Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.
Sep 19, 2026
A granddaughter in Ohio has stumbled on an old family photo that many believe proves that a time traveler visited California nearly six decades ago.
Google’s Gemini hacked three companies in the first known breakout, after the model accessed the internet and breached external systems during an evaluation of its cybersecurity capabilities.
Adrienne Murray follows NASA scientists in Iceland researching a rare total solar eclipse.
A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing.
The company is expected to reach $100 billion in annualized revenue this year, even as chief executive Dario Amodei calls for slowing down development of some advanced A.I. models.
Chinese researchers have made early strides in pushing semiconductor processing nodes below 3-nm using older lithography technology, as more advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) tools from ASML remain blocked under US sanctions. The breakthrough marks the latest progress in China’s drive to chart an alternative path to advanced chipmaking amid US export restrictions. Under current export control rules, Dutch equipment giant ASML is barred from selling its state-of-the-art EUV machines...
Sep 18, 2026
AI-TECH-OPENAI-FINANCIALS:OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280 billion by 2030, FT reports
As Australia considers barring the use of smart glasses in government offices, the BBC asks people in Sydney what they think.
A neighbourhood’s fight to save a cherished ginkgo pits them against an unlikely foe.
The sixth wave of UFO files has been released by the Pentagon, and it includes new footage of mysterious orbs swarming around the globe.
What if wolves, caribou and other wildlife could roam through protected lands from Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. to Canada's Yukon? A project to create such a massive habitat corridor has become the first Canadian finalist for Prince William's annual environmental prizes.
Scientists name newly discovered snake after Guns N' Roses' SlashIn a surpising update, scientists named a newly discovered snake species from New Guinea Lielaphis slashi in honor of the legendary Guns N’ Roses guitarist 'Slash'.Slash, also known as Saul Hudson, is famous worldwide as the...
The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC.