The European Commission this week released official guidelines defining high-risk artificial intelligence under the EU’s landmark AI Act, highlighting the difficulty of regulating rapidly evolving software with slow-moving legal tools. Enforcement of key provisions has already been delayed, with implementation now pushed to December 2027 and August 2028. Unlike physical...
Texas, United States: SpaceX launched the twelfth integrated test flight of its Starship V3 and Super Heavy booster from Starbase at 5:30 p.m. CT on Friday, marking the debut of the redesigned vehicle and the new Raptor 3 engines after an earlier scrub on May 22. The flight executed a successful...
Atlanta: Waymo temporarily suspended its autonomous ride-hailing operations Tuesday after an unoccupied driverless vehicle became stranded in floodwaters during an intense downpour. The vehicle stopped after entering a flooded roadway, was later recovered and removed from the scene, and company spokespeople reported there were no passengers aboard and no injuries. The...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google has announced the most extensive redesign of its search engine since the company was founded 25 years ago, unveiling the changes during its Google I/O 2026 keynote. The overhaul replaces the traditional list-of-links format with an AI-native interface that embeds generative tools throughout the experience,...
In Mountain View, California, Google and Samsung on Tuesday unveiled their first jointly developed AI-powered smart glasses at Google I/O 2026, signaling a coordinated push into next-generation wearable computing. The device runs on Android XR, Google’s platform for augmented and mixed reality, and is positioned as a companion to modern...
SpaceX is preparing for the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket, featuring the first launch of the third-generation Starship V3 vehicle. The mission, designated Flight 12, is scheduled to lift off during a 90-minute window starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT from the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas....
LONDON, England – Anthropic is preparing to brief global financial regulators on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by its unreleased AI system, Mythos Preview, according to a Financial Times report cited by Reuters on Monday. The specialized cybersecurity-focused model is designed to identify weaknesses in software, internet infrastructure, and web browsers, including...
United States-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic is preparing to brief members of the Financial Stability Board on cyber vulnerabilities its latest frontier AI model, Mythos, identified within parts of the global financial system, according to a Financial Times report cited by Reuters on Monday. The discussions are expected to focus...
Google has disclosed that it disrupted a criminal group attempting to use artificial intelligence to exploit a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in a widely used online system administration tool, according to an Associated Press report published minutes ago. The attackers reportedly used a large language model to help identify the...
United States – Instructure, the U.S.-based parent company of the Canvas learning management system, has confirmed it paid an undisclosed ransom to the cybercrime group ShinyHunters following a massive data breach that affected more than 8,000 educational institutions, including major universities and K-12 school districts. The breach, first detected in...
