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Million-year-old footprints offer rare glimpse into ancient group behaviour

A remarkable set of footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya’s Lake Turkana from more than one million years ago is giving scientists an unusually detailed look at how one of humanity’s extinct relatives may have lived, moved and socialized.

Professor uses hidden word to detect AI use on midterm exam

An Alcorn State University professor exposed AI use on a college midterm exam by embedding a hidden word in the assignment, leading to dozens of students failing.

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to publish book with account of Artemis II mission

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to publish an account of the Artemis II mission.

DoorDash launches in-house drone delivery program after U.S. FAA certification

DoorDash on Wednesday launched its in-house drone-delivery program, DoorDash Air, after securing a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification to operate commercial drone deliveries in the U.S.

Reuters exclusive: OpenAI’s rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says

The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI and went on a days-long hacking spree at the AI firm Hugging Face also compromised a customer at a second tech company — New York-based Modal Labs — according to a Modal executive and two other sources familiar with the matter.

U.S. bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China.

First image taken of Betelgeuse’s elusive companion star

Astronomers unveiled Tuesday the first image ever captured of an elusive companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest and most famous stars in the night sky.

Average Canadian data breach costs and detection times are rising: IBM report

Data breaches are becoming more costly for Canadian companies, a new report suggests.

Dust cloud turned asteroid strike into global extinction, researchers say

A new study suggests the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs also created a global dust cloud that trapped heat, turning Earth’s surface into a deadly oven.

Employees at the world’s biggest AI companies are calling for a slowdown in AI development

Top staffers from the biggest AI and technology companies urged the U.S. government to slow the pace of artificial intelligence development so that safety and security measures can catch up in an open letter.

Elon Musk launches invite-only X Money with a Visa debit card, 6% yield and real-time transfers

Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another.

Private mission to rescue NASA's aging telescope runs into its own trouble

Katalyst Space Technologies said Tuesday that its Link satellite is experiencing thruster problems and has gone into an uncontrollable spin that is disrupting communication.

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

A U.S. school district is suspending plans to deploy an AI-powered robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and residents raised concerns, including the maker’s ties to a company that makes sex bots.

U.S. activist facing ‘entirely unprecedented’ charges after phone wiped during airport search

An American activist is facing prosecution for allegedly using Canadian software to wipe the contents of his phone during an Atlanta airport search in a case legal experts describe as 'troubling' and 'entirely unprecedented.'

‘Appy marriages: AI helps hundreds of Japanese wed

A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift Japan’s low birth rate, according to official data.