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The floundering left-wing Labour Party government in Britain appears intent on imposing as much authoritarianism on the public while it remains in power, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer using the King’s Speech on Wednesday to confirm plans to introduce a Digital ID system and calls being made from an outgoing minister for further surveillance of phones.

President Donald Trump has brought more than a dozen leading American business and technology executives with him on his official trip to Beijing this week, including several of the most prominent figures in the tech industry. Jensen Huang of Nvidia is a last minute addition, flying to Alaska to join the delegation after President Trump called him directly.

A real estate executive delivering a commencement address at the University of Central Florida was met with a chorus of boos and jeers after declaring that AI represents the next Industrial Revolution.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has signalled that Brussels may seek to introduce legislation for a blanket ban on social media access for teenagers throughout the entire bloc by the summer.

Demi Moore declared “AI is here” at the Cannes International Film Festival while urging people to find ways to work with it. 

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified in federal court on Monday that Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft’s investments in OpenAI violated any special terms or commitments. Musk testified that Microsoft’s increasingly lucrative arrangement with OpenAI is what convinced him that Sam Altman was atteping to “steal the charity.”

Rapper Pitbull will be partnering with the AI company Digital DNA Labs for the creation of U.S. civics lessons taught by AI avatars representing the Founding Fathers.

Cybercriminals have been discovered using a zero-day security exploit that Google believes was developed with the assistance of AI, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of cyber threats.

Education technology company Instructure has confirmed it paid a ransom to hackers who breached its Canvas learning management system twice in less than two weeks, compromising data from 275 million users. Canvas is used by almost 9,000 schools ranging from grade schools to universities.

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has backed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for president as he mulls a potential run. 

Chinese automobile giant BYD’s first EV plant in Europe under scrutiny over allegations of abuse against its Chinese migrant workforce.

A transition from traditional energy was “always a fantasy” as alternative sources are not reliable, dependable, or affordable, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during an event with Breitbart News on Monday.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum argued while speaking at a Breitbart News policy event that the vast majority of the legal hoops the American energy industry has to jump through are setting the U.S. back, while China skips over bureaucracy in the race for AI dominance.

Vice President JD Vance has warned the nation’s most powerful tech executives to bring their technology under control. “We all need to work together on this,” Vance reportedly told them on an April phone call.

The AI revolution is the “most consequential moment in our lifetimes,” Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) said during an event with Breitbart News.

The family of a victim killed in the April 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming the company’s ChatGPT chatbot enabled the deadly attack.

Elon Musk’s Tesla is recalling its entire fleet of rear-wheel-drive Cybertruck EVs due to faulty brake rotors that could potentially cause the wheels to fall off while the vehicle is in motion.

Residents of an upscale Georgia subdivision first suspected something was wrong when their water pressure began dropping unexpectedly last year. The investigation their complaints prompted revealed the startling truth about a gigantic data center built near their homes.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin issued a proposal Monday that would clarify permitting requirements to make it far easier to begin construction and facilitate reshoring of manufacturing, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

Breitbart News hosts a policy discussion with Interior Secretary and Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council Doug Burgum focused on American energy dominance and artificial intelligence on Monday, May 11.

Two Miami police officers have filed a lawsuit against Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, claiming the two actors falsely portrayed them in the Netflix crime drama “The Rip,” a movie allegedly inspired by their story.

OnlyFans models have been trashing actress Sydney Sweeney’s “Euphoria” character on HBO as fans have accused creator Sam Levinson of “degrading” her with explicit sex scenes.

Sam Altman faced damaging testimony from former OpenAI colleagues during the second week of Elon Musk’s trial against the AI company and its CEO.

Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against AI company Character.AI, alleging that its chatbots have been impersonating licensed medical professionals in violation of state medical licensing regulations.

A humanoid robot dubbed “Gabi” became a Buddhist monk at the Jogyesa Temple in South Korea on Wednesday, in advance of Buddha’s birthday on May 24. It was the first documented instance of a robot undergoing the sugye ceremony of monastic devotion.

A former Trump administration official removed an article from the National Review after it appears she did not disclose her apparent financial interest .

French cybercrime prosecutors have announced that their investigation into Elon Musk and his social media platform X has been upgraded to a criminal probe, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing legal scrutiny of the tech tycoon’s deepfake porn scandal.

Cybersecurity giant Cloudflare announced on Thursday that it will lay off more than 1,100 employees globally as part of a reorganization aimed at positioning the company for what executives describe as the agentic AI era. The tech company’s shares have dropped massively Friday in response to the announcement.

A cyberattack forced the Canvas educational platform offline on Thursday, affecting millions of students and teachers at more than 9,000 universities and K-12 schools across the United States during a critical time in the academic calendar.

Elon Musk’s Tesla is recalling more than 218,000 vehicles across multiple models due to a software issue that causes delays in rearview camera images, potentially increasing crash risks.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has requested a Los Angeles judge to set aside the jury verdict that found the company liable for causing a young woman’s mental health problems, in what represents a pivotal case examining whether social media companies deliberately designed addictive platforms that harm young Americans.