AI is turbocharging organized crime, E.U. police agency warns

Investigation Into Scale AI Also Targets Its HR Partners HireArt and Upwork

According to former contract workers, HireArt, Scale AI’s employer of record, altered language in job offer letters to retroactively change their employment status.

Inc. - Mar. 11

Nunu.ai raises $6M for AI agents dubbed ‘unembodied minds’ for game testing

Nunu.ai has raised $6 million and unveiled Unembodied Minds, or AI agents designed for game testing and to control any given body as needed.

VentureBeat - Mar. 12

Google’s Gemini Robotics AI Model Reaches Into the Physical World

Google has developed an AI model that gives humanoids and other robots more intelligence—and a tool designed to give them a moral compass too.

Wired - Mar. 12

Over half of American adults have used an AI chatbot, survey finds

Artificial intelligence technology is becoming increasingly integral to everyday life. 52% of U.S. adults have used AI large language models like ChatGPT.

NBC News - Mar. 12

Alibaba launches new version of AI assistant tool as competition heats up

The launch comes as its latest effort to gain an edge amid growing competition in AI application front, further intensified by the emergence of DeepSeek.

CNBC - 6d

OpenAI urges U.S. to allow AI models to train on copyrighted material

OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology.

NBC News - 6d

OpenAI’s strategic gambit: The Agents SDK and why it changes everything for enterprise AI

OpenAI's new API and Agents SDK consolidate a previously fragmented complex ecosystem into a unified, production-ready framework. For enterprise AI teams, the implications are potentially profound: ...

VentureBeat - 5d

Halliday raises $20 million to build AI agents that operate safely on blockchain

Halliday secures $20 million to develop secure AI agents for blockchain, solving critical safety challenges for enterprise applications with immutable guardrails and automated workflows.

VentureBeat - 1d

Cramer explains why investors are no longer paying up for AI stocks

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday suggested that despite the fervor for AI, investors are no longer willing to pay high prices for stocks related to the technology.

CNBC - 1d

Nvidia, GM announce deal for AI, factories and next-gen vehicles

GM and Nvidia have inked new deals that include the carmaker utilizing several AI services from the tech giant for its vehicles, ADAS and factories.

CNBC - 14h

SoftBank expands its AI footprint with $6.5 billion purchase of Ampere Computing

SoftBank Group Corp. announced late Wednesday it is acquiring semiconductor designer Ampere Computing in a $6.5 billion deal that will expand its investments in AI infrastructure.

MarketWatch - 38m

Tech stocks tumble as AI boom fizzles out

The world’s biggest technology companies have seen their stock prices tumble over the past month as wider tumult in the market hits the tech sector hard after years of steep gains driven by ...

The Hill - 5d

Obama-era Education secretary warns Trump against shuttering department

Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan issued President Trump a warning over plans to shutter the Department of Education, decrying "you break it, you own it." Duncan, in an interview with CNN's ...

The Hill - Mar. 8

Americans should ‘absolutely not’ brace for recession despite bank warnings: Commerce secretary

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick says Americans should “absolutely not” brace for a recession amid warning signs from major banks like JP Morgan and ...

NBC News - Mar. 9

Education Secretary Linda McMahon warns 60 colleges over antisemitism on campus

Dozens of universities across the country received a federal government warning on Monday over their obligation to protect Jewish students on campus, just as President Donald Trump's administration ...

NBC News - Mar. 11

London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned

Centre for London says numbers are falling and wants the government to step up to support the industry. Black cabs could disappear from London’s roads in 20 years, a thinktank has warned, unless ...

The Guardian - 15h

CDC issues dengue fever warning for spring, summer travelers

Dengue fever cases have been rising among U.S. travelers and are expected to climb this year, according to a warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A “record number” ...

The Hill - 8h

Robert De Niro on taking dual crime boss roles in "The Alto Knights"

Robert De Niro revealed the dual role, where he portrays both Frank and Vito, required precise positioning and careful coordination.

CBS News - Mar. 10

Ecuador enlists founder of Blackwater private army as ally in ‘war’ on crime

Daniel Noboa, who is seeking re-election as president, announces partnership with Trump supporter Erik Prince. Ecuador ’s president, Daniel Noboa , has announced a “strategic alliance” with ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Russian Mercenary Found Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine by Finland Court

Voislav Torden, a commander in a Russian paramilitary group, was sentenced to life in prison for the attack and mutilation of Ukrainian soldiers in 2014.

The New York Times - 5d

8 alleged "GoodFellas" gang members, associates charged with violent crimes

The Department of Justice referred to the "GoodFellas" as a "violent gang" that recruits from the Atlanta area.

CBS News - 5d

Swedish companies join forces to steer children away from gang crime

Dozens of big businesses from Ikea to Spotify back youth job initiatives as country grapples with epidemic of violence

Financial Times - 2d

Telegram’s Pavel Durov, Charged With Range of Crimes, Is Allowed to Leave France

Pavel Durov said that the investigation into illicit activity on the messaging app he runs is ongoing, but that he had returned home to Dubai.

The New York Times - 2d

Former Texas pastor surrenders to authorities for alleged child sex crimes

A former pastor of a Texas megachurch has surrendered to authorities in Oklahoma after being charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child. NBC News' Antonia Hylton has the details ...

NBC News - 2d

UN: Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a war crime

Yahoo News - 1d

Duffy threatens to withhold funds over NYC subway crime

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal transit funds from the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in a Tuesday letter urging city leaders to reassess their ...

The Hill - 12h

Don't click on road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month

ABC News - 6d

Stands cleared as tornado warning delays Tennessee girls state basketball title games

The Tennessee girls state tournament state championship games have been delayed as the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

‘A very camp environment’: why Alan Turing fatefully told police he was gay

Ubiquity of then-illegal relations at King’s College, Cambridge, explains puzzling 1952 admission, says scholar. . For decades, it has puzzled historians. Why, in the course of reporting a burglary ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Police arrest teen and seize guns after online threats to 'shoot up school'

A Florida teenager was arrested and charged Sunday in connection with what police called online threats to "shoot up" a high school, before seizing a collection of guns and protective vests.

NBC News - Mar. 10

FBI joins Dominican Republic search for missing University of Pittsburgh student, police say

The FBI has joined the Dominican Republic’s police in searching for Sudiksha Konanki, the University of Pittsburgh student who went missing a week ago while on spring break. Konanki, 20, vanished ...

The Hill - Mar. 11

Police detail over 20 years of abuse they say captive man suffered from stepmom

A severely emaciated Connecticut man was allegedly forced to urinate in bottles and locked inside for nearly 24 hours a day during two decades of captivity by his stepmother, police said Thursday.

NBC News - 6d

Family reject police 'murder-suicide' theory on twin brothers found dead at mountain summit

The family of 19-year-old twin brothers found fatally shot on a Georgia mountain this month have rejected a police theory that one killed the other and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide.

NBC News - 2d

Michael Proctor, lead Karen Read investigator, fired from state police after vulgar texts

The Massachusetts State Police investigator who was suspended over allegations of misconduct in the Karen Read murder case has now been fired, state law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

NBC News - 12h

Cerebras just announced 6 new AI datacenters that process 40M tokens per second — and it could be bad news for Nvidia

Cerebras Systems is challenging Nvidia with six new AI data centers across North America, promising 10x faster inference speeds and 7x cost reduction for companies using advanced AI models like ...

VentureBeat - Mar. 11