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GM and Samsung SDI announced a $4.5 billion deal to build a new electric vehicle battery plant in Indiana on Wednesday, August 28.

GM, Samsung announce $3.5 billion plan to build Indiana EV battery plant

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on new charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection.

New indictment filed against Trump for role in Jan. 6 riot

Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability to infiltrate U.S. internet companies and service providers.

Chinese hackers exploit zero-day vulnerability to target US infrastructure

X has updated its AI chatbot Grok after five secretaries of state warned about its spread of election misinformation.

X updates AI chatbot Grok after election misinformation warnings

A French judge has extended Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s detention by up to 48 hours, sparking global debate on free speech.

French judge extends detention of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg said senior White House officials had demands for censoring posts about COVID-19.

Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden administration to censor COVID posts

An airline accidentally sold hundreds of first-class tickets for about 85% cheaper than usual — and it wasn’t some sort of sale. A coding error that caused a glitch in its system and customers took advantage of it while they could.

Australian airline accidentally sells first-class tickets 85% off

Russia has launched its largest attack on Ukraine since the start of the war.

Russia launches largest air assault on Ukraine since start of war

People experienced an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat in 2024 due to human-caused climate change.

How a startup company plans to harness the power of the sun at night

Some police departments are testing new AI to help write incident reports.

Police test using artificial intelligence to write incident reports

In a significant advancement in cancer treatment, doctors have initiated trials for the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine.

World first mRNA lung cancer vaccine trial begins, offering hope for thousands

A woman used an Apple AirTag to track mail thieves, leading to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of stolen mail in California.

Apple AirTag leads to arrest of mail theft suspects in Southern California

Car and Driver has officially named the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N as its 2024 Electric Vehicle of the Year, beating out 18 other EV models.

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N crowned Car and Driver’s 2024 EV of the Year

NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing's Starliner is safe enough to bring two astronauts back to Earth.

NASA to decide Saturday if Boeing capsule is safe to bring astronauts home

California launches a $250 million partnership with tech giants Google and OpenAI to support local news and advance AI research.

CA unveils $250M tech deal to ‘revitalize’ local news; critics call it ‘disastrous’

A new solid state EV battery from Mullen Automotive could bring higher energy density, faster charge times and enhanced fire safety.

‘It’s not going to explode’: Solid-state batteries could reduce EV fire risk

Researchers at Oxford University have produced the world's first flexible solar devices that are thin enough to be coated over other objects.

Researchers use ‘holy grail’ of solar tech to develop new flexible panels

Brazil launched Latin America’s first BSL-4 biolab to advance pathogen research, vaccine development and fight emerging infectious diseases.

Brazil opens maximum-security lab to study world’s deadliest viruses

House Judiciary seeks DOJ briefing on potential bias in Google lawsuit amid VP Harris' debate prep with Google's lead attorney.

Google ordered to face lawsuit accusing it of unauthorized data collection

A study links airborne microplastics to an increased risk of lung and colon cancers.

Microplastics are throughout our bodies, in the brain may be the worst: Study

Speculation is running rampant on how Chechen warlord got his hands on a Tesla Cybertruck after claiming it as a gift from Elon Musk.

How a Chechen warlord could have gotten his hands on a Tesla Cybertruck

OpenAI has announced its latest agreement with a media outlet: A multi-year partnership with Conde Nast to enhance its platforms.

OpenAI partners with Conde Nast to enhance ChatGPT, SearchGPT

Three authors have sued AI company Anthropic, alleging it used copyrighted works without permission to train its chatbot, Claude.

Authors sue AI company Anthropic, claim it used pirated works to train tech

A team of firefighters, scientists and engineers are working to enable drones to collaborate, identify and suppress wildfires autonomously.

UK researchers seek to harness AI and drones to combat wildfires