The U.S. government’s top information security official warned that computer systems nationwide need to bolster their defenses to meet the growing threat of cyberattacks powered by artificial intelligence. During remarks Wednesday, Acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer Michael Duffy said …
Amazon.com Inc.’s Zoox robotaxi division will start charging fares next week in Las Vegas, marking a first in the U.S. for autonomous vehicles without driver controls. Zoox will charge Vegas customers starting Aug. 10, with fares calculated from a base …
Binance affiliates are suing the founders of Hong Kong-based crypto payments firm RedotPay for allegedly diverting hundreds of thousands of customers to a competing product in a “fraudulent scheme,” claiming nearly half a billion dollars in losses. The Binance Holdings-affiliated …
Hackers launched a wave of sophisticated attacks on Wall Street firms in recent days, targeting information systems at major money managers, according to people familiar with the matter. Point72 Asset Management informed investors on Wednesday that it had been attacked, …
Meta said on Wednesday one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, fanning concerns about how developers can contain increasingly capable AI systems after similar incidents at rivals Anthropic and OpenAI. The incidents at Meta and Anthropic …
Four months ago, the Netherlands approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system and has since then advocated for its adoption across the EU. But Dutch road regulator RDW won’t tell the public why it concluded the driver-assistance system is safe or …
Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the blazes are also raising a bigger question: who will pay as climate-driven disasters become more frequent and destructive? Authorities have …
New Jersey sued Amazon.com on Tuesday, accusing the online retailer of abusing its market power over independent delivery drivers in the state. Amazon used its dominance to impose low pay and poor conditions on thousands of New Jersey workers who …
Michigan health officials on Tuesday reported 11,508 cases linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak, up by more than 200 from the previous day’s update. The state also reported the first two deaths associated with the outbreak, noting that both individuals had …
Southern California Edison equipment sparked a January 2025 wildfire that killed 19 people in the Los Angeles area, fire officials said. The Eaton Fire was caused by electrical arcing events that took place on an out-of-service tower on a dry …