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I'm an FBI spy hunter. This is the biggest threat we face... and it could destroy us all

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Robert Hanssen was the most damaging spy in American history. A senior FBI agent turned traitor, he sold classified secrets to Russia for more than two decades, compromising US intelligence at the highest levels. I was the undercover operative assigned to stop him. Working inside FBI headquarters, I became Hanssen's assistant in name, while secretly gathering the evidence that would lead to his arrest. That operation became the basis of my book Gray Day and the film Breach, in which Ryan Phillippe portrayed me. Since then, my path has evolved.


Cartel drones pose 'dangerous' drug trafficking risk in border state, official warns

FOX News

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes explains how drones are frequently used at the southern border to transport drugs, raising concerns from both sides of the aisle. As reported crossings have dropped dramatically at the border, there is still work to be done on matters of stopping drugs from making their way into the United States, especially in the border state of Arizona, a top state official says. One of the ways that cartels transport drugs is by using drones, a tactic that gained attention after bipartisan legislation signed in the Grand Canyon State gave law enforcement the power to shoot down the small aircraft. "I think what has changed is that we have gotten more control over people crossing over the border, but unfortunately what has not changed is we still have a huge amount of fentanyl that is coming across our border here in Arizona, and that is being flown over the by the Mexican drug cartels with drones," Democratic Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said. Fentanyl is being delivered across the border by cartels on drones.


Trump unveils 70bn AI and energy plan at summit with oil and tech bigwigs

The Guardian > Energy

Donald Trump joined big oil and technology bosses on Tuesday at a major artificial intelligence and energy summit in Pittsburgh, outraging environmentalists and community organizations. The event came weeks after the passage of a mega-bill that experts say could stymy AI growth with its attacks on renewable energy. "We're here today because we believe that America's destiny is to dominate every industry and be the first in every technology, and that includes being the world's number one superpower in artificial intelligence," said Trump. The inaugural Pennsylvania energy and innovation summit, held at Carnegie Mellon University, is an attempt to position the state as an AI leader, showcasing the technological innovation being developed in the city and the widespread availability of fossil fuel reserves to power them. At the gathering, Trump announced 70bn in AI and energy investments for the state, Axios first reported, in a move the event's host, the Republican Pennsylvania senator, Dave McCormick, says will be a boon to local economies.


The Pentagon Signs Up for Grok, Days After the Chatbot's Antisemitic Meltdown

Mother Jones

Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington.Evan Vucci/ AP The Pentagon will start using Elon Musk's AI-powered chatbot, Grok, days after ito published a string of antisemitic posts, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office announced on Monday. The move is a part of a larger rollout of Musk's company, xAI, for a new program called "Grok for Government," which describes itself a as a "suite of frontier AI products available to United States Government customers." The announcement comes days after Grok spewed antisemitic and racist statements to its users, including praise for Adolf Hitler and "the white man." It also referred to itself as "MechaHitler." The debacle kick-started a wave of celebration amongst online extremists, many of whom called for the creation of more hateful AI chatbots.


Elon Musk's Grok chatbot melts down โ€“ and then wins a military contract

The Guardian

This week, Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, saw its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok go Nazi. In the past three years of Musk's ownership of the social network, it feels like X has weathered at least one public crisis per week, more often multiple. Last week, Musk's artificial intelligence firm, xAI, saw its flagship chatbot Grok declare itself a super-Nazi, referring to itself as "MechaHitler". It made racist, sexist and antisemitic posts, which the company deleted. One example, via my colleague Josh Taylor: Grok referred to a person with a common Jewish surname as someone who was "celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids" in the Texas floods as "future fascists".


How AI chatbots are helping hackers target your banking accounts

FOX News

Bank of America and other big institutions are seeing major customer engagement with their AI-powered chatbots. AI chatbots are quickly becoming the primary way people interact with the internet. Instead of browsing through a list of links, you can now get direct answers to your questions. However, these tools often provide information that is completely inaccurate, and in the context of security, that can be dangerous. In fact, cybersecurity researchers are warning that hackers have started exploiting flaws in these chatbots to carry out AI phishing attacks.


SEN McCORMICK: Pennsylvania led America's industrial rise -- now it will lead the AI revolution

FOX News

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on what the United States and Israel are doing to stay ahead of adversaries in A.I. on'Special Report.' Today, something big and unprecedented is happening in Pittsburgh. The inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation summit at Carnegie Mellon University is the clearest and most dramatic manifestation yet of President Donald Trump's promises to make America energy dominant, lead in advanced technology, and create jobs and opportunity for working families in Pennsylvania and across America. In 2017, Mr. Trump said he was "elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." Today in the Steel City, I am proud to welcome the President and more than 60 CEOs of the world's most important companies and largest investors to my hometown to announce over 50 billion in new investments in energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and workforce development all targeted at making sure Pennsylvania powers the AI revolution.


Will Patriots promised by Trump boost Ukraine's defence against Russia?

Al Jazeera

Kyiv, Ukraine โ€“ Heavy thuds that resemble fast hip-hop beats fill the night air when MIM-104 Patriots, air defence systems made in the United States, get to work. Each Patriot surface-to-air launcher can shoot up to 32 missiles within seconds โ€“ and hit Russian ballistic missiles closing in on their targets. The missiles fly at supersonic speeds, and the collision triggers a bright, split-second blast followed by a thunderous shock-wave. "That's the kind of explosion that makes me feel safe," Ihor Lysenko, a 17-year-old in the capital Kyiv told Al Jazeera. He believes that the "technology is pretty reliable".


Nvidia's CEO says it gained US approval to sell H20 AI chips to China

Al Jazeera

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from United States President Donald Trump's administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips, used to develop artificial intelligence, to China. The news came in a company blog post late on Monday, and Huang also spoke about the coup on China's state-run CGTN television network in remarks shown on X. "The US government has assured Nvidia that licences will be granted, and Nvidia hopes to start deliveries soon," the post said. "Today, I'm announcing that the US government has approved for us filing licences to start shipping H20s," Huang told reporters in Beijing. He noted that half of the world's AI researchers are in China. "It's so innovative and dynamic here in China that it's really important that American companies are able to compete and serve the market here in China," he said.


New study reveals threats to the Class of 2025. Fixing them should be Job No. 1 for America

FOX News

FOX Business' Taylor Riggs joins'Fox & Friends' to discuss her take on the June jobs report, Democrats' attacks against the legislation and why they claim it will target Medicaid. This summer should be bringing the Class of 2025 a moment of well-deserved relaxation before they launch their careers. Instead, far too many college and high-school graduates are filled with anxiety. They've applied for dozens, perhaps hundreds, of jobs, but interviews and offers have become increasingly rare. The national unemployment rate for young adults aged 20 to 24 looking for work is 6.6% -- the highest level in a decade, excluding the pandemic unemployment spike.