Technology

A supporter of Kuomintang, or KMT, Taiwan's major opposition party, waves Taiwan's national flag on Nov. 24, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. Researchers uncovered an influence operation targeting Taiwan's upcoming presidential election on Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

World News

Fake social media accounts are targeting Taiwan's presidential election

4:09pm December 13, 2023

by Shannon Bond

The influence operation identified by Graphika researchers involved a network of more than 800 fake Facebook accounts that reposted Chinese-language TikTok and YouTube videos about Taiwanese politics.

Los Angeles Police Department officers check drivers at a DUI checkpoint in Reseda, Los Angeles, California on April 13, 2018.

National

Technology to stop drunk drivers could be coming to every new car in the nation

2:56pm December 13, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Federal regulators have taken a first step toward making technology that prevents drunk driving standard in new cars. Their goal is to help end a problem that claimed more than 13,000 lives last year.

An attendee tries the Meta Quest 3 in a demonstration room at a tech conference in September 2023. The headset is among the products listed on ParentsTogether's 2023 tech toys "Naughty List."

Parent and consumer groups warn against 'naughty tech toys'

5:00am December 13, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The smart toy sector is worth close to $17 billion. But some parent and consumer support groups say these tech-driven toys are not safe for play.

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National

A jury decided Google's Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers

8:28pm December 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

The maker of Fortnite sued three years ago, alleging that Google abused its power to shield its Play Store from competition in order to protect a gold mine that makes billions of dollars annually.

Goi Chee Kong shows a picture of his son Goi Zhen Feng, who died after falling prey to human trafficking, during a press conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Sept. 21, 2022. Goi said he believed his 23-year-old son was forced to work for groups involved in online scams.

World News

Online scamming industry includes more human trafficking victims, Interpol says

7:47am December 10, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Cyberfraud is considered human trafficking's newest form of exploitation, according to the global crime-fighting organization. Victims are largely found in Southeast Asia and Latin America.

World News

Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules

10:56am December 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The deal paves the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and has spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity.

Music & Culture

A new biopic of 'La Vie En Rose' singer Edith Piaf will use AI to recreate her voice

8:27am December 09, 2023

by Rebecca Rosman

One of Edith Piaf's famous hits was "La Vie En Rose" but... how about "La Vie En AI"? A new biopic about the singer will be made using artificial intelligence to recreate her voice and image.

Chuck E. Cheese, the frontman for the animatronic Munch's Make Believe Band at the Chuck E. Cheese location in Northridge, Calif. This animatronic band is the last remaining one in the United States as locations remodel in favor of screens and interactive dance floors.

Kids are losing the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics. They were for the parents, anyway

7:01am December 09, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The kids "eatertainment" chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their youth. One stronghold will keep the nostalgia alive.

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A Brightline train during its inaugural trip between Miami and West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2018. This week, the White House announced $3 billion in funding for Brightline West, a proposed high-speed rail line connecting Las Vegas and Southern California.

National

High-speed rail projects get a $6 billion infusion of federal infrastructure money

2:33pm December 08, 2023

by Joel Rose

The White House hopes to jumpstart high-speed rail in the U.S. with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Much of the funding announced this week will go to projects in Nevada and California.

The young industry of wind energy has hit economic headwinds in the U.S.

5:59pm December 06, 2023

At UN climate talks, the global community is looking at tripling the amount of renewables coming online. In the U.S., that's meant a push into offshore wind — but it's been met with fits and starts.