Google has agreed to pay $68 million to end a big group lawsuit. The lawsuit said that Google's voice assistant broke the law by recording users without permission and sharing their private talks with advertisers. This early agreement was filed on January 23 in a federal court in
Many people apply for jobs at lots of companies. The first step for them is often getting past an AI system that checks their résumés and decides if they are a good fit. This process is a bit like how credit companies give people a number score based on their
A former expert from the Bank of England says the bank needs to get ready for a money crisis that could start if officials announce that alien life is real. Helen McCaw worked as a top analyst on financial safety at the UK's main bank. Her job was
In the fall of 1994, a simple rectangular graphic appeared on HotWired.com, the online offshoot of Wired magazine. Sponsored by AT&T, it posed a teasing question: "Have you ever clicked your mouse right here? You will." This unassuming banner ad, launched on October 27, 1994,
The US used a powerful secret weapon that made Venezuelan soldiers fall to their knees. They were “bleeding through the nose” and vomiting blood during a bold raid to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro. This comes from a witness story shared on X by the White House press secretary on Saturday.
Sometime in the early 20th century—no one knows the exact date—thieves stole a 2,700-year-old treasure from the Olmec people. The Olmecs were one of the first big civilizations in North America, based in Mexico. The stolen item was a big stone mask, about six feet tall and
Freemasons have asked a high court for an urgent order to stop the Metropolitan Police's new rule. This rule requires officers to tell their bosses if they belong to the Freemasons group. The Freemasons submitted their request in London on Christmas Eve. They argue that the Met'
Investigative journalist Nick Shirley dives deep into what he calls Minnesota's billion-dollar fraud nightmare, implicating Governor Tim Walz and a network of Somali-owned businesses. Titled "I Investigated Minnesota’s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal," the piece exposes how taxpayer funds—potentially up to $8-10 billion—are funneled
When most people think about immigration enforcement, they imagine border crossings and airport checks. But now, the main focus might be on your social media posts. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has put out a call for private companies to help start a non-stop social media watching program.
A documentary film showing mothers who survived Israel's deadly attacks in Gaza. A video report that looks into Israel's part in the death of a Palestinian American reporter. Another video that shows Israel destroying Palestinian homes in the West Bank, which is under occupation. YouTube quietly
An open letter came out asking for a ban on building artificial intelligence systems that are “superintelligent.” The ban should stay in place until most scientists agree that these technologies can be made safely and in a way that the public agrees with. The letter was put out by a
A new trailer for the documentary film The Age of Disclosure has a big surprise. In it, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admits something amazing to the director, Dan Farah. Rubio says, "We've had repeated instances of something operating in the airspace over restricted nuclear
KNOWLEDGE
There was a time, not long ago, when scientists believed the physical world—the stuff we can see and touch—was the only thing that was real. They thought everything was made of random pieces of matter with no deeper meaning or order. In other words, “what you see is
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This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released almost 11 hours of video footage they described as “full raw” surveillance from a camera near Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cell on the night before he was found dead. The DOJ said the release was meant to stop conspiracy theories
TECHNOLOGY
Scientists in China are turning bees into “cyborgs” by putting tiny brain controllers inside them. These devices let the scientists control where the bees fly. These part-insect, part-machine bees might be used in the military or to help find people after disasters like earthquakes. Professor Zhao Jieliang, who works at
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Scientists from Penn State are using special detectors attached to balloons to study cosmic rays in Antarctica. These detectors listen for radio waves created when particles from space hit the Earth. But during their research, the scientists picked up some strange signals coming from under the ice—something they weren’
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Nebraska just became the sixth U.S. state to ban lab-grown meat. On Tuesday, Governor Jim Pillen signed a law called LB246. This law makes it illegal to make, sell, advertise, or distribute lab-grown meat in Nebraska. Senator Barry DeKay introduced the bill for Gov. Pillen. “When I stood in
TECHNOLOGY
On the website starwarsweb.net, a cartoon image of Yoda is shown next to the words: “Like these games you will.” The site lists several Star Wars video games, including Star Wars Battlefront 2 for Xbox, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II for Xbox 360, and Star Wars: The Clone
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A former U.S. government official who worked for President George H. W. Bush says the government secretly spent years building an underground "city" where rich and powerful people can hide if a major disaster or "near-extinction event" happens. Her name is Catherine Austin Fitts, and
TECHNOLOGY
A Chinese company has developed a new type of nuclear battery called Zhulong-1, which could be a big step forward in clean energy technology. This battery is based on carbon-14 (C-14), a radioactive material, and is designed to last a very long time. The company, Wuxi Beita Pharmatech Co., Ltd.
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Jesse Michels interviews Joe McMoneagle, a former CIA officer renowned for his involvement in the agency's Stargate Project—a program dedicated to exploring psychic phenomena, notably remote viewing. McMoneagle shares his experiences of using remote viewing to gather intelligence during his CIA tenure. He recounts a specific session
SPACE
NASA says there's now a 1 in 32 chance (or 3.1%) that a big asteroid could hit Earth in 2032—enough to destroy a whole city. On February 7, NASA raised the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in seven years from 1.2% to 2.
TECHNOLOGY
Scientists at the University of Oxford have reached a huge milestone in quantum computing by creating a scalable quantum supercomputer that can perform quantum teleportation. This breakthrough tackles a big challenge in quantum computing called the scalability problem. The researchers believe their discovery could help bring this next-generation technology to
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Google updated its artificial intelligence (AI) rules on Tuesday, removing a promise not to use AI in ways “that cause or are likely to cause overall harm.” A deleted part of the old guidelines had also committed Google to avoiding AI for surveillance, weapons, or technology meant to harm people.