Technology
Google axes DEI, progressive-backed markers from its calendar
Google Calendar will no longer tells users about Black History Month or Women's History Month.
Vance makes his debut as VP on the international stage at a high-stakes AI summit in Paris
J.D. Vance stepped onto the world stage this week for the first time as U.S. vice president, using a high-stakes AI summit in Paris and a security conference in Munich to amplify Donald Trump's aggressive new approach to diplomacy.
Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood
Europe's Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers reported Monday.
Notre Dame tops list of most Instagrammed religious landmarks in the world
With more than 4.7 million hashtags, Notre Dame Cathedral in France ranks as the most Instagrammable religious landmark in the world.
Trump’s AI ambition and China’s DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will hammer out pledges on guiding the development of the rapidly advancing technology.
Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department material
A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.
Risk high that space junk will enter busy flight area, new study says
With the space industry growing and air traffic continuing unabated, a 26% chance exists that space debris will fall into high-traffic areas, according to a new study.
New law in Brazil is making students put away their smartphones at school
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting their use in schools took effect.
Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from a bright and early object in the universe
Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years of the universe.
Chinese AI powered by U.S.-trained experts
A survey of 52 senior Chinese scientists and officials engaged in artificial intelligence work reveals that more than 16 are former Microsoft and other U.S. tech company computer experts and about half studied at American universities.
Researchers link DeepSeek’s chatbot to Chinese telecom banned from doing business in U.S.
The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States, has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that has been barred from operating in the United States, security researchers say.
Which U.S. companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump’s new government contractor rules
Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Google drops weapons restrictions from updated AI principles
Google revised its artificial intelligence principles, noticeably cutting a section preventing the company from using AI for weapons development.
Tesla offers insurance discount to drivers who use Full Self-Driving feature
Electric vehicle giant Tesla is offering discounts on auto insurance to customers who use the company's Full Self-Driving feature.
Baby boomers? Pronatalists push for more (and more) children using reproductive technology
In the Book of Genesis, God ordered Adam and Eve to "go forth and multiply" -- and members of the pronatalism movement aim to make that directive exponential.
