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Airlines are banning humanoid robots from flights. Why?

Reporter USAugust 18, 2026

American Airlines has joined the growing list of major U.S. carriers banning humanoid and pet-like robots from boarding flights or being carried in passengers’ checked luggage, citing potential safety concerns. Although humanoid robots remain rare outside the laboratory and even the factory floor, numerous companies are developing the technology, with robot evangelists such as Elon […]

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Reporter USAugust 17, 2026

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Satellites are watching us — and each other

Reporter USAugust 17, 2026

Above Earth’s atmosphere, an arms race is unfolding. Thousands of miles above the ground, satellites from different companies and nations are observing us and each other. To learn more, Olivia Gazis traveled to Vantor, a Colorado-based satellite technology company.

The iNaturalist app – Mixing science with fun

Reporter USAugust 17, 2026

The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It also provides opportunities for fun: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a “bioblitz” – a timed competition with other users to spot and ID […]

AI is driving up consumer prices. That won’t stop anytime soon, experts say.

Reporter USAugust 14, 2026

The torrent of corporate spending on artificial intelligence in the U.S. is driving up consumer prices, working against efforts to cool inflation. AI requires enormous computing power, driving demand for the semiconductors that enable it. Rising chip costs are also prompting electronics manufacturers to raise prices on smartphones, computers, software and other tech accessories. Consumers are […]

Meta says its AI model breached a third-party company during testing

Reporter USAugust 10, 2026

Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company. In a statement provided to CBS News, Meta said that “a misconfiguration by Irregular, an independent testing company Meta uses, inadvertently […]

Instagram owner Meta ordered to pay nearly B in fines for risking child safety, court says

Instagram owner Meta ordered to pay nearly $1B in fines for risking child safety, court says

Reporter USAugust 10, 2026

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others, must pay nearly $1 billion after a court found the social media giant to have put children and teen users at risk. A New Mexico judge ruled that Meta must pay $567 million into a fund to pay for harm prevention and awareness, in addition […]

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Reporter USAugust 10, 2026

AI models are behaving unexpectedly. Experts warn of “a really bumpy road” ahead.

Reporter USAugust 8, 2026

More incidents have come to light this week that show popular AI models taking autonomous action on the live internet in ways that raise experts’ concerns. The U.K. government’s AI Security Institute reported Tuesday that Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Sol were found to have created fake identities and attempted to persuade real people to approve malicious […]

At least 12 states report cyberattacks on water systems possibly linked to Iran-backed hackers, sources say

Reporter USAugust 8, 2026

Cyberattacks on U.S. water systems that officials suspect may be linked to Iran-backed hackers have been reported in at least a dozen states, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. Those states include Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, New Jersey and South Dakota. In Minnesota specifically, more than 30 community water systems were impacted, CBS News […]

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Airlines are banning humanoid robots from flights. Why?

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Satellites are watching us — and each other

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