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By Nikki Luke, Conor Harrison and The ConversationFebruary 4, 2026
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In Moltbook hysteria, former top Facebook researcher sees echoes of 2017 panic over bots building a ‘secret language’
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 3, 2026
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Moltbook, the viral social media site for AI bots, contains a ‘lethal trifecta’ for how the agent internet could fail, security researchers say
By Beatrice NolanFebruary 3, 2026
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Top AI leaders are begging people not to use Moltbook, a social media platform for AI agents: It’s a ‘disaster waiting to happen’
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 2, 2026
Elon Musk warns a new social network where AI agents talk to one another is the beginning of ‘the singularity’
By Jason MaFebruary 2, 2026
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LawKey Nevada legislator says lawmakers will push for independent audit of altered public record in Nevada OSHA’s Boring Company inspection 
By Jessica MathewsFebruary 4, 2026
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Big TechAlphabet plans to double capex spending to a possible $185 billion—but it’s keeping CEO Sundar Pichai up at night
By Amanda GerutFebruary 4, 2026
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By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
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North AmericaWhy Bad Bunny is essential to the future of the NFL, even if Trump hates his halftime show
By Jared Bahir Browsh and The ConversationFebruary 4, 2026
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PoliticsFrom ‘Operation Dirtbag’ to ‘Catch of the Day,’ Trump’s ICE nicknames ripped as ‘disgusting’ and ‘subhuman’
By Matt Brown, Terry Tang and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
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Big TechIonQ, the biggest quantum computing company on the stock market, disputes short-seller claims it failed to disclose holes in its revenue
By Jeremy Kahn and Jim EdwardsFebruary 4, 2026
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LawLexisNexis exec says it’s ‘a matter of time’ before attorneys lose their licenses over using open-source AI pilots in court
By Nino PaoliSeptember 24, 2025
U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool, center, looks at live video surveillance feeds in the agency's New York Field Office, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
CybersecurityAll of New York City was close to losing cell service until Secret Service thwarted hackers targeting UN General Assembly
By The Associated PressSeptember 23, 2025
Big TechTikTok’s CEO used to work for Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern. Just one decade later, he’s become one of Meta’s fiercest competitors
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 23, 2025
PoliticsTrump ramps up retribution campaign with push for attorney general to speed up pursuit of ‘justice’ against his foes
By Meg Kinnard and The Associated PressSeptember 21, 2025
CybersecurityU.S. would control TikTok’s board and algorithm under emerging deal with China, White House says
By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2025
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CybersecurityLondon teenager orchestrated ‘help desk’ extortion scheme against 47 U.S. companies that netted $115 million, says DOJ
By Amanda GerutSeptember 20, 2025
AIBig Tech’s standard for fighting AI fakes puts privacy on the line
By Sharon GoldmanSeptember 18, 2025
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CybersecurityA Muslim Walmart worker says he was impersonated as celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, then suspended—and now fears for his family’s safety
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 16, 2025
Charlie Kirk, surrounded by a crowd, speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10. He is sitting on the same chair where he was shot later.
CybersecurityTeens say they can’t escape graphic videos of Charlie Kirk shooting on TikTok, X, Instagram
By Makiya Seminera, Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressSeptember 15, 2025
CybersecurityNorth Korean hackers used ChatGPT to help forge deepfake ID
By Jane Lanhee Lee and BloombergSeptember 14, 2025
EconomyNew round of China trade talks to cover tariffs and TikTok’s fate after Beijing launches probes on U.S. chip sector
By AFPSeptember 14, 2025
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AIAI chatbots are harming young people. Regulators are scrambling to keep up.
By Beatrice NolanSeptember 14, 2025
EuropePoland scrambles jets, shuts key airport amid drone threat
By Maciej Martewicz and BloombergSeptember 13, 2025
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CommentaryAmerica needs a digital identity strategy
By Will WilkinsonSeptember 13, 2025
Student
AIChatGPT bans evolve into ‘AI literacy’ as colleges scramble to answer the question: ‘what is cheating?’
By Jocelyn Gecker and The Associated PressSeptember 12, 2025
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CybersecurityAmazon, IBM, and Dell helped build China’s surveillance state brick by brick, investigation finds
By Dake Kang and The Associated PressSeptember 9, 2025
CybersecurityŌura CEO insists they’ll never sell your data as customers publicly ditch rings over privacy fears tied to Defense Department and Palantir
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 9, 2025
Middle EastRed Sea cable cuts disrupt internet in Asia, Middle East; Houthis deny involvement as Microsoft warns of disruption
By Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressSeptember 8, 2025
NewslettersMark Zuckerberg could use a favor from Donald Trump
By Andrew NuscaAugust 29, 2025
Brett Leatherman, Deputy Assistant Director for Cyber Operations at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, giving an address in August 2025. (Courtesy FBI)
Newsletters‘Salt Typhoon’ Chinese hacking campaign spreads to hundreds of firms around the globe
By Andrew NuscaAugust 28, 2025
TechExclusive: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz on $290 million acquisition of startup Onum and security in the AI age
By Allie GarfinkleAugust 27, 2025
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PoliticsDenmark catches Trump allies running ‘covert influence’ ops in Greenland as secret hit lists and backdoor tactics surface
By The Associated PressAugust 27, 2025
Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI CEO Elon Musk at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
NewslettersxAI sues Apple and OpenAI
By Andrew NuscaAugust 26, 2025
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CybersecurityGermany nabs American working at military base who offered to spy for China
By The Associated PressAugust 25, 2025
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, 2025.(Photo: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
NewslettersThe terms of the U.S. government’s 10% Intel stake
By Andrew NuscaAugust 25, 2025
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CybersecurityColleges have a new worry: ‘Ghost students’—AI powered fraud rings angling to get millions in financial aid
By Amanda GerutAugust 23, 2025
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AIChina’s DeepSeek quietly releases an open-source rival to GPT-5—optimized for Chinese chips and priced to undercut OpenAI
By Sharon GoldmanAugust 21, 2025
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CybersecurityFrom Los Angeles to Manila, prosecutors say $300 million voting machine helped fund Smartmatic’s foreign bribes
By Joshua Goodman, Jennifer Peltz and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2025
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GlobalStudents are so glued to their phones that 17 states are cracking down with ‘bell-to-bell’ bans for this school year
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2025
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CybersecurityChina’s secret weapon against the dollar is a yuan stablecoin
By Elaine Kurtenbach and The Associated PressAugust 21, 2025
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