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OpenAI Commits $1B to Cyberdefense Effort Amid AI Safety Scrutiny
OpenAI said on Thursday it would commit $1 billion in subsidized access to its AI cybersecurity tools, training and technical support for organizations that protect critical services, as concerns ...
Extreme Drought Covers 44% of Puerto Rico: Report
Puerto Rico's normally rainy season has instead brought a severe and fast-growing drought, according to data from the NASA Earth Observatory. By August 25, three-quarters of the territory was in at ...
Federal Auto Safety Agency Opens Probe into Tesla Cybercab Rule Compliance
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday opened an investigation into whether 1,000 Tesla Cybercab vehicles were properly certified. The auto safety regulator is examining ...
U.S. Judges Reveal Panic Buttons, Private Security in Reports About Threats
Federal judges have varied their commutes, hired private security and fortified their homes, including with panic buttons, amid a barrage of threats and harassment in recent months that has left many ...
UN Reports Supersized’ El Niño May Become Strongest Ever Recorded
The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organization said on ...
Blackout Risk Rises as Heat Wave Stresses Largest U.S. Electric Grids
The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity supplies serving millions of homes and ...
Investigators Find Washington Chemical Tank Called Unfit for Service Before Deadly Failure
An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill "not fit for continued service" 10 months before it failed in May, killing 11 in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace ...
Steep Declines in Child Restraint Use Prompt AAA Safety Reminder
New analysis of nationwide crash data finds that child safety seat and booster seat use declines sharply with age, starting when kids are just 3 years old, according to AAA. Between 2020 and 2024, ...