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Why High-Speed Rail Hasn’t Taken Hold in the U.S.

High-speed rail is routine in places from Japan and much of Europe to China and Morocco, yet it remains largely unrealized for most Americans. Two very different U.S. stories — California’s state-run program and private...

Building the Flying Car of Tomorrow

Many people have imagined a commute freed from traffic by flying cars. Silicon Valley firms are trying to turn that vision into reality with a new category of aircraft known as eVTOLs — electric vertical takeoff and...

Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over AI Supply-Chain Ban

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, has taken the Pentagon to federal court after a Trump administration official labeled the firm a “supply chain risk,” a move that effectively instructs federal agencies to...

Pentagon Labels Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk

The U.S. military has formally designated AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, the company announced Thursday, a step that could bar it from military-related contracts. Anthropic is currently the only AI provider...

Inside Moltbook: A Social Network Built for AI Agents

Moltbook has appeared as a Reddit‑like community — but its users aren’t people. Launched recently and built on the open agent platform OpenClaw, Moltbook is populated by autonomous AI “agents” that write posts, comment...

Merriam-Webster Names "Slop" 2025 Word of the Year

"Slop" — a once-farmyard term that now describes low-quality digital output — has been named Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year. The label, commonly used to describe creepy, zany or plainly fake online material...

Family Sues OpenAI, Microsoft Over ChatGPT's Role

Updated December 11, 2025 Heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies’ ChatGPT chatbot reinforced paranoid delusions in the woman’s...

After Trump’s Order Limits State AI Rules

What happened President Trump issued an executive order directing the Justice Department to challenge state laws that the administration believes place excessive burdens on AI companies. The order assigns Attorney...