Technology

Keeping passwords secure and being wary of suspicious emails is more important than ever as hackers use sophisticated tools and AI to find the internet’s weak points.

In school districts from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, parents shared how they are battling to put stricter limits on device-led learning, most commonly tablets and laptops, such as iPads, Google Chromebooks and MacBooks.

Governments and companies around the world are racing to fix vulnerabilities revealed by artificial intelligence that could affect 70% of the world’s websites.

Elon Musk says he will give every American child a SpaceX share starting next year, a pledge worth roughly $10.7 billion at current prices. The announcement follows Anthropic's plan to donate 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund, as tech giants face mounting scrutiny over AI's societal impact and corporate responsibility.

The AI industry has been buzzing with concern about potentially catastrophic risks to humanity — a hum of anxiety that’s grown louder as Anthropic prepares to make its stock market debut next month.

Congress is advancing legislation requiring automakers to keep AM radios in all new vehicles, citing emergency broadcast importance during disasters when cell networks fail.

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket now offer thousands of hyper-specific midterm election bets, many tied to knowable insider information such as candidate withdrawals, endorsements, and debate statements. A new analysis found over $20 million wagered on these "knowable markets," raising serious concerns about insider trading despite company claims of strict enforcement and surveillance measures.

Wall Street is gearing up for Anthropic’s expected mega initial public offering, a major test of investors’ appetite for one of the AI industry’s leading firms. Just weeks ago, its CEO called for an industry-wide slowdown over growing safety concerns.

Chipmaker Nvidia said Monday it is introducing a new software platform to address concerns about artificial intelligence agents that have “gone rogue” and operated outside human control.

A growing number of Americans, especially Black teens and young adults, are turning to AI chatbots instead of licensed professionals for mental health crises, even as suicide rates climb and insurance coverage shrinks. Experts warn chatbots lack guardrails, can manipulate vulnerable users, and sometimes worsen crises rather than provide genuine therapeutic support.