NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround.The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four U.S. companies.Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will provide a pair of landers to deliver moon buggies to the lunar surface, at a spot near the moon’s south pole. These so-called lunar terrain vehicles will be built by Astrolab and Lunar Outpost. Firefly Aerospace, which landed successfully on the moon last year, will deliver the…
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National Foster Care Month is a reminder that more than 330,000 children in the U.S. foster care system depend on an overburdened child welfare infrastructure and on the social workers working tirelessly to support them. At the same time, government leaders across the country are facing growing pressure to modernize public systems and deliver services more efficiently. The rapid momentum of AI and modern technology is creating a rare opportunity to do both. From Washington D.C. to local agencies, government leaders are increasingly recognizing that modern technology and AI can help public systems operate more effectively and better serve communities.…
It’s been just over a week since Google announced a controversial overhaul of its search engine. Rather than answering queries with a list of links, Google Search’s AI Mode now drops users into an interactive AI-powered search box, an expansion to the AI overview features that have been part of Google Search since 2024. From there, users are able to ask follow-up questions within that AI search box, negating the need to access any websites beyond Google Search itself. The news broke the internet as social media lamented that Google was, well, breaking the internet. Users pointed out that Google’s…
Washington, D.C., might not be hosting a World Cup match this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s not planning to throw a massive party. The National Mall is set to be the grounds for an official FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Zone, offering match viewing, interactive exhibits, family-friendly activations, cultural programing, food, and music. The Fan Zone will be open from June 11 through July 19, opening daily an hour before the first match and closing an hour after the last. While matches starting after 7 p.m. will not fit into the schedule, all Team USA games will air regardless…
Would you let AI take the reins of your stock trading account? Robinhood is giving users the option. On Wednesday, the trading platform announced that it is launching “Agentic Trading” and the “Agentic Credit Card,” effectively letting users empower AI agents to make trades and credit card purchases on their behalf. Robinhood, which boasts nearly 27.6 million users, says agents can now carry out specific strategies based on an investor’s goals. While the user remains “in charge,” Robinhood says, agents will have the ability to execute trades without direct user input. For now, the new feature only allows for equities…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 3.32 points or 0.01% to 64,999.41 • Shanghai decreased 51.646 points or -1.25% to 4,093.727 • Hang Seng decreased 271.22 points or -1.06% to 25,328.23 • ASX 200 increased 59.90 points or 0.69% to 8,717.70 • SENSEX decreased 141.90 points or -0.19% to 75,867.80 • Nifty50 decreased 6.55 points or -0.03% to 23,907.15 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00346 or -0.48% to 0.71341 • NZDUSD increased 0.00557 or 0.95% to 0.58907 • USDJPY increased 0.242 or 0.15%…
Box CEO Aaron Levie believes that leaders who don’t see the trial and error that goes into deploying AI into a business are “uniquely prone to AI psychosis.” In response to a post on X that claimed “CEOs are the most delusional about AI,” Levie wrote: “CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis because they’re sufficiently distant from the last mile of work that still has to happen to generate most value with AI.” AI psychosis, often interchangeably called chatbot psychosis, is an informal term to describe the development of paranoia or delusions as a result of chatbot usage. UCSF…
Global conflicts from South Sudan’s political crisis to the United States’ recent war with Iran are putting more children at risk of suffering.One humanitarian duo wants to ensure conflict-stricken children get funding for an often-overlooked need: education. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, the LEGO Foundation committed $97 million to expand International Rescue Committee programs that use play to help millions of children learn and recover.“Children who are born in conflict have their childhood stolen from them,” IRC President David Miliband told The Associated Press. “But what’s remarkable about children is that if you give them a bit of their childhood…
Cybercriminals have been keeping busy. The 2025 Internet Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows a continued rise in internet crime complaints, with officials receiving more than 3,000 per day and the annual total surpassing 1 million for the first time. (And that figure is likely far below the actual total, since many victims never report these crimes.) Reported losses tied to online criminal activity topped $20 billion last year, despite federal officials’ efforts to combat it. That’s more than $4 billion higher than the 2024 total and more than double the amount reported just four years…
The new Penn Station is going to be big, airy, and very bronze. New renderings, obtained by the Gothamist on May 26, offer a first look at the official redesign plans for the iconic New York City train station, which has long been derided for its windowless interior and maze-like tunnels—a subterranean hub that The Verge has described as a “hell hole,” The New Yorker has dubbed a “grimy ant farm,” and Insider has called “the worst place in New York City.” The renderings show a new station that, by contrast, is full of high ceilings, natural light, and bronze…