Texas data center backlash shapes 2026 election races
TEXAS — Mason McCallister said it was an act of God that sent him down a gravel road…
ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on employees
FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington. Yuri Gripas | Reuters The digital extortion group known as “ShinyHunters”…
How Meta’s Muse AI agent downloads compare to ChatGPT, Grok and Claude
Meta’s Muse AI personal agent tool has only been out for nearly two weeks, and it’s topping the…
Trump, Xi seek trade deals, but AI, tariffs and Iran loom large
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on May 14,…
AMD hits $1 trillion market cap for the first time
Lisa Su, chairwoman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), delivers the opening keynote speech at Computex 2024,…
Bessent, He Lifeng meet before Trump-Xi summit
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shake hands during trade talks…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emerges as Trump’s top ally in AI debate
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the keynote address at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center on…
AI kill switch, explained: This simple safety solution may not work
So is artificial intelligence going to kill us all? The question has echoed around dinner tables and family…
Google’s Gemini becomes latest AI model to break out and hack computer systems
Google said on Friday that its Gemini model had hacked three other companies, the first time the search…
Is China’s AI progress really down to ‘distillation’?
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. In…
California Gov. Newsom issues executive order to rein in AI
Governor Gavin Newsom attends the 94th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Long Beach,…
OpenAI’ Altman to attend state dinner for Trump-Xi summit in DC
US President Donald Trump (R) and Open AI CEO Sam Altman (L) react during a working lunch meeting…