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US companies are stepping up to cut reliance on China for critical minerals used in key weapons

US companies are stepping up to cut reliance on China for critical minerals used in key weapons

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 · Technology

EXETER, N.H. — Tucked inside a New Hampshire office park, a small refinery zaps mining waste with electricity to tease out critical minerals needed for key U.S. weapons…

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CEO of AI firm Hugging Face calls last month’s hack by OpenAI model “very weird and unprecedented”

CEO of AI firm Hugging Face calls last month’s hack by OpenAI model “very weird and unprecedented”

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026 · Finance

An artificial intelligence model that was being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked the AI company Hugging Face on its own, in an apparent first-of-its-kind incident that has…

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Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens

Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 · Technology

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their…

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Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records – KFF Health News

Trump Administration Demands Hospitals Share Emergency Room Records – KFF Health News

July 27, 2026July 28, 2026 · Health

A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn…

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For some, so-called ‘Skynet Day’ came too close to sci-fi after a rogue agent hacked into a startup

For some, so-called ‘Skynet Day’ came too close to sci-fi after a rogue agent hacked into a startup

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 · Technology

To be fair, James Cameron did warn us. Long before OpenAI broke out of its test corral and hacked into Hugging Face, before the internet and Sam Altman…

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Are you following brand-sponsored AI influencers?

Are you following brand-sponsored AI influencers?

July 25, 2026July 25, 2026 · Technology

A growing number of faces on your feeds are generated by artificial intelligence, and brands are buying in. Increasingly, these AI influencers are marketing products, often deceptively, to…

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EU finds TikTok violates digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors

EU finds TikTok violates digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors

July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 · Technology

BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts…

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OpenAI hack has cybersecurity experts concerned about the future of AI

OpenAI hack has cybersecurity experts concerned about the future of AI

July 23, 2026July 24, 2026 · Charlotte, North Carolina Local News

RALEIGH, N.C. — During a cybersecurity evaluation of OpenAI’s newest systems, the models did something researchers had never seen before, according to the company. Instead of staying inside…

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SoundCloud Acquires What’s Left of Nina Protocol

SoundCloud Acquires What’s Left of Nina Protocol

July 22, 2026July 23, 2026 · Music

Nearly two months after Nina Protocol announced it was shutting down, the free, independent music platform has been acquired by SoundCloud. The agreement allows SoundCloud to inherent Nina…

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Judge approves a .5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot

Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot

July 21, 2026July 21, 2026 · Technology

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book…

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Dating Apps Are Confidence Black Holes: The Costs of Swipe-Based Romance

Dating Apps Are Confidence Black Holes: The Costs of Swipe-Based Romance

July 21, 2026July 26, 2026 · Self Help

As real life gives us fewer places to meet, dating apps fill the gap – then quietly reshape how we experience attraction, rejection, and ourselves. The real win…

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Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

July 17, 2026July 19, 2026 · Technology

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever. And the lunar…

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Your Biggest AI Cost Isn’t the Technology — It’s the Hidden Debt Quietly Draining Your Budget

Your Biggest AI Cost Isn’t the Technology — It’s the Hidden Debt Quietly Draining Your Budget

July 14, 2026July 15, 2026 · Business

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI technical debt is no longer just an IT concern — it has become a business issue that…

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Economists say ‘we must act now’ on AI’s economic impact, job displacement risks

Economists say ‘we must act now’ on AI’s economic impact, job displacement risks

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 · Technology

SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions “must act now” to address how artificial intelligence could transform the economy and could put…

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As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternatives

As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternatives

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026 · Technology

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As the explosive energy demand of artificial intelligence spurs a renaissance for fossil fuels, renewable energy allies are trying to ensure that massive data centers…

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Madison Square Garden Has Been Secretly Tracking Queer Musicians

Madison Square Garden Has Been Secretly Tracking Queer Musicians

July 10, 2026July 11, 2026 · Music

Madison Square Garden’s current on-site technology includes cameras that scan for facial recognition, allowing the arena to track every person who enters the building. But according to a…

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Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors say

Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors say

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 · Technology

BERLIN — They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they…

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Want an AI-proof job? New research says you may be safer at companies embracing the technology

Want an AI-proof job? New research says you may be safer at companies embracing the technology

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 · World News

While AI is often cited as one of the reasons for mass layoffs, particularly in the tech sector, for fast-growing companies it also seems to be creating new…

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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that’s falling back to Earth

July 3, 2026July 5, 2026 · Technology

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst…

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The trick to smoother streaming at home and on the road

The trick to smoother streaming at home and on the road

June 30, 2026July 1, 2026 · Technology

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ever settle in for movie night, hit play, and thirty seconds later, the picture dissolves into a blurry mess of…

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