Goto

Collaborating Authors

 United States


Private drones are interfering with aerial firefighting efforts as death toll rises in LA wildfires: officials

FOX News

California Fire Battalion chief David Acuna joins'Fox & Friends Weekend' to provide an update on the ongoing Los Angeles fires. Private drones being flown near the wildfires consuming Los Angeles County continued to interfere with aerial firefighting efforts Saturday evening, according to officials, as the death toll from the flames rises. Officials have detected 48 privately owned drones flying over the fires since the infernos erupted Tuesday, Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief Robert Harris said during a briefing Saturday evening. "When those privately owned drones are detected, we have to pause firefighting activities, so we ask you to please assist us by not operating drones in the area," Harris said, adding that the drones' owners are being sought by police and will face potential prosecution. Authorities urge civilians not to fly drones near wildfires because they can get in the way of low-flying firefighting aircraft and delay emergency responders.


Best cutting-edge health and fitness tech from CES 2025

FOX News

'The Biggest Loser' star Jillian Michaels shared her thoughts on why people fall off their diet and fitness routines during the fall and winter seasons and explained how they can get back on track. CES 2025 has once again showcased a remarkable array of health and fitness technology that promises to transform our well-being. From artificial intelligence-powered sleep aids to smart ear-cleaning devices, this year's event highlights cutting-edge solutions designed to enhance our health and fitness routines. These groundbreaking innovations are sure to offer something for everyone. The Frenz Brainband is this cool new AI-powered sleep headband that not only tracks your sleep, but actually helps you sleep better and focus more during the day.


Hydrogen-powered rescue truck just smashed a world record, and it only spits out water

FOX News

The vehicle traveled 1,806 miles on a single tank of hydrogen. Hydrogen-powered trucks are making waves in the world of clean transportation, and the H2Rescue truck just set a new Guinness World Record to prove it. This impressive vehicle, developed by Cummins Accelera in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Defense, traveled an astounding 1,806 miles on a single tank of hydrogen. The H2Rescue truck embarked on its record-setting trip in California, carrying 386 pounds of hydrogen fuel. Throughout the journey, it navigated rush hour traffic, maintained speeds between 50 and 55 mph and operated in temperatures ranging from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.


Dem senator warns 'LA fires are preview of coming atrocities,' claims Trump bought off by 'Big Oil'

FOX News

Catastrophe brings a search for accountability. As fires wreak havoc in California, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., claimed in a post on X the catastrophe is "what a climate emergency looks like." He took aim at President-elect Trump, asserting the incoming president has been bought off by the oil industry. "Trump has been bought for 1 billion by Big Oil. Just a payoff to kill the IRA and the Green New Deal. We know what will happen. The LA fires are preview of coming atrocities," Markey declared in a post on X. Markey, who claims there is a "climate crisis," has also warned about the potential effects of artificial intelligence (AI).


CES 2025: The best tech and gadgets we saw in Las Vegas

Engadget

Friday was the final day of the show -- and team Engadget has departed Las Vegas. Our reporters and editors spent the week scouring endless carpeted convention halls of the CES show floor, braving lines of chain smokers, overcoming nasty colds and sore ankles and fielding thousands of emails a day to find the best and most credible products at the show. It was quite the challenge, as the landscape was dotted with countless contenders. As expected, the vast majority of things we saw this CES had an AI component, with a noticeable uptick in AR glasses, hearing aid earbuds, solar-powered tech, robot vacuums and even emotional support robots. Our team was encouraged to see more growth in tech built to improve the lives of those with disabilities and mobility issues, too. For all the new iterations we saw on traditional tech like laptops, TVs and soundbars, we saw a bevy of wonderfully weird off-beat tech at the show, too.


UK can be 'AI sweet spot': Starmer's tech minister on regulation, Musk, and free speech

The Guardian

With the NHS still struggling, a prisons crisis still teetering and Britain's borrowing costs soaring, there are few easy jobs going in Keir Starmer's cabinet at present. But even in such difficult times, the task of convincing Silicon Valley's finest to help make Britain a leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution โ€“ all while one leading tech boss uses the Labour government as a regular punching bag and others ostentatiously move closer to Donald Trump โ€“ is among the most challenging. This is the mission that has fallen to Peter Kyle, the science and technology secretary, who has become an important figure in Starmer's cabinet. If balancing the concerns over online free speech, AI's impact on the climate crisis and the threat it poses to wiping out humanity are not enough, the economic headwinds Britain is now experiencing makes the launch this week of the government's AI action plan even more important. And Kyle is worried Britain could miss the boat.


Tech giants told UK online safety laws 'not up for negotiation'

The Guardian

Britain's new laws to boost safety and tackle hate speech online are "not up for negotiation", a senior government minister has warned, after Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg vowed to join Donald Trump to pressure countries they regard as "censoring" content. In an interview with the Observer, Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, said that the recent laws designed to make online platforms safer for children and vulnerable people would never be diluted to help the government woo big tech companies to the UK in its defining pursuit for economic growth. His comments come as Keir Starmer prepares a major big tech charm offensive this week in which he will pitch the UK as the "sweet spot" for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. However, the prime minister will do so with his government facing constant and wild attacks from Elon Musk, one of Silicon Valley's most prominent figures and a leading Trump supporter. Zuckerberg also used a wide-ranging statement last week to reveal he was ditching "politically biased" factcheckers and reducing restrictions on topics such as immigration and gender on Meta's platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads.


The top 3 factors heightening the risk of terror attacks on the homeland

FOX News

As a former military intelligence officer, serving in the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), I tracked foreign threats to the U.S. homeland, identifying adversaries' plans, intentions and capabilities that could harm Americans. I predicted Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than a year before it took place. In March, in my Fox News Digital article titled "Ignore FBI director's urgent warning about terrorist threats at our own peril," I predicted terrorist attacks striking inside the U.S. homeland, the kind that took place on New Year's Day in New Orleans and in Las Vegas. Here are the top three reasons why we will likely face more terrorism in America this year. This time, it will be something we haven't seen before.


Fox News AI Newsletter: Tech leaders' message to Biden

FOX News

Nvidia is developing real-world robots that are equipped with artificial intelligence capabilities. PUSH BACK: The new rule, which industry leaders say could come as early as the end of this week, effectively seeks to shore up the U.S. economy and national security efforts by adding new restrictions on how many U.S.-made artifical intelligence products can be deployed across the globe. Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, March 18, 2024. 'UTTERLY UNTRUE': Open AI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday responded to a lawsuit in which his sister accused him of sexually abusing her for nearly a decade. Altman, along with his mother and two brothers, issued a joint statement denying the claims of his sister, Ann Altman.


Hands on with the ultralight Asus Zenbook A14 at CES 2025: MacBook Airs should be scared

Mashable

Reading an article about the Asus Zenbook A14 is doing a disservice to all parties involved. You really need to hold this thing yourself. The new 14-inch ultraportable laptop made a splash at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this week as the "world's lightest Copilot PC," earning an Innovation Award in the tech show's Sustainability & Energy/Power category and multiple "best of" nods (including one from us at the CNET Group). Made from an innovative material called "Ceraluminum" that's elegant and eco-friendly, the Zenbook A14 combines a flyweight frame with next-level Qualcomm power efficiency, a bright OLED display, and a gesture-controlled trackpad -- all for as low as 899.99. I'm old enough to remember when Steve Jobs slid the first Apple MacBook Air out of a brown envelope.