VR headsets are ‘hope machines' inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience

Prisoners are now taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales such as Thailand. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset.

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Grok restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has stopped allowing most users to generate or edit images after backlash over sexualized deepfakes.

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Make this 1 change when searching for a job in 2026, according to a LinkedIn exec

As A.I. continues to influence the job market, there are steps you can take to find a new job.

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The coolest technology from Day 1 of the Consumer Electronics Show 2026

Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show 2026.

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The mother of one of Elon Musk's children says his AI bot won't stop creating sexualized images of her

When Ashley St. Clair asked Grok to stop creating sexualized images of her, the AI bot said it would. But it won't – and Elon Musk can't stop it.

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Boston Dynamics unveils humanoid robot Atlas at CES

Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics has publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time at the CES tech showcase. The life-sized robot walked and waved to the crowd, marking a significant step in the competition to build human-like robots. The company says a product version is already in production and will be deployed by 2028 at Hyundai's facility in Georgia. Hyundai also announced a partnership with Google's DeepMind to supply AI technology to Boston Dynamics robots. This marks a return to a familiar partnership for Google, which previously owned Boston Dynamics.

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Alaska's court system built an AI chatbot. It didn't go smoothly.

Alaska’s courts spent more than a year building an AI chatbot to help with probate, revealing how difficult it is to deploy AI in government services.

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