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California’s lawmakers passed an AI safety bill that mandates stringent safety measures for AI companies and allows civil action.

California Assembly passes landmark AI safety bill

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been charged in France with multiple crimes related to his social media messaging app.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged with multiple crimes in France

CrowdStrike has announced that it will offer about $60 million in credits to customers affected by a massive software outage earlier this year, a figure that might significantly underestimate the actual damages incurred. Delta Air Lines alone, one of the most impacted clients, claims it lost around $500 million due to the incident, including revenue losses from canceled flights.

CrowdStrike offers $60M in credits; Delta reports $500M loss

There's controversy over former President Donald Trump's recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

Controversy over Trump photos at Arlington National Cemetery

Plans to enforce new cellphone restrictions in the country's largest school district are now on hold while officials work on new rules.

New York City delays school cellphone ban for now

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been released from French custody and faces potential charges related to alleged activities on the platform.

Telegram CEO Durov released from custody amid investigation

GM and Samsung SDI announced a $4.5 billion deal to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in Indiana on Wednesday, August 28.

GM, Samsung announce $3.5 billion plan to build Indiana EV battery plant

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on new charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection.

New indictment filed against Trump for role in Jan. 6 riot

Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability to infiltrate U.S. internet companies and service providers.

Chinese hackers exploit zero-day vulnerability to target US infrastructure

X has updated its AI chatbot Grok after five secretaries of state warned about its spread of election misinformation.

X updates AI chatbot Grok after election misinformation warnings

A French judge has extended Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s detention by up to 48 hours, sparking global debate on free speech.

French judge extends detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg said senior White House officials had demands for censoring posts about COVID-19.

Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden administration to censor COVID posts

An airline accidentally sold hundreds of first-class tickets for about 85% cheaper than usual — and it wasn’t some sort of sale. A coding error that caused a glitch in its system and customers took advantage of it while they could.

Australian airline accidentally sells first-class tickets 85% off

Russia has launched its largest attack on Ukraine since the start of the war.

Russia launches largest air assault on Ukraine since start of war

A California company is harnessing the power of the sun to potentially give solar farms sunlight regardless of the time of day.

How a startup company plans to harness the power of the sun at night

Some police departments are testing new AI to help write incident reports.

Police test using artificial intelligence to write incident reports

In a significant advancement in cancer treatment, doctors have initiated trials for the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine.

World first mRNA lung cancer vaccine trial begins, offering hope for thousands

A woman used an Apple AirTag to track mail thieves, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of stolen mail in California.

Apple AirTag leads to arrest of mail theft suspects in Southern California

Car and Driver has officially named the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N as its 2024 Electric Vehicle of the Year, beating out 18 other EV models.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N crowned Car and Driver’s 2024 EV of the Year

NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing's Starliner is safe enough to bring two astronauts back to Earth.

NASA to decide Saturday if Boeing capsule is safe to bring astronauts home

California launches a $250 million partnership with tech giants Google and OpenAI to support local news and advance AI research.

CA unveils $250M tech deal to ‘revitalize’ local news; critics call it ‘disastrous’

A new solid state EV battery from Mullen Automotive could bring higher energy density, faster charge times and enhanced fire safety.

‘It’s not going to explode’: Solid-state batteries could reduce EV fire risk

Researchers at Oxford University have produced the world's first flexible solar devices that are thin enough to be coated over other objects.

Researchers use ‘holy grail’ of solar tech to develop new flexible panels

Brazil launched Latin America’s first BSL-4 biolab to advance pathogen research, vaccine development and fight emerging infectious diseases.

Brazil opens maximum-security lab to study world’s deadliest viruses