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Waymo has extended service suspensions to four cities after its autonomous vehicles repeatedly encountered difficulties navigating heavy rain and flooded roadways, an issue that led to a software recall earlier this month.

Robust regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and its human developers is essential for the common good to be served rather than naked, undisguised profit. Pope Leo XIV made this clarion call Monday, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as AI technology spreads into almost every facet of existence.

A major Pizza Hut franchisee has filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain seeking $100 million in damages, claiming that a mandated AI system for kitchen management has caused significant operational failures and financial losses across its restaurant locations.

Fashion designer Jeremy Scott earned a huge round of applause from graduates after ripping up a generic commencement speech scripted by generative artificial intelligence.

Customers were frustrated after Carnival Cruise Line canceled a batch of reservations following an IT problem on its website that drastically dropped prices.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX claimed a successful launch of its newest Starship variant on Friday evening, overcoming significant engine malfunctions to achieve its intended landing destination in the Indian Ocean. The test flight ended with a massive fireball as the spacecraft tipped into the water off Australia’s western coast, an explosive finale the company said was expected to occur.

The CEO of fintech company Bolt revealed he fired his entire human resources department as part of sweeping layoffs, telling the audience at a Fortune magazine event that the “HR team was creating problems that didn’t exist.”

Starbucks is scrapping an AI-powered inventory management system after less than a year of use, following widespread complaints from employees about inaccurate tracking and frequent errors.

Elon Musk has characterized his Neuralink brain-computer interface technology as achieving miracle-level breakthroughs, while the company’s president revealed plans to implant chips in healthy individuals within the next four years. Musk called his creepy brain chips “Jesus-level technologies.”

Leading the Future is backing ten more House Republicans in its latest slate of incumbent endorsements, including three members who are seeking Senate seats while continuing to serve in the House.

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is working diligently to declassify a controversial FISA Court opinion that would detail the court’s concerns with how the federal government conducts searches using Section 702 of FISA.

Jeff Bezos praised President Donald Trump and hyped up AI during a Wednesday interview. “Trump has lots of good ideas, and he’s been right about a lot of things. You have to give him credit where credit is due,” the Amazon founder said.

Nvidia reported better-than-expected Q1 results and provided optimistic guidance for the second quarter, with CEO Jensen Huang highlighting new product lines that could significantly expand the company’s revenue beyond its flagship AI chip business. Despite the positivity, the stock is down in Thursday afternoon trading.

The White House has reportedly postponed President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order addressing AI and cybersecurity concerns planned for today that was to be attended by the leading lights of the artificial intelligence industry.

Elon Musk reacted to the uproar out of the United Kingdom involving Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old stabbing victim who died after being handcuffed by police over a racism allegation. Musk vowed to fund a lawsuit against the police, who he described as “disgusting excuses for law enforcement.”

An AI system malfunctioned while it was being used to read the names of Glendale Community College (GCC) graduates at the school’s commencement ceremony in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday — resulting in the event needing to be paused at least twice to great frustration of graduates and their loved ones.

The Biden Justice Department’s former second-in-command, Lisa Monaco, is facing a referral to the Department of Justice over allegations that she buried investigations into Microsoft’s cybersecurity failures before landing a top job at the tech giant, according to a letter from the American Accountability Foundation.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is introducing legislation Wednesday that would require an appropriate national security agency to determine whether communications equipment or services tied to several fast-rising Chinese technology companies pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons, with an affirmative finding — or failure to complete the review on time — resulting in placement on the Federal Communications Commission’s covered list.

Google announced a comprehensive transformation of its Search platform at the Google I/O conference on Tuesday, marking what the company calls the biggest change to the search box since its debut over 25 years ago.

Paul Schrader revealed that he recently “procured an online AI girlfriend” as part of an experiment that did not quite go as expected.

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr told Breitbart News at a press conference on Wednesday that parents are increasingly concerned about transgender content in children’s television as the agency considers updating television ratings.

Music executive Scott Borchetta, founder of Big Machine Records and the man who discovered Taylor Swift, was roundly booed by college graduates when he praised AI during a commencement address at Middle Tennessee State University.

The author of a nonfiction book examining artificial intelligence’s impact on truth has acknowledged that his work contains numerous fabricated or misattributed quotes created by AI.

We cannot allow Americans to be at the mercy of Chinese hackers. That’s why Congress must pass the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act.

Microsoft has officially confirmed that faulty third-party drivers have been silently draining laptop batteries and degrading system performance in Windows 11 for years.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta announced on Monday that it is reassigning 7,000 employees to focus on AI initiatives, just two days before the company plans to lay off roughly 10 percent of its workers.

A coalition of more than 60 MAGA allies on Monday urged the president to test and approve the most powerful AI models before they are released.

A strong majority of Americans oppose AI data centers being constructed in their local area, according to a recent Gallup poll.

A federal jury in Oakland, California, ruled against Elon Musk on Monday in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, finding that his claims were filed beyond the statute of limitations. A defiant Musk blamed the loss on a “calendar technicality” and vowed to appeal the decision.

Actress Kristen Stewart has expressed dismay with the studio system and now wants to start making movies for YouTube. 

The Trump White House has a “really good template” for how lawmakers can write the “rules of the road” and create a national policy framework for AI, Build American AI’s executive director Nathan Leamer told Breitbart News during a recent policy event.

Freedom Caucus lawmakers cheered the House Appropriations Committee advancing an amendment to a major funding bill that would protect Americans’ privacy against data brokers.