Recent reporting in WIRED and corroborated by other outlets reveals that hackers operating on behalf of the United States government  are believed to have carried out a cyber operation that caused a widespread blackout in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital . This action reportedly took place just prior to a U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro . It marks the first publicly reported instance in which the U.S. government is said to have deliberat

Political spending tied to artificial intelligence policy has rapidly become a defining feature of the United States midterm election cycle in 2026. Groups aligned with major technology investors, AI companies, and Silicon Valley executives are deploying tens of millions of dollars in an effort to elect lawmakers who will oppose strict state-level AI regulation and promote a unified national framework for governing the technology. This movement reflects intensifying tensions

Adobe has expanded the generative AI capabilities in its Acrobat platform, enabling users to transform ordinary documents into dynamic presentations and audio podcasts with minimal effort. These new tools are part of a broader set of updates that enhance how Acrobat users consume, create, and collaborate with PDF content and multiple files collected in shared workspaces. At the core of this update is PDF Spaces , a collaborative AI workspace where users can upload up to 100 d

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s recent decision to permit exports of advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers and national security officials, intensifying the debate over U.S. technology policy and global AI competition. The U.S. Commerce Department this week issued formal approval for sales of Nvidia’s H200 AI accelerators to Chinese buyers, reversing a restriction that had barred exports of the second most powerf

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a securities class action lawsuit brought by CrowdStrike shareholders who accused the cybersecurity company of misleading investors about its software testing and quality assurance practices ahead of the massive July 2024 IT disruption. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, sitting in Austin, Texas, ruled that the plaintiffs did not sufficiently demonstrate that CrowdStrike's statements in regulatory filings, earnings calls, and on its website

Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the launch of the NYC Token cryptocurrency on January 12, 2026. The token, built on the Solana blockchain, was introduced as a project intended to support social initiatives through blockchain technology. Announcement Details Adams made the announcement in Times Square. He described the NYC Token, which has a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, as representing New York City's spirit of innovation, diversity, and success. Accordi

A new research project out of China is demonstrating something remarkable: large language models can keep improving after their initial training — by generating their own problems, solving them, checking the answers, and refining themselves in a closed loop. No more human-curated datasets. No endless scraping of the internet. Just the model asking itself increasingly hard questions and getting smarter. The system, called Absolute Zero Reasoner (AZR), was developed by Andrew Z

Gmail has entered a new phase with the launch of its free AI-powered upgrades, marking the beginning of what Google calls the "Gemini Era." This move brings advanced artificial intelligence features directly into one of the world’s most popular email platforms, aiming to improve productivity, communication, and user experience without additional cost. For anyone who relies on Gmail daily, these changes promise to reshape how emails are composed, managed, and understood. Gmail

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance made their triumphant return to TikTok on Monday—after a nearly yearlong absence that...

In a move underscoring the intensifying competition in AI hardware, OpenAI has entered a multi-year partnership with AMD, committing to...

The Los Angeles Police Department is considering GeoSpy, an AI tool that can pinpoint a photo’s location in seconds by analyzing visual...

The Trump administration’s approach to Big Tech has raised alarms, as a new report from Public Citizen reveals that federal enforcement...

A looming U.S. government shutdown could disrupt the internet’s core infrastructure, threatening websites, hospital IT systems, and...

The race to integrate artificial intelligence into government operations is intensifying, with companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Elon...

Chinese state media has questioned the safety of Nvidia’s H20 chips, alleging potential security risks that could impact the country’s...

Microsoft faces a lawsuit from California resident Lawrence Klein, who accuses the company of knowingly jeopardizing user data by ending...

Apple is reportedly planning a price increase for the iPhone 17 lineup, with the Pro and Pro Max models set to start at 256GB of storage,...

Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has introduced the Preventing Remote Operations by Threatening Entities on Critical Technology for the Grid...

President Donald Trump has called for the immediate resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, citing “highly conflicted” ties to China. The...

Microsoft has issued a warning about a newly identified vulnerability in Exchange Server, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, which poses...