Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules The deal paves the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and has spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. The Associated Press
High-speed rail projects get a $6 billion infusion of federal infrastructure money The White House hopes to jumpstart high-speed rail in the U.S. with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Much of the funding announced this week will go to projects in Nevada and California. Joel Rose
Slow down! As deaths and injuries mount, new calls for technology to reduce speeding Safety advocates want all cars to come with technology that can tell drivers when they're speeding — or even force them to slow down. But the auto industry is not rushing to embrace it. Joel Rose
Here are the 25 most-viewed articles on Wikipedia in 2023 English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. The Associated Press
Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives. Shannon Bond
Spotify to cut 17% of staff in the latest round of tech layoffs In a memo addressed to staff, CEO Daniel Ek said it was necessary for the company to "rightsize" after hiring too many people during 2020 and 2021. Roughly 1,500 workers are likely to be let go. Emily Olson
Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories The hackers have been going after U.S. facilities that utilize an Israeli-made computer system, which is predominately used in water and wastewater systems. Juliana Kim
AI on the job. Some reviews are in. Useful, irresistible, scary In the year since ChatGPT was released, people have been figuring out what it's good at, what it's not good at, and how AI tools will change how we live and work. Andrea Hsu
After a 2-year delay, deliveries of Tesla's Cybertruck are scheduled to start Thursday Between its polarizing polygonal design and plenty of production hiccups, the Cybertruck has had a long and rocky road to release. Its fate on the electric pickup market remains unclear. Emily Olson
Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations China has become the third most common source of foreign influence operations, behind Russia and Iran, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram. Shannon Bond
