Technology

Go the Distance, the best party mode in Move It!, still isn't quite as engaging as the game's co-op Story Mode.

'WarioWare: Move It!' transforms your family and friends into squirming chaos imps

11:04am November 01, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

WarioWare has always been ludicrous, but the new game's frantic motion controls make it more absurd than ever. Its co-op especially soars, unlike its party modes.

Google is introducing a new domain: .ing

7:08am November 01, 2023

Google Registry's .ing seems destined from some inventive URLs. An early access period has opened to register .ing domains.

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2-day global AI safety summit begins at a venue near London with a storied past

5:11am November 01, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Could artificial intelligence create bioweapons, undermine democracy, and threaten the financial system? The U.K. hosts a global AI summit to seek answers and possible interventions.

Telegram has removed popular Hamas-linked accounts from the messaging service after a pro-Israel advocacy organization sent letters to Apple and Google asking the tech companies to pressure Telegram to take down the channels.

World News

The Telegram app has been a key platform for Hamas. Now it's being restricted there

4:41pm October 31, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The popular messaging app became one of the only major social media platforms that permitted accounts with ties to Hamas.

National

Prosecutors used Sam Bankman-Fried's own words against him in cross-examination

4:07pm October 31, 2023

by David Gura

Disgraced tech mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, who decided to take the stand in his own defense, faced a withering cross-examination at his high-profile criminal trial.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their personal social media pages.

Can public officials block you on social media? It's up to the Supreme Court

5:41am October 31, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.

CEO Sundar Pichai defends Google's search deals in antitrust trial

5:11am October 31, 2023

The Justice Department laid out its case in the massive monopoly trial against Google which has been underway in Washington, D.C., for two months. Now it's Google's turn to call witnesses.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:11am October 31, 2023

How Israel's plan to destroy Hamas will unfold is unclear. Speaker Johnson believes a stand-alone aid package for Israel will pass the House. It's Google turn to call witnesses in its monopoly trial.

Explore a twisted reflection of New York City in Alan Wake 2.

'Alan Wake 2' and the year's best horror games, reviewed

5:00am October 31, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

New horror game Alan Wake 2 is at once scary, cerebral and silly. But it's just the latest prestigious horror title to release in 2023. We round up our favorites.

President Biden signs a new executive order on artificial intelligence on Oct. 30. Vice President Harris will talk about the order in London with world leaders this week.

Politics & Government

Biden plans to step up government oversight of AI with new 'pressure tests'

7:03pm October 30, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The White House will require AI companies to test new systems and submit the results to the federal government. The goal is to mitigate some risks as the technology rapidly develops.

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