Robert Mueller, who investigated allegations of Russian election meddling, dies at 81
Robert Mueller, a former FBI director who led the investigation into allegations of Russian meddling…
Buying a computer? AI is making it more expensive.
Artificial intelligence puts powerful new technology in consumers’ hands — if they can afford to use it. The rise of AI requires enormous computing power, which in turn is leading to a shortage of memory chips. That’s pushing up the price of personal computers, according to analysts with Oxford Economics — the first time those…
Nebraska becomes first U.S. state to enact Medicaid work requirements
Nebraska on Friday became the first U.S. state to enact Medicaid work requirements, seven months ahead of the deadline set by the Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” law. Health care policy experts say they are closely watching Nebraska’s early rollout of the new rules, which apply to people enrolled in Medicaid under an expansion that allowed…
Spotify’s new badge identifies human artists, as AI music floods in
With AI ever more capable of producing photorealistic images, seemingly genuine videos and author-like text, it’s getting harder to distinguish human-generated art and other content from large language model fare. When it comes to music, Spotify said Thursday it wants to help users tell the difference. The audio streaming platform has launched a certification tool that…
Fire aboard Navy destroyer USS Higgins, officials say
Washington — A fire broke out Tuesday on the USS Higgins, a guided-missile destroyer and a mainstay of the Navy’s forward presence in Asia, according to U.S. officials. The fire knocked out electricity and propulsion on the destroyer, one of the officials told CBS News, speaking under condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to…
“Ozempic breath” is boosting Hershey’s sales of mints and gum
Candy giant Hershey is getting a sales boost from an unexpected consumer segment: users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Hershey CEO Kirk Tanner said in the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Thursday that while appetite suppressants are leading customers to consume smaller portions of popular snacks, the drugs are also boosting demand for breath fresheners. The company…
United flight from San Francisco to San Diego reports close call with drone just before landing
A United Airlines flight from San Francisco reported a close call with a drone as it was approaching to land in San Diego on Wednesday morning, authorities said. A United spokesperson said Flight 1980 reported a possible drone strike just prior to the plane’s arrival at San Diego International Airport. The flight landed safely, and…
Meta failed to protect social media users from scam ads, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, misled users about the company’s efforts to prevent scams on its platforms. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a nonprofit advocacy group that filed the complaint in Washington, D.C., superior court, alleges Meta failed to block ads that could pose a risk…
King Charles visits White House for state dinner hosted by Trump, after rare address to Congress
 2m ago King Charles jokes about White House ballroom King Charles III recognized the U.S. and U.K.’s shared history in a toast during the White House state dinner — and cracked a few 18th- and 19th-century jokes. At one point, he referenced the ballroom that President Trump is seeking to build on the White…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “deeply sorry” for failing to alert law enforcement to Canada school shooter’s ChatGPT account
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has apologized to members of a Canadian community where a mass shooting took place earlier this year for not flagging the ChatGPT account of the shooter to law enforcement. “The pain your community has endured is unimaginable,” Altman wrote in a letter shared Friday on social media by the British Columbia…
How high energy bills, driven by new data centers, are affecting average Americans
This week, Maine’s governor vetoed a bill that would have made the state the first to ban the construction of new data centers. Shanelle Kaul reports. Source link