Technology
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country
Russia and Ukraine traded accusations on Tuesday that each side's attacks caused civilian deaths, with officials in the Moscow region saying five people were killed there while authorities in Ukraine said a similar number, including two children, died at various sites across the country.
Massachusetts city revives gunshot detection system after deadly shooting
Lawmakers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, voted to reinstall ShotSpotter after police said the gunshot detection technology could have saved a shooting victim last month.
Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX’s first earnings call as a public company
Investors in Elon Musk's space company get a chance to question him Tuesday after SpaceX issues its first quarterly earnings since going public.
AI-driven Ring Cycle sparks boos at 150th anniversary Wagner Festival
Richard Wagner likely would have appreciated the cutting-edge technology, if not the reaction.
At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science
With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence.
FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systems
Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state's water systems but an official said all systems were operating "safely."
Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9
Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 33 civilians in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities said.
August’s total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland
For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer.
Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as "years of escalating harms" from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths.
What to Stream: ‘Ted Lasso,’ Billie Eilish, Stray Kids, ‘You Me & Tuscany’ and ‘The Shards’
The return of "Ted Lasso" and Billie Eilish's immersive concert film are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI
While the technology might be new, the principles guiding the pope's perspectives have deep roots. In particular, the encyclical invokes the concept of "subsidiarity," a core tenet of Catholic social teaching that has guided the church's response to technological upheavals for almost a century.
LISTEN: Inside the next generation of ground combat systems
Scott Davis, the former program executive officer for Ground Combat Systems with the U.S. Army, joins the show to break down the future of ground vehicles in 21st-century combat and what role tanks will play in future wars.
Cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems investigated as officials warn about Iranian hackers
Authorities were working Thursday to find the source of cyberattacks that targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota and came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems.
Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site, tapping private equity to fund a $100 billion data center complex that will include its own new natural gas and battery storage power plant in Kentucky.
Ocean-born testing of ‘Hammer of the Gods’ weapon part of U.S. Army’s technology experiment exercise
The U.S. Army has reported a successful test off the coast of California of the "Hammer of the Gods" -- a powerful electronic signal-scrambler designed to disrupt the navigation and communications equipment used by drones and enemy missiles.