The Commerce Department will ban all new sales of Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab's cybersecurity and antivirus software in the United States next month.
Why it matters: The move sends the strongest signal to-date against a foreign-owned security vendor over concerns that a company could be coerced into working with adversarial governments.
One day you'll be able to use a mobile app to summon an air taxi as easily as you hail an Uber, following the Federal Aviation Administration's approval of proprietary software from Joby Aviation.
Why it matters: So-called "flying taxis" seem dauntingly futuristic, but the here-and-now approval for a system that'll let you book one makes it clear they're becoming a reality.
Zendesk has set up a venture arm to invest in early-stage AI startups.
Why it matters: The customer support software company is joining the growing number of B2B tech firms looking to stay on top of the latest AI trends and grow their own business ecosystem by backing startups.
Target is banking on a new generative artificial intelligence tool to help employees do their jobs and improve the shopping experience.
Why it matters: The Minneapolis-based company is the latest retailer to bet on AI for increased efficiency amid rising labor costs and underwhelming sales.
Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI co-founder who departed from the company last month, unveiled a new AI firm focused on developing "a safe superintelligence."
Why it matters: Sutskever was among the OpenAI board members who voted to fire CEO Sam Altman last November amid concerns over communication, and trust.
An animal-like uncrewed underwater vehicle dubbed Manta Ray can be seen maneuvering off the California coast in new footage captured during testing.
Why it matters: Sea drones are reshaping naval combat — especially in Eastern Europe, where Ukrainian forces are sinking prized Russian ships using far smaller and cheaper tech.
A warning label on social media could be as easy to ignore as an explicit music lyric notice.
Why it matters: The U.S. Surgeon General's recent call for a tobacco-style warning on social media platforms falls flat, some tech researchers and writers argue.
As the leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest crypto exchange by volume, Binance has gone above and beyond industry standards to ensure its user protections match its scale.
Why it's important: The mass adoptionof crypto could be on the horizon as more people understand its use cases.
