2026-03-04
Lawsuit alleges Google's Gemini guided Florida man to consider ‘mass casualty’ event before suicide
Wall Street Journal
A US lawsuit says Gemini sent a man to find an android body it could inhabit, before he died by suicide; Google says it sent him to crisis hotlines “many times”
A new lawsuit alleges Google's chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit.
2026-02-15
Widespread Arrests Roil Iran Weeks after Security Forces Crushed Protests
New York Times
Researchers outline Iran's digital surveillance capabilities, integrated across communications and internet networks, and recently used to track down protesters
As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet …
2025-08-23
Trump Says Intel Agreed to Give US a Stake in Its Company
Intel
Intel says the US will make an $8.9B investment by purchasing 433.3M primary shares of Intel common stock for $20.47/share; INTC closed on August 22 at $24.80
U.S. Government to make $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock as company builds upon its more than $100 billion expansion of resilient semiconductor supply chain
2025-07-27
Russia Scales Down Celebrations Honoring Its Navy as Ukraine Launches More Drone Attacks
Financial Times
US-German software firm Auterion says it plans to ship 33K of its AI drone “strike kits” to Ukraine by the end of 2025 to help combat mass Russian drone attacks
Pentagon-backed deal aims to help combat mass attacks by Russia — Sylvia Pfeifer in London, Laura Pitel in Berlin and Christopher Miller in Kyiv
2025-07-18
Brazil's Congress Passes Bill to Overhaul Environmental Regulations
Reuters
The US House passes the GENIUS Act, sending the stablecoin bill to Trump for his signature, and advances two other crypto bills to the Senate for consideration
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known …