Campaigners have issued a stark warning after artificial intelligence was used to create thousands of child sexual abuse videos last year, contributing to record levels of such harrowing material ...

“As an economist, I’m going to predict a recession... and be wrong again,” joked Mark Mathews, chief economist for the National Retail Federation, at a press briefing panel on consumer trends in 2026 ...

James and Ellen Patterson are hardly Luddites. But the couple, who both work in tech, made an unexpectedly old-timey decision during the renovation of their 1928 Washington, D.C., home last year. The ...

Crime is down. Migrant workers and customers are staying home. As part of our video series on Trump’s second term, The Wall Street Journal’s Michelle Hackman takes us inside the aftermath. Photo ...

On October 7, a TikTok account named @fujitiva48 posed a provocative question alongside their latest video. “What are your thoughts on this new toy for little kids?” they asked over 2,000 viewers, who ...

Two Ohio restaurant workers are accused of using AI to fabricate a robbery report that sent law enforcement scrambling to what appeared to be a serious situation. The Elyria Police Department ...

With 2026 being the final model year for the Ford Escape and Escape Hybrid, you’d think Ford would want its long-running compact SUV to sell in as many places as possible. But according to an alert on ...

Microsoft has released a new report showing what people used its AI assistant Copilot for in 2025. The analysis is based on 37.5 million de-identified conversations and shows that in addition to ...

This story began as an experiment: to be dropped off alone with one of Africa’s most remote tribes and live exactly as they do. Deep in the jungle near the Central African Republic border, I spent ...

Tim Metz is worried about the “Google Maps–ification” of his mind. Just as many people have come to rely on GPS apps to get around, the 44-year-old content marketer fears that he is becoming dependent ...

GRAND CONCOURSE, The Bronx (WABC) -- A group of high school students in the Bronx came up with a unique idea for an escape room. Using engineering and design, they have created an escape room with a ...

As generative AI plays an increasingly prominent role in our lives—at work as well as at home—we’d all do well to develop our own nuanced viewpoints about the technology. Over the past three years in ...