On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. would examine open source models from China for signs of intellectual property theft, threatening sanctions against Chinese AI companies if IP theft is established.
“We’ve seen a lot of talk about open source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S.,” Bessent said on Fox Business Tuesday.
Gritt exits stealth with $32 million for robots to build solar plants - then, everything else
July 22, 2026
One of the most important things happening on Earth today is the solar energy build-out. Around the world, companies and countries are racing to deploy solar and batteries to achieve energy independence and limit the effects of climate change.
That build-out, though, is…
More than mountains: the human story of Chilean Patagonia told through these award-winning photos
July 22, 2026
Chilean Patagonia, an area famed for its towering granite peaks, crystalline glaciers, and vast, rugged wilderness so beautiful it almost seems like the picture-perfect South American region was crafted by an artist.
Yet two of the most highly commended images from this…
What makes a memorable photograph? Is it the way in which it was taken, or the lasting impression the scene itself makes? This is an age-old question in photography, and one which I think Australian photographer and photography historian Peter Adams answered definitively back in 1987.
Around this time, Adams said something so simple yet monumental that it has become one of the most-recognized…
A photograph so large it took up most of an entire bridge could break a world record for the world’s largest cyanotype. Created by a group of artists and nearly 100 volunteers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the cyanotype stretches more than 430 feet long.
Bobby Philips…
Genesis is going on the offensive as the Korean luxury brand expands into new segments.
Is Genesis launching a more affordable EV?
After launching its first vehicle in 2015, Genesis has “grown faster than any luxury marque in history,” according to Hyundai Motor CEO…
Toyota's next-gen Corolla EV takes center stage as a 'sense of crisis' reshapes the company
July 22, 2026
The world’s best-selling car of all time is going electric. Toyota’s next-generation Corolla EV will debut on a new platform as “a considerable sense of crisis” forces the company to reinvent itself.
When is Toyota launching the next-gen Corolla EV?
With 12 model changes and over 57 million units sold since its launch 60 years ago, the Toyota Corolla has surpassed the Volkswagen Beetle to…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a federal appeals court to wipe out the $243 million verdict a Miami jury handed Tesla over a fatal Autopilot crash.
The attorneys general of Alabama and Georgia joined the July 9 brief, which asks the 11th Circuit to throw…
VIENNA — Russia has captured a large number of Ukrainian drones and may be planning to use them against NATO or to stage a false flag attack, Polish defense minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said, adding to earlier warnings of a potential escalation.
The senior…
LONDON — The weapon’s barrel points towards a drone in the sky. It briefly adjusts and then fires, with smoke rising where the round shoots.
But instead of a service member resting a finger on the trigger well in preparation for the next shot, in video footage of the Bullfrog weapons system, a hulking, metal machine tilts the weapon just slightly, refocusing itself.
As the U.S. contends with…
