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Former President Donald Trump faces additional charges in the classified document case.

Trump accused of attempting to have video deleted: The Rundown July 28

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5 things to know about WeChat, the super app Musk wants X to emulate

In an effort to compete with Tesla in the EV marketplace, a group of seven major automakers announced they are forming a new company.

Automakers form EV group; Tesla’s ‘Diversion Team’ revealed

Lawmakers have raised another potential danger of artificial intelligence - the possibility of AI being used to create a biological attack.

Expert warns AI could be used to help commit a biological attack

North Korea gives Russia a tour of the North's weaponry that includes the country's banned ballistic missiles.

North Korea shows Russia its banned ballistic missiles: The Rundown July 27

The personal chef of former President Barack Obama drowned at Martha's Vineyard, police confirmed.

Obama’s personal chef drowns at Martha’s Vineyard: The Rundown July 25

X , the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is making its own preparations ahead of the election cycle.

Elon Musk unveils Twitter logo redesign, with ‘X’ replacing blue bird

Russian authorities accused Ukraine of launching another drone attack on Moscow on Monday, July 24. This is the second attack in a month.

Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack on Moscow: The Rundown July 24

Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI met at the White House for an announcement about AI.

OpenAI, Amazon and other AI companies commit to responsible development

FTX filed a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried and other former company executives, looking to recoup more than $1 billion the company lost.

Bankman-Fried faces FTX lawsuit, witness tampering accusation

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in a race to produce fully self-driving vehicles and he’s spending at least $1 billion to do it.

Tesla cuts EV prices, spends $1 billion on a supercomputer

In launching Threads, Meta promised fediverse implementation. What does that mean? Here's a primer on the decentralized social media protocol.

Instagram’s Threads to join fediverse alongside Mastodon. What’s it mean?

An Arizona state lawmaker said artificial intelligence (AI) system ChatGPT helped draft a new deepfake legislation that was signed into law this week.

FTC looking into ChatGPT’s consumer protections: July 14 rundown

Microsoft email accounts belonging to top government officials and agencies have been breached by Chinese hackers.

Chinese hackers target government officials: July 13 rundown

Comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta, accusing the companies of copyright infringement.

Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI, Meta for copyright infringement

Americans interact with artificial intelligence products daily. However, AI is a broad term that encompasses a range of technologies.

Nearing ‘theory of mind’: The 4 types of AI

HR departments have been using automated to assist in recruitment for years. However, such AI products come with a risk of discrimination.

AI’s role in hiring practices in the spotlight amid bias concerns

The FAA has given a flying car permission to begin test flying in the skies above Silicon Valley, California.

FAA approves test flights of flying car in skies above Silicon Valley

Increased solar activity is fueling rumors of a global internet blackout, as Solar Cycle 25 ramps up "much faster" than expected.

‘Internet apocalypse’: Increased solar activity fuels internet blackout rumors

Here are some of the state laws and bills that intend to protect people as artificial intelligence changes their jobs and lifestyles.

States take the lead in regulating artificial intelligence

A man was locked out of his smart home devices for a week after being wrongfully accused of using a racial slur toward a delivery driver.

Amazon locks customer out of his smart home over false racism claim

A global cyber-attack has hit several U.S. government agencies. U.S. officials say a Russia-linked ransomware group is to blame.

Russian cyber attack hits US government agencies: June 16 rundown

An AI system called Zero Eyes can detect guns that are caught on security cameras and tell responding officers exactly where to go.

Watch an AI system instantly detect guns, direct security where to go

HeyWire AI is developing a self-prompting AI news engine that could write aggregated stories for newsrooms across the country.

This AI tool may let news reporters get back to journalism ‘out there in the world’