New parental controls on YouTube youth accounts could limit screen time
YouTube is introducing new parental controls on youth accounts that it says could limit how…
House passes aviation safety bill in response to deadly midair collision near D.C.
Washington — The House on Tuesday passed its version of an aviation safety bill, months after it rejected separate legislation that cleared the Senate with unanimous support and angered families of the victims of a deadly midair crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In a 396 to 10 vote, the House approved the ALERT…
Sam Altman says “we should deescalate the rhetoric” after home hit with Molotov cocktail
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, shared a personal blog post and photo of his family saying, “In the hopes that it might dissuade the next person from throwing a Molotov cocktail at our house, no matter what they think of me,” following an attack outside his home last week. Altman suggested the incident was…
What to know about Anthropic’s new AI model and its stark warning
Former AI company founder and CEO Matt Shumer joins “CBS Mornings” to break down Anthropic’s report about one of its AI models, Claude Mythos Preview. In the report, the company warned the program was “too powerful” to be released to the public and it worried about the program, which is designed to find security flaws…
DHS looking into allegations Rep. Eric Swalwell hired nanny not authorized to work in U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security is looking into allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell hired a nanny who was not legally authorized to work in the U.S., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a statement Sunday, adding another complication for one of the leading candidates for California governor. “USCIS has been collecting information on the…
Nationwide boom in AI data centers stirs resistance
Archbald is a little corner of northeastern Pennsylvania where coal used to be big business. But now, there is a new boom: data centers. Kayleigh Cornell, a teacher, and Sarah Gabriel, an ICU nurse, run a neighborhood association in this community of 7,000, where a half-dozen data centers have been proposed. “It is a really…
Fighting for health care claim approvals
Marketing executive Mathew Evins lived with chronic back pain for eight agonizing years. He described it as “excruciating.” By 2024, he had trouble just walking. He had exhausted non-invasive treatment, and his doctors agreed he needed surgery. His insurance company had other ideas: “They went back to my surgeon and said, ‘Your patient needs another…
How to stay ahead of AI in your career
How to stay ahead of AI in your career – CBS News Watch CBS News A recent CBS News poll found 66% of Americans believe AI will decrease jobs. LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky and chief economic opportunity officer Aneesh Raman share insights on the skills that professionals need to stay ahead of AI at work….
Planned “Arc de Trump” would be over twice as high as Lincoln Memorial
Washington — The Interior Department has submitted renderings of President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, showing that the structure would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial across the Potomac River. The proposal calls for the arch to be roughly 250 feet tall, more than twice as high as the 99-foot tall Lincoln Memorial. It would…
Anthropic’s Mythos AI can spot weaknesses in almost every computer on earth. Uh-oh.
Anthropic’s latest AI technology, called Mythos, is so powerful at revealing software vulnerabilities that the company is afraid to release the model publicly lest it fall into the hands of bad actors. The company, the developer behind the Claude AI chatbot, said in a post on its website this week that the new tool has…
Nexstar to acquire rival broadcast company Tegna in $6.2 billion deal
Nexstar Media will acquire rival broadcast company Tegna for $6.2 billion, according to a joint announcement on Tuesday, another sign of consolidation in an already contracting TV broadcast sector. The transaction, if approved, will bring together two major players in U.S. television, expanding Nexstar’s reach in the U.S. television and local news landscape. Nexstar oversees…