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Forbes released its annual list determining the 400 wealthiest people in the US. More than half of them live in these five states.
TeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply-chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’s threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers’ inner circle.
Whether it's a permanent shift or part of a familiar cycle is worth asking, though.
AI agents are rapidly becoming the internet's biggest users, reshaping websites, online services, and digital commerce.
Paolo Benanti, a Franciscan friar and theologian, told the BBC that AI can produce "emotional bending" that affects young people worse than addiction.
The feds are said to be investigating the compromise of the tankers' networks, which in one case interfered with one of the tanker's navigation and propulsion systems.
NVIDIA’s Nader Khalil and Sydney Sykes discuss one of the decisions shaping next-gen startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Save up to $200 by Sept 25.
Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, visited the NYC flagship store for the iPhone 18 Pro launch, an appearance his predecessor, Tim Cook, has long made.
Khalilur Rahman took the gavel as President of the UN General Assembly's 81st session amid what he calls a crisis of confidence in the organization he has served – in one capacity or another – for 35 years.
The reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.
Anthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.
UN peacekeepers have increasingly been sent into places where there is no peace to keep – under resourced, outgunned and exposed to violence they are not equipped to counter. The Security Council meets this afternoon in...