President Donald Trump signed a highly anticipated executive order on Thursday that sets in motion a plan to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial intelligence while undercutting states’ abilities to enact their own rules. The order, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” creates an AI litigation task force within the Justice… Continue reading Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
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Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
South Korean crypto entrepreneur and prosecuted fraudster Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a US federal judge in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. Kwon cut a solemn figure as he was escorted into the courtroom by US Marshals, his head bowed, his cheeks sunken as if he’d lost… Continue reading Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
Privacy and surveillance experts and United States lawmakers from both parties on Thursday warned that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s continued access to Americans’ communications without a warrant under a controversial surveillance law risks turning a foreign intelligence tool into a standing engine for domestic spying. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, four witnesses—a former… Continue reading Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
The Game Awards 2025: all the news and announcements
LIVEUpdated Today, Dec 12, 2025, 12:30 AM UTC The Game Awards are back once again to showcase a metric ton of commercials, provide the gaming public with their monthly dose of Muppets, and validate gamers’ opinions on which title should be named the Game of the Year. I don’t wanna say it’s a foregone conclusion… Continue reading The Game Awards 2025: all the news and announcements
Rivian goes big on autonomy, with custom silicon, lidar, and a hint at robotaxis
Rivian detailed Thursday how it plans to make its electric vehicles increasingly autonomous — an ambitious effort that includes new hardware, including lidar and custom silicon, and eventually, a potential entry into the self-driving ride-hail market, according to CEO RJ Scaringe. The announcements at the company’s first “Autonomy & AI Day” event in Palo Alto,… Continue reading Rivian goes big on autonomy, with custom silicon, lidar, and a hint at robotaxis
OpenAI user data was breached, but changing your password won’t help – here’s why
NurPhoto/Contributor/NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET key takeaways Some OpenAI customer data was exfiltrated in a supply chain attack. The attack only affected visitors to OpenAI’s API documentation. The damage was minimal yet noteworthy. In case you missed it, which would have been easy to do given the… Continue reading OpenAI user data was breached, but changing your password won’t help – here’s why
Tesla ranks dead last in used car reliability study, but there’s a catch
Consumer Reports is out with its latest study on used car reliability, and the headlines are already circulating: Tesla has landed at the very bottom of the list. The study, which examines 5-to-10-year-old vehicles, ranks Tesla 26th out of 26 brands, placing it behind Chrysler, Dodge, and even Jeep – brands known for decades for their… Continue reading Tesla ranks dead last in used car reliability study, but there’s a catch
McDonald’s Issues Extremely Weird Response to Its Disastrous AI Ad
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images McDonald’s has become corporate enemy number one after its hideous AI holiday commercial went viral across numerous social media platforms for all the wrong reasons. TBWA and The Sweetshop — the agency and production company behind the turd of an ad — have since tried to… Continue reading McDonald’s Issues Extremely Weird Response to Its Disastrous AI Ad
Another AI-Powered Children’s Toy Just Got Caught Having Wildly Inappropriate Conversations
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Alilo AI / Getty Images Last month, an AI-powered teddy bear from the company FoloToy ignited alarm and controversy after researchers at the US PIRG Education Fund caught it having wildly inappropriate conversations for young children, ranging from providing step-by-step instructions on how to light matches, to giving… Continue reading Another AI-Powered Children’s Toy Just Got Caught Having Wildly Inappropriate Conversations
Woman Orders Waymo, Finds Man Hiding in Trunk
luckythurman via TikTok Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service is going through a lot of firsts these days. Earlier this week, a pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside one of the company’s self-driving vehicles while taking it to the hospital in lieu of an ambulance. Now, a different woman has experienced a very different kind… Continue reading Woman Orders Waymo, Finds Man Hiding in Trunk