NPR reports that states are moving to regulate AI chatbots amid growing concerns about harms to children, while technology companies are helping shape the legislation. The issue gained urgency after c...

The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a nonbinding resolution supporting a new way of depicting Africa and other regions on world maps. The “Correct the Map” resolution, introduced by ...

Meta and a coalition of states have agreed to a proposed $17 billion settlement that could end a landmark federal child safety lawsuit over the company’s Facebook and Instagram platforms. California, ...

NPR’s *Short Wave* episode examines whether AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude could play a role in future warfare. The story begins with a key development: the Department of Defense has announced a...

Iran’s parliament is considering a plan to block ships linked to the United States, Israel, and other countries Tehran calls “hostile” from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s mos...

A rural New York school district has paused plans to introduce a humanlike AI robot teacher after strong backlash from state education officials, teachers, and local residents. The Salamanca City Cent...

The NPR segment explains why the United States can be a major oil exporter while still importing much of the oil it consumes. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. produces more oil than it uses...

Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply after two maritime incidents near the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Authorities said a ship anchored off the UAE coast was seized and taken towa...

Federal workers and contractors are suing their agencies after being caught in undercover sting operations organized by activist journalist James O’Keefe. The cases center on “honeypot” style setups, ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed its use of advanced spyware to intercept encrypted messages from fentanyl traffickers, as revealed in a letter from acting director Todd Lyons t...

On June 13, 2025, four prominent tech executives—Andrew Bosworth (Meta), Shyam Sankar (Palantir), Kevin Weil (OpenAI), and Bob McGrew (Thinking Machines Lab)—were sworn in as lieutenant colonels in th...

The U.S. government has recently disclosed intelligence suggesting that a small seismic event detected in Kazakhstan on June 22, 2020, was likely caused by a clandestine Chinese nuclear test at the Lo...

The Trump administration has made significant changes to nuclear safety regulations to expedite the construction of new nuclear reactors, specifically small modular reactors. These adjustments, carri...

The Trump administration has made significant changes to nuclear safety regulations to expedite the construction of new nuclear reactors, specifically small modular reactors. These adjustments, carrie...

A significant decline in net immigration has led to a notable slowdown in U.S. population growth, as reported by the Census Bureau. For the year ending last June, the U.S. population grew by approxima...