Nepal Bans TikTok, Says It Disrupts Social Harmony

Nepal’s government decided to ban the popular social media app TikTok, saying Monday it was disrupting “social harmony” in the country

Internet Collapses in Yemen Over 'Maintenance' After Houthi Attacks Targeting Israel, US

Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Friday and stayed down for hours, with officials later blaming unannounced maintenance work for an outage that followed attacks by the country's Houthi rebels on both Israel and the U

Logon: US Farmers Cautious About Autonomous Farm Tech 

For farmers in the Midwest United States, emerging autonomous technology could reduce costs and increase efficiency in the agricultural supply chain

Musk Teases AI Chatbot 'Grok,' With Real-time Access To X

Elon Musk unveiled details Saturday of his new AI tool called Grok, which can access X in real time and will be initially available to the social media platform's top tier of subscribers

India Probing Phone Hacking Complaints by Opposition Politicians, Minister Says

India's cybersecurity agency is investigating complaints of mobile phone hacking by senior opposition politicians who reported receiving warning messages from Apple, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said

World Leaders Agree on Artificial Intelligence Risks

World leaders at a safety summit have agreed on the importance of mitigating risks posed by rapid advancements in the emerging technology of artificial intelligence

UK Kicks Off World's First AI Safety Summit

The world's first major summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety opens in Britain Wednesday, with political and tech leaders set to discuss possible responses to the society-changing technology

US Pushes for Global Protections Against Threats Posed by AI

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Musk Pulls Plug on Paying for X Factchecks

Elon Musk has said that corrections to posts on X would no longer be eligible for payment as the social network comes under mounting criticism as becoming a conduit for misinformation

Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order on AI Oversight

President Joe Biden on Monday signed a wide-ranging executive order on artificial intelligence, covering topics as varied as national security, consumer privacy, civil rights and commercial competition

UN Announces Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence 

The United Nations has begun an effort to help the world manage the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence

Chinese Netizens Post Hate-Filled Comments to Israeli Embassy’s Online Account

After the Hamas attack on Israel, the Israeli Embassy in Beijing began posting on China’s social media platform Weibo

To Find Out How Wildlife Is Doing, Scientists Try Listening

A reedy pipe and a high-pitched trill duet against the backdrop of a low-pitched insect drone

LogOn: Musician’s Voice Sings in Languages She Does Not Speak

Artificial Intelligence is being used to create musical “deepfakes” – songs that sound like one artist but were made by a computer

Hackers Attack Guatemalan Government Webpages

In what Guatemalan authorities described as a national security incident, hackers affiliated with the activist group Anonymous disabled multiple government webpages Saturday