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Axios U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is launching an AI-enabled “Catch and Revoke” effort to cancel the visas of foreign nationals who appear to support designated terror groups, sources say. The effort includes AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders’ social media accounts, focusing on evidence of alleged terrorist sympathies. From […]

Axios A global survey by the Edelman Trust Barometer found that only 32% of U.S. residents trust AI. The greatest level of trust was reported in India at 77%, followed by Nigeria (76%), Thailand (73%), and China (72%). Trust was lowest in Canada (30%), Germany (29%), the Netherlands (29%), U.K. (28%), Australia (25%), and Ireland […]

Axios U.S. President Trump is nominating Republican National Committee (RNC) executive Sean Cairncross as his national cyber director, marking the first significant cybersecurity nomination of the administration. If confirmed, Cairncross would lead the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director, which was established shortly before former U.S. President Joe Biden took office to be […]

Axios A notice to congressional offices from the U.S. House’s Chief Administrative Officer reportedly warned that staffers are prohibited from installing the Chinese chatbot DeepSeek on official phones, computers, or tablets. The notice indicated that “threat actors are already exploiting DeepSeek to deliver malicious software and infect devices.” It also stated that “the House has […]

Axios A Gallup-Telescope survey of 3,975 U.S. adults conducted Nov. 26-Dec. 4, 2024, found that of the approximately 99% of respondents who used at least one AI-enabled product in the prior week, close to 67% were unaware they were doing so. Gallup’s Ellyn Maese said there is “a lot of confusion when it comes to […]

Axios Two individuals with spinal cord injuries that left them unable to control their limbs manipulated a bionic arm to “feel” objects with the help of an implanted brain-computer interface (BCI). Researchers from the universities of Pittsburgh and Chicago and Northwestern University developed the implants that were inserted into the sensor and motor region of […]

Axios Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s El Capitan, the world’s most powerful supercomputer, was officially dedicated Thursday. Capable of peak performance of 2.79 exaflops, or 2.79 quintillion calculations per second, El Capitan will be tasked with handling classified matters, including helping to secure the U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons. From “World’s Largest Supercomputer to Help Secure […]

Axios The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati has ruled the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the legal authority to reinstate net neutrality rules. The court ruled broadband should be classified as an “information service,” and not the more heavily-regulated “telecommunications service” the FCC said it was in an order […]

The percentage of workers in the U.S. who say they are using AI at work has remained largely flat over the last three months, according to a new study commissioned by Slack.