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New Jersey drones: House Speaker Johnson says he's getting a classified briefing today
House Speaker Mike Johnson tells Fox News' Chad Pergram he is getting a classified briefing on mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey. House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News he is getting a "classified briefing" Thursday in Washington on the mysterious drones that are being spotted flying across New Jersey. The Louisiana Republican, speaking to Fox News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram, called the situation a "quandary." "I'm going to try to go get a classified briefing to see what we know, but the hearings have not yielded much yet," Johnson said. NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR SAYS FEDS HAVE AUTHORITY TO SHOOT DOWN DRONES, 'WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED' TO THEM PLAYING'MORE ROBUST ROLE' Multiple drones are seen over Bernardsville, N.J., on Dec. 5. (Brian Glenn/TMX/AP) So I'm anxious to find out," Johnson responded. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently told WNYC that his state government is running down every theory of what the source of the drones could be. "I'm relying overwhelmingly on the experts in the federal government who do this for a living.
Dozens of drones trailed a Coast Guard vessel off New Jersey: US lawmaker
Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., opens up about the aerial systems spotted in the Garden State on'The Story.' A U.S. Coast Guard official said one of its vessels was trailed by dozens of drones off the coast of New Jersey recently, according to Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. Smith, a guest on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Tuesday, said he spent Monday night on the beach in Ocean County and spoke to several people, including a U.S. Coast Guard commanding officer stationed in Barnegat Light. Smith learned from the Coast Guard commander that the night before, "one of their 47-foot vessels, boats, was trailed very closely by more than a dozen of these drones." "Now, that to me, is very, very, not just suspicious, provocative, and this could be a foreign power, whether it be [Vladimir] Putin, or it could be Xi Jinping in China, or the Middle East, we can't rule any of that out," the congressman said. Photos taken in the Bay Shore section of Toms River of what appear to be large drones hovering in the area at high altitudes in New Jersey on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
Drone activity near Trump Bedminster, Army arsenal spurs NJ flight restriction: FAA
Fox News' Stephanie Bennett reports the latest on the unidentified drones from London. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed Tuesday it issued two flight restrictions following questionable drone activity in the area of President-elect Trump's New Jersey golf club. On Nov. 18, the FAA first received reports of drone activity within Morris County, the border of which lies about two miles north of Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Somerset County. Upon request from "federal security partners," the agency issued two TFRs, or temporary flight restrictions, and several reports of drone sightings continued into this week in Central Jersey. One restriction covers an area near Solberg-Hunterdon County Airport that consists of airspace above Trump Bedminster.
Iran identifies alleged mastermind behind Soleimani memorial bombings that left nearly 100 dead: report
Iran announced Thursday that it has identified the alleged mastermind behind dual suicide bombing attacks that left nearly 100 people dead at a recent memorial for late Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed years ago by a U.S. drone strike. The IRNA news agency carried a statement by the intelligence ministry saying the main suspect who planned the Jan. 3 attack in Kerman, a city southeast of the Iranian capital of Tehran, was a Tajik national known by his alias Abdollah Tajiki. Tajiki reportedly entered the country in mid-December by crossing Iran's southeast border, and left two days before the attack, after making the bombs. One bomber first detonated his explosives at the ceremony in Kerman, then another attacked 20 minutes later as emergency workers and other people tried to help the wounded from the first explosion, according to The Associated Press. The report identified one of the bombers by his family name of Bozrov, saying the man was 24 years old and had Tajik and Israeli nationality.
Increasing number of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about AI: survey
Fox News' Eben Brown reports on how more companies are using AI technology to set retail prices based on data-driven supply and demand. A majority of Americans are more concerned than excited by the increased use of artificial intelligence, with the number of those concerned growing dramatically in recent years, according to a new survey released this week. The Pew Research survey found that 52% of Americans polled said they are "more concerned than excited" by the increased use of AI in daily life, compared to 36% who are "equally excited and concerned" and 10% who are "more excited than concerned." Just last year, 38% of those surveyed were "more concerned than excited" – and in 2021, that number was 37%. WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? The increase in concern comes amid greater awareness and use of the technology, concerns about retaining control over the tech, potential employment implications and how fast the technology is being adopted in key areas.
AI can determine personal information through AR, VR users' motion data, studies say
Fox News' Eben Brown reports on how more companies are using A.I. technology to set retail prices based on data-driven supply-and-demand. People who participate in augmented and virtual realities are reportedly sharing more information than previously understood through motion data, according to researchers at U.C. Berkeley. In two studies published earlier this year, led by the university, authors found users can be identified using just minutes of their head and hand movements. Such data, which is collected, can be used to infer dozens of related characteristics, like age and disability status. "Users are revealing way more information than they think. And there's very little that they can do to prevent that," Vivek Nair, the studies' lead author and a Ph.D. student at Berkeley's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, said in a release.
Members of Congress grade their understanding of AI from one to 10
AI developments from generating videos, voices, pictures and human-like conversations are growing rapidly, lawmakers say they are trying to keep up. WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the ramifications of AI's growing ability become increasingly apparent, lawmakers on Capitol Hill graded their understanding of the new technology from one to 10. "I put my knowledge on a scale of one to 10 at about a 1.5," Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis said, giving herself the lowest rating among the politicians who spoke with Fox News. Another Republican, Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, had the most confident response. "I'd say it's eight or nine," she said. Elon Musk and more than 1,000 others in March called for an immediate pause on "giant AI experiments," warning the rapidly developing sector may pose security threats.