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Taiwan’s spy agency launches webpage for Chinese nationals to report tips
Taiwan’s intelligence agency said on Sunday it is establishing an information-reporting channel for Chinese nationals to offer tips securely, at a time when tensions between Beijing and the self-ruled island remain elevated.
U.S. losing Reaper drones in the Mideast without any clear plan to replace them
The U.S. Air Force has lost nearly 1/3 of the available fleet of critical Reaper drones in Middle East conflicts since the start of the Trump administration, including more than two dozen in the Iran war.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. AI restrictions underscore risks of dependence
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday U.S. restrictions on Anthropic's newest AI models show the dangers of overreliance on a limited number of American providers.
Helicopters collide over Rio de Janeiro, killing 6
Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city's western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said.
Georgia’s vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
When Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol this week for a special session, they are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making.
Ukrainian drone strikes kill 1 and spark fire at oil facility in Russia
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person in Russia's southwestern Oryol region, local officials said Sunday, while a separate strike hit an oil facility as part of Kyiv's campaign of strikes on military and energy targets deep inside Russia.
Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls
AI giant Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.
Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won’t harm competition, consumers, DOJ says
An investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has determined that the mammoth Hollywood media merger is not likely to harm competition in the industry or be harmful for consumers.
Some people are making guns with 3D printers. A new law seeks to cancel their print jobs
A first-of-its-kind law in New York could force 3D printers sold for homes and business to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns.
Crypto site pays people to tattoo ads on themselves
A Florida man offered about $2,585 in cryptocurrency to a man in Chennai, India, to permanently tattoo a promotional message across his forehead, one of dozens of increasingly extreme tasks posted to a new bounty marketplace on Pump.fun, a platform known for facilitating the creation and trade of speculative digital tokens.
SpaceX soars 23% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire
Shares of SpaceX soared 23% in their Wall Street debut on Friday, making the rocket maker's CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire.
A viral photo of Pope Leo XIV and a Barcelona boy sparked an emotional search for his family
Pope Leo XIV locked eyes with the 7-year-old boy, holding both his hands as the two smiled at one another. Captured by Associated Press chief photographer Emilio Morenatti, the moment resonated first with onlookers and then with many others around the world.
Ukraine strikes fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula
Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations.
Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire, at least on paper, as SpaceX begins trading
Elon Musk crossed the threshold to become the world's first trillionaire Friday -- at least on paper -- after SpaceX priced its initial public offering at $135 a share, pushing his net worth to just over $1 trillion.
A Bosnian song about disillusionment with the American Dream becomes a World Cup banger
The opening lyrics couldn't be plainer: "I am from Bosnia; take me to America." But by rewriting its classic "USA," the Bosnian band Dubioza Kolektiv has transformed a song about disillusionment with the American Dream into a viral anthem powering Bosnia-Herzegovina's own World Cup dreams.
Senate’s $1.15 trillion defense bill urges Pentagon to create new combatant command for drones
The Pentagon should create a new combatant command focused exclusively on drones and robotics, lawmakers said in a major defense bill that cleared a key Senate committee Thursday.
As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion
In "Disclosure Day," out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of extraterrestrial life - and the implications it would have for religion on Earth.