A kidnap and a Bitcoin demand - why Guthrie case has gripped the USAn abduction, a Bitcoin demand and a TV icon - why Nancy Guthrie's case has gripped the USDavid WillisTucson, ArizonaGetty ImagesBefore the sun rose over a barren desert landscape, YouTuber Jimmy Williams watched as hundreds of subscribers took to his online chat room.A laptop balanced precariously on his knees, his iPhone...

China restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military FILE - Paramilitary soldiers and a police officer with a sniffer dog march past the main entrance gate of China's Ministry of Commerce, in Beijing, on April 3, 2025....

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra, S24 Ultra: How the Ultras Stack Up Every way the Samsung's new $1,300 ultra flagship compares to the prior models, with the Privacy Display providing a big upgrade. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola Razrs were all the rage. Since then, I've written about everything from consumer...

Is safety is ‘dead’ at xAI? In Brief Posted: 1:55 PM PST · February 14, 2026 Image Credits:Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto / Getty Images Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged,” according to a former employee who spoke to The Verge about recent departures from Musk’s AI company. This week, following the...

OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on ‘safe’ and ‘trustworthy’ AI development OpenAI has disbanded a team that focused on — as the company itself described — ensuring that its AI systems are “safe, trustworthy, and consistently aligned with human values.” At the same time, the team’s former leader has been given a new role as the company’s “chief futurist.” OpenAI confirmed...