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Can Allbirds take flight as an AI company?
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (68+ words) The struggling shoe brand Allbirds announced it is exiting the footwear business and re-inventing itself as an artificial intelligence company. Max Darrow has more from San Francisco. Can Allbirds take flight as an AI company?...
New climate-tech companies in Massachusetts are changing the state's energy future
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (557+ words) Updated on: April 17, 2026 / 4: 35 PM EDT / CBS Boston Across Massachusetts, new climate-tech companies are hiring, aimed at changing the state's energy future in many ways. In a quiet industrial park in Wilmington, engineers at Cala Systems are reimagining one of the…...
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to 3 scientists based in U. S. for work on quantum technology
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (465+ words) October 7, 2025 / 8: 26 AM EDT / AP Stockholm" John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research on seemingly obscure quantum tunneling that is advancing digital technology. Clarke, 83, conducted his research at the University of…...
Light pollution is washing out the night sky. A remote telescope farm helps stargazers bring the cosmos to their screens.
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (339+ words) November 12, 2025 / 7: 34 PM EST / CBS News By day, a row of plain-looking sheds in sleepy Rockwood, Texas, looks like nothing more than a place to store farm tools and feed. But when the sun dips below the horizon, their roofs peel…...
Cybersecurity firm shows how hackers are using AI to breach networks
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (56+ words) U. S. officials are warning of Iranian cyberattacks on businesses and consumers. It comes as a new FBI report shows losses from cybercrime reached nearly $21 billion last year. Ash-har Quraishi shows how hackers are using artificial intelligence, and how you can protect…...
AI "agents" can do your shopping. Should you let them?
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (634+ words) April 17, 2026 / 5: 00 AM EDT / CBS News Artificial intelligence "agents" promise to do everything from tidying up your email like Marie Kondo declutters a closet, to buying you a pair of heels based on your budget and style preferences. Yet technology experts…...
California leaders discuss ways to upgrade grid as AI drives power demand
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (25+ words) CBS News California leaders discuss ways to upgrade grid as AI drives power demand...
California leaders push energy grid upgrades as AI drives power demand
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (332+ words) April 14, 2026 / 10: 54 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento Frustration over rising power bills is a common complaint in California, and the state is bracing for increases in power consumption as the use of artificial intelligence grows. Lawmakers, researchers, and green energy advocates met…...
Insight Hospital patients advised taking precaution after data breach
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (57+ words) Anyone who was a patient at Insight, there are a few things the hospital is already advising people to do, including get a copy of their credit report, place a fraud alert on it, and freeze their credit file. Insight…...
Approximately half of AI's medical responses are "problematic," study finds
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (48+ words) A new study found that a substantial amount of medical information provided by five popular artificial intelligence-driven chatbots is inaccurate and incomplete. One of the authors of the study, Nick Tiller joins "The Daily Report" to discuss. Approximately half of…...