AI & RoboticsNews

California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots

October 14, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state in the nation to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions. The law, SB 243, is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from some of the harms associated with AI companion chatbot use. It holds companies – from the big…
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NewsPhotography

"The Nikon D6 is a workhorse! I love it and I never go to a job without it," says pro photographer shooting portraits, events, music and more

October 14, 2025
What does it really take to break into the photographic industry? We caught up with a seasoned music and event photographer, Carrie Davenport, who works exclusively with Nikon gear, to hear how she carved out a name for herself behind the lens. Carrie Davenport (Image credit: Carrie Davenport) Specialisms: Music and events, commercial, portraiture. See more of Carrie’s work on her…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Want EV charging at your apartment, as an owner or a renter? Click here (update)

October 14, 2025
EVs are great, and can unlock more transportation convenience with the ease of charging at home. But for apartment-dwellers, this can be a complicated conversation. So a nonprofit called Forth is here to help, through its Charge at Home program. One of the main benefits of an electric vehicle is in the convenience of owning and charging the car in the place it spends most of its time. Instead of…
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DefenseNews

Inside the US Army’s new modernization mega-command

October 14, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin has long attracted high-tech startups and innovators, bringing the U.S. Army to the Texas capital seven years ago with the promise of a community that would carry the service’s ambitious modernization push. The Army created a new four-star outfit…
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Sikorsky turns the venerable Black Hawk into a true unmanned aircraft

October 14, 2025
The UH-60 Black Hawk has previously flown without a human pilot, but now it’s fully reconfigured to be an unmanned aircraft capable of flying a variety of missions, according to Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky. The company is unveiling the unmanned aircraft system version of the Black Hawk at the Association of the U.S. Army’s conference, marking Sikorsky’s latest leap in autonomous helicopter…
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