As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies – and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform.

UK cyberspying chief calls AI 'an unstoppable force' and warns about Russia

BLETCHLEY, England (AP) – Artificial intelligence is “an unstoppable force” that is being weaponized in ways that fall just short of traditional warfare, the U.K. cyberspying chief warned Wednesday.

SpaceX's Starship rockets are grounded pending investigation after test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week’s test flight.

Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world, in any direction.

Canada will buy European surveillance planes over two American options

TORONTO (AP) – Canada will buy early warning radar planes built by Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier over two American options, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday.

Median pay for CEOs rose nearly 6% in 2025

NEW YORK (AP) – The typical CEO compensation package rose nearly 6% in 2025 to $17.7 million, as company boards rewarded their top executives for bigger profits and higher stock prices, and gave them incentives to stick around and make even more money for shareholders.

SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.

Renewable energy is overtaking traditional power projects across Africa

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Africa’s next generation of power projects is increasingly being built around solar and wind power and battery storage, as governments and investors shift away from coal and large hydropower dams in search of cheaper, faster and more reliable electricity.

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround.