year: From boycotts and plunging earnings to a potential trillion-dollar paydayElon Musk literally left a government job with a black eye, has seen profits at his car company sink and must worry about federal regulators disrupting his plans to unleash a fleet of driverless taxis on America's roads in the next few years.
Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests
Read full article: Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggestsNew research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that caused mass extinction.
What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll
Read full article: What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new pollA new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.
North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report says
Read full article: North Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report saysNorth Korean hackers have stolen billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and by creating fake identities to get remote jobs for foreign tech firms, a new report finds.
Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial-scale' scraping of user comments
Read full article: Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial-scale' scraping of user commentsReddit has sued Perplexity AI and three other entities for allegedly scraping user comments for commercial gain.
Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence lab
Read full article: Meta cutting 600 AI jobs even as it continues to hire more for its superintelligence labMeta Platforms is cutting roughly 600 artificial intelligence jobs even as it continues to hire more workers for its superintelligence lab, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platforms
Read full article: Google and Apple face extra UK scrutiny over 'strategic' role in mobile platformsBritain’s antitrust watchdog has targeted Google and Apple for their “strategic” roles in mobile ecosystems, opening the door for regulators to impose changes to their business practices to improve competition.
American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says
Read full article: American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report saysA report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month.
Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigs
Read full article: Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigsTaiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever, and authorities culled at least 195 pigs and ordered a ban on the movement and slaughter of pigs across the island.
Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'
Read full article: Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.
Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdown
Read full article: Netflix blames tax dispute in Brazil for rare quarterly earnings letdownNetflix’s missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamer’s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil.
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
Read full article: Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergiesA study that upended medical practice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies has had a big effect in the real world.
Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
Read full article: Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listeningHospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.
Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December
Read full article: Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in DecemberThe Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect.
Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms
Read full article: Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classroomsThe country’s largest teachers unions are teaming up with tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI to help educators build literacy in artificial intelligence.
Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest
Read full article: Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across MidwestThe Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy.
Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the US
Read full article: Microsoft: Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on the USRussia, China, Iran and North Korea are using artificial intelligence to improve their cyberattacks on U.S. companies, governments and individuals, according to new research from Microsoft.
Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scams
Read full article: Death of kidnapped South Korean student spurs talks with Cambodia to tackle online scamsSouth Korean and Cambodian officials have met to address online scams after a South Korean student died in Cambodia.
