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What to Stream: Katseye, 'VisionQuest,' 'Tenzing' and a new 'Castlevania' game
11 October 2026, 10:38 pm
New streaming entertainment options are arriving this week, including a tribute to Norm Macdonald and a new Marvel series |
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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
10 October 2026, 10:54 am
Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as... |
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OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers in dispute over AI risks
9 October 2026, 4:20 am
OpenAI has fired three safety researchers for a "breach of trust," defending the decision after the trio accused the company of prioritizing corporate interests over safety |
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A US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for 'hateful' speech
8 October 2026, 10:29 pm
A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance |
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Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90
8 October 2026, 5:11 pm
Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died |
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Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
8 October 2026, 11:10 am
Four astronauts are back on Earth after an eight-month stay at the International Space Station |
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for research solving 'mirror image' mystery
7 October 2026, 8:22 pm
Scientists Henri B |
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Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group says
7 October 2026, 3:34 pm
Some of the guardrails for children that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children |
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FCC considers allowing more political robocalls before midterms
7 October 2026, 1:58 pm
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with AI-generated voices |
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McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees
6 October 2026, 1:42 pm
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with competing franchisees |
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RFK Jr.'s embrace of AI confounds some MAHA allies and medical experts
6 October 2026, 9:32 am
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unexpected embrace of artificial intelligence has rankled some of his allies in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement |
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Scientist who hunts mysterious ghost particles in the Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics
6 October 2026, 6:22 am
Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in physics for his work on neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that offer clues about how the universe evolved |
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California scientist wins a Nobel Prize, then makes school lunches for his kids
5 October 2026, 5:58 pm
Dr. Karl Deisseroth spent hours fielding congratulatory calls after learning that he had won a Nobel Prize for medicine for helping to open a new field of brain science called optogenetics |
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NBA is experimenting with smart basketballs, official wrist wearables in games
5 October 2026, 4:28 pm
The NBA is experimenting with two pieces of technology in the leadup to the season |
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AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns
5 October 2026, 1:27 pm
Artificial intelligence insiders are warning New York City’s leaders about dangers of the emerging technology, calling for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting safety concerns |
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Lack of transparency in what space weapons nations are pursuing and even on what's already in orbit
5 October 2026, 8:44 am
The United States military recently confirmed that the U.S. has deployed weapons in space |
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Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force
4 October 2026, 7:50 am
President Donald Trump has tapped his director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence |
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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inaction
1 October 2026, 12:58 pm
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to address concerns about artificial intelligence |
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Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case
1 October 2026, 4:38 am
A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection for the human voice in a landmark case involving a popular Japanese anime voice actor |
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Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people
30 September 2026, 7:10 pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private |
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect workers from AI risks
30 September 2026, 4:33 pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting workers from the risks of artificial intelligence |
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Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market 'uncertainty'
29 September 2026, 7:31 am
Smart ring maker Oura says it is postponing a planned initial public offering due to market “uncertainty.” |
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An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they're ready for the wild
29 September 2026, 4:20 am
The Aquarium of the Pacific is nurturing critically endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs before releasing them into the wild |
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NASA ramps up support to get Boeing's astronaut capsule flying after fiasco
28 September 2026, 5:11 pm
NASA is throwing extra support and money behind Boeing's troubled astronaut capsule to get it fixed and flying again as soon as possible |
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What to Stream: Quavo album, 'East of Eden' series and 'Minecraft Dungeons II'
27 September 2026, 10:55 pm
A limited series adaptation of “East of Eden” and a new album from Quavo are among streaming releases coming in October |