Chatbots that only answer questions and AI agents that browse the internet, make purchases, or perform tasks on behalf of humans require different levels of "access permissions" and safety measures.So ...

Security researchers found that in less than 60 seconds, they could open a hatch on a plane’s exterior, plug in a tiny device, and redirect the aircraft’s autopilot or sabotage its flight plan.

Senior reporter Eileen Guo has been following an idea that moved from the fringes of the right-wing Internet to drive Trump policy.

These days, it is easy to think you always have access to the Internet. But some wonder if — in spite of its ARPANET, nuclear-war-planning heritage — you can actually count on it to be there when ...

No quantum computer today is powerful enough to actually run Shor’s algorithm for code-breaking. Experts estimate it would take 20 million quantum processing units, called qubits, to do it. The ...

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on July 16, 2026 to reflect that the Space Force is also affected by widespread quarantines. The Air Force and Space Force are scrambling to get employees across ...