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Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits

Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed a child to sexualized content.

In this Oct. 13, 2017, file photo, a row of chimneys stand in a neighborhood devastated by the Tubbs Fire near Santa Rosa, Calif. In an order dated July 12, 2021, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled that California Insurance Commissioner Richard Lara has the power to order the state’s “Insurer of last resort” to offer more options for homeowners who can’t buy traditional coverage because they live in areas threatened by wildfires.

State Farm can hike rates on California homeowners — if it pauses cancellations and proves need

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said Friday he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions — and wins approval at a public rate hearing next month.

Tensions mount as judge demands more answers about deportation flights

Trump administration lawyers defended the weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members despite a federal judge's order to turn the planes around.

Under a deal being negotiated by the White House, the app's algorithm, data collection and software updates will be overseen by Oracle.

Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok

The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt attends The Telegraph Hay festival at Dairy Meadows on May 25, 2013 in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome

Michel Martin asks former Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the government's move to separate Google from its Chrome browser and the future of artificial intelligence as envisioned in the book "Genesis."

Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

Opinion: Amazon to deliver a new James Bond

Amazon has acquired the creative license to the long-running James Bond franchise. But how do they plan to deliver?

Chula Vista High students rally outside the Sweetwater Union School District offices in Chula Vista, California on Feb. 10, 2025. District officials are planning to cut the number of classes students can take at Chula Vista High, which many worry will hurt the school’s renowned arts program.

One year later, Chula Vista High students rally again to protest planned class schedule changes

Students, parents and teachers who oppose the changes say they could hurt the school’s legendary arts program.

Motorists pass through a toll plaza near St. Petersburg, Florida. Bogus text messages threatening phone users with unpaid toll fees have spread rapidly — in part because scammers try to benefit from trends in travel and congestion pricing, an expert tells NPR.

(Don't) click here to pay your tolls: How you can stop spam texts

"Smishing" scams aim to compromise your data and pilfer money. And if you think the problem is getting worse, you're right.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are set to appear before hearings in the Senate on Tuesday and the House on Wednesday.

Intelligence leaders: We didn't share classified information in Signal chat group

The CIA Director and the Director of National Intelligence testified that they did not share classified information in a messaging group chat that discussed the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen.

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