Chatbots don’t climb mountains. So why are hikers getting lost after trusting them?
A 16-year-old planned his climb partly with a chatbot, the latest hiker to need rescue, and experts say they know why people trust the bots.Continue Reading
You’re not imagining it. Data shows utilities are requesting record rate hikes
Gas and electricity bill increases proposed across the country set a record in the third quarter of 2026, a new report found.Continue Reading
AI startup touts new possibilities for video creators, but concerns remain
As AI continues to reshape arts and entertainment, it’s also creating a new type of producers and content providers. A Silicon Valley start-up founded by a YouTube co-founder could change video storytelling as dramatically as he changed video distribution. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports for our arts & culture series,Continue Reading
LIVE: Homeland Security secretary and ICE officials hold press conference
Watch live as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE officials hold a press conference on sanctuary city policies. These policies at the city and state level limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.Continue Reading
How high debt France gives markets a contagion fright
French markets face pressure from rising debt concerns and political gridlock ahead of next year’s presidential election. Reuters’ Correspondent, Harry Robertson, explains why investors are keeping a close watch on the country’s economic fortunes. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #france #economy 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from aroundContinue Reading
The Next Drone Won’t Have a Radio Link, Our Intelligence Enterprise Needs to Plan for That Now
On the last day of the 2026 World Cup, NORAD F-16s fired flares over northern New Jersey to warn off civilian pilots who had flown into restricted airspace. During the tournament, federal agencies seized more than 700 drones across 11 host cities. The counter-drone effort worked. That’s what worries me.Continue Reading
How Ukraine’s Ground Robots Are Changing the Battlefield
Operation Vivaldi, a Ukrainian military effort to repel Russian forces in the Donbas, has done much more than push back Moscow’s offensive in the region. The operation is credited with the liberation of dozens of square miles of once Russian held territory because of its mastermind use of drones andContinue Reading
A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up
Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and chemical hazard to neighboring communities.Continue Reading
Test your Drupal website with Cypress
If you don’t include tests in your Drupal development, chances are it’s because you think it adds complexity and expense without benefit. Cypress is an open source tool with many benefits: Reliably tests anything that runs in a web browser Works on any web platform (it’s great for testing projectsContinue Reading
12 steps to smarter Google account security
There are important accounts to secure, and then there are important accounts to secure. Your Google account falls into that second category, maybe even with a couple of asterisks and some neon orange highlighting added in for good measure. I mean, really: When you stop and think about how muchContinue Reading
What’s new in GNOME 44?
I use GNOME as my primary desktop environment on my Linux PC at home. GNOME gives me an easy-to-use graphical desktop that provides the flexibility I need yet doesn’t get in my way when I focus on my work. GNOME recently released GNOME 44 with a bunch of new features.Continue Reading
Google makes its most powerful AI models pay-for-play as AI services struggle to turn users into customers
Half of all US consumers use AI services — but only a small fraction pay for them. Google is trying to shift the balance by giving users of its Gemini AI services reasons to become paying customers. Users are certainly reluctant to dip into their pockets. A quarter of USContinue Reading
Preparing for a Constitutional Crisis
As scholars of democracy, we are watching America’s warning signs flash red. We expect America’s long-building constitutional crisis to soon escalate. Earlier this year, we hosted a national workshop to assess the threats facing our society in the months leading up to and following the November midterm elections. We alsoContinue Reading