LONDON — Former NASA engineer Mark Rober has taken his signature blend of science and entertainment to the football pitch, developing a robotic goalkeeper designed to block shots from Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s most celebrated footballers. The experiment, a fusion of advanced engineering and sports technology, seeks to answer a simple question: can … Read more
Minneapolis, Minn. — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday referred to Somali immigrants living in the United States as “garbage” and suggested they should leave, claiming without evidence that they “contribute nothing.” The comments followed reports that federal authorities were preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota focused on Somali immigrants residing unlawfully in the … Read more
The European Union is preparing to open an EU antitrust probe into Meta over the company’s integration of artificial intelligence tools inside WhatsApp, according to a report published Thursday by the Financial Times. The investigation marks another escalation in the bloc’s efforts to scrutinize the deployment of generative AI systems on large digital platforms. Two … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is developing a new mobile app that will allow stalking victims to see the real time location of their perpetrators, a move authorities said is intended to strengthen protections as reported stalking cases continue to rise. The justice ministry announced Wednesday that the app is part of a wider … Read more
The Pentagon’s independent oversight office concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive details about a military strike put US personnel and their mission at risk, according to two people familiar with the findings. The assessment underscores broader concerns about operational security and digital communications within the U.S. … Read more
A major Venmo outage disrupted service for tens of thousands of users Wednesday, preventing them from sending payments, accessing balances or logging into the PayPal owned app. The outage, which began in the early evening of December 3, reached a peak of more than 37,000 reports on monitoring site Downdetector. By 3:50 pm PT, more … Read more
TikTok will invest more than $37 billion to build a large scale data facility in northeastern Brazil, a move company officials said will deepen its presence in one of the world’s fastest growing digital markets. The planned TikTok Brazil data center, announced Wednesday, will be developed in Ceará near the industrial port of Pecém and … Read more
Microsoft Corp.’s stock fell more than two percent Wednesday after a report suggested that the company’s artificial intelligence software sales fell short of growth expectations, raising questions about the adoption of AI tools in traditional business settings. The Information reported that many of Microsoft’s sales staff did not meet targets for the company’s Foundry product, … Read more
Washington, DC — President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who, along with his wife, was charged last year with accepting $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities. Trump framed the move as a response to what he called political targeting by the Biden administration. “Sleepy Joe went after … Read more
YouTube said it will comply with Australia’s teen social media ban, confirming it will lock out users under the age of sixteen from signed in accounts within days. The move marks a major shift for one of the world’s largest video platforms and ends weeks of uncertainty over how the company would respond to the … Read more
