US safety regulators contacted Tesla after its self-driving cars stopped abruptly, sped or swerved into the wrong lane as the company began limited robotaxi service, US officials said Tuesday.

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A US federal judge has sided with Anthropic regarding training its artificial intelligence models on copyrighted books without authors' permission, a decision with the potential to set a major legal precedent in AI deployment.

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Solar and wind energy are highly variable, dependent on the day, weather and location of the facilities. At times, they can generate more electricity than is needed, but they can also fall short when demand is at its peak....

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A study published in PeerJ Computer Science reveals significant accuracy-bias trade-offs in artificial intelligence text detection tools that could disproportionately impact non-native English speakers and certain academic disciplines in scholarly publishing.

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Visitors to France's famed Palace of Versailles can now strike up a conversation with talking statues instead of listening to a traditional audio guide, as part of a new collaboration with artificial intelligence companies, the palace has said.

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Some unusual witnesses helped convict Alex Murdaugh of the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul.

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Google could be forced to let British users choose whether to use rival search services, the country's antitrust watchdog said Tuesday as it proposed using new digital regulations to boost competition.

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In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers—including mobile services—repeatedly going offline. Iran's government has cited cybersecurity concerns for ordering the shutdown.

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Waymo's robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this year in Austin.

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European lawmakers pushed on Tuesday to ban airlines from charging passengers for small carry-on luggage in a move strongly opposed by the aviation sector.

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Last week, one of the dark web's most prominent drug marketplaces—Archetyp—was shut down in an international, multi-agency law enforcement operation following years of investigations. It was touted as a major policing win and was accompanied by a slick cyberpunk-themed...

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During the 1970s and '80s, people who watched movies at home had to choose between two incompatible formats: Betamax, invented by Sony, and VHS, created by JVC. Although many considered VHS technologically inferior, it won out in the end,...

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Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner, today addressed the National Press Club to outline how her office will be driving the Social Media Minimum Age Bill when it comes into effect in December this year.

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United Launch Alliance took a week to reset, but was able to send up its second launch of the year, another mission for Amazon's effort to compete with SpaceX's Starlink internet constellation. The launch came just hours after SpaceX...

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In recent decades, computer scientists have been developing increasingly advanced machine learning techniques that can learn to predict specific patterns or effectively complete tasks by analyzing large amounts of data. Yet some studies have highlighted the vulnerabilities of some...

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Britain's competition watchdog on Tuesday proposed measures aimed at tackling Google's dominance in online search, with the US tech giant warning that "punitive regulations" could impact UK economic growth.

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The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will be focused on preventing another terrifying event like the one involving a panel that flew off a Boeing 737 Max midair in January of 2024.

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Smartwatch features that measure heart rates, oxygen levels, fitness levels and sleep quality have been marketed as valuable tools for people who are eager to monitor their health.

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