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The lawsuits led to more scrutiny over whether tech companies are doing enough to safeguard young people from the risks posed by AI chatbots.

Promising solutions are scattered and underused: satellites and sensors; artificial intelligence; drones; autonomous vehicles; and new building materials.

Grok published sexualized images of children as its guardrails seem to have failed when it was prompted with vile user requests.

The Chinese automaker BYD sold 2.26 million electric vehicles in 2025, surpassing Tesla as the world's top EV seller.

Digital connections are now essential to important parts of our lives, such as our work and healthcare. Interrupting service can be catastrophic, denying other rights such as free speech and an education.

Google has finally answered users' cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses.

Mattel and other toy companies have been working on AI toys that are expected to be unveiled in 2026, but child safety groups have raised concerns about products already being sold.

Former Theta Labs executives allege the California cryptocurrency firm's CEO, Mitch Liu, manipulated the price of NFTs, among other illegal moves.

Many had worried that the app might disappear after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on the platform due to national security concerns raised by President Trump in 2020.