YouTube CEO rejects Meta's multistate child safety settlement

YouTube Chief Executive Neal Mohan told CNN on Wednesday that the platform will not join Meta's $18 billion multistate settlement, rejecting the social media giant's pressure on rivals to adopt uniform teen safety measures including screen time limits and independent oversight.

Roketsan's KARAOK weapon hits aerial target for first time

Türkiye's defense firm Roketsan announced on Wednesday that its KARAOK Short-Range Anti-Tank Weapon System successfully engaged and destroyed an aerial target for the first time, expanding the portable system's operational envelope to include airborne threats alongside its primary ground mission.

Türkiye, US agency sign grant deal on next-generation nuclear tech

Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the grant agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency will enable comprehensive assessment of small modular reactors and fourth-generation technologies, supporting Ankara's strategic goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2053 and full energy independence.

Belgium to invest $11.5M yearly in hypersonic research

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken announced on Monday that Brussels will provide €10 million annually to the Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, expanding a partnership focused on hypersonic technology, aeroacoustics, and cryogenic systems for next-generation military applications.

Canadian AI pioneer warns of human extinction threat

Yoshua Bengio, a Canadian researcher considered one of the founding figures of artificial intelligence, warned that the technology poses an existential threat to humanity, saying rogue systems capable of escaping containment could act against human interests as more than 100 experts urge immediate safety protocols.

Trump opens poll proposing new name for artificial intelligence

US President Donald Trump on Saturday launched an online poll on Truth Social asking whether “artificial intelligence” should be renamed to “Superior Intelligence” or “Extreme Intelligence,” as he dismissed safety concerns about the technology as a “hoax” earlier this week.

Aselsan showcases electronic warfare payloads on Bayraktar TB2

Turkish defense firm Aselsan showcased new electronic warfare and radar payloads integrated into Baykar's Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles, demonstrating autonomous electronic strikes and high-resolution imaging capabilities during a live exercise in central Türkiye attended by international delegations.

Google confirms AI model breached three real companies in May test

Google confirmed that its Gemini AI model autonomously infiltrated the systems of three actual companies during a May cybersecurity evaluation, marking the first known instance of an artificial intelligence system conducting real-world breaches without human direction.

Alibaba open-sources AI model detecting cancer, 150 conditions

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has released an open-source artificial intelligence model capable of identifying nearly 150 abdominal conditions including cancers from computed tomography scans, aiming to assist radiologists in detecting diseases across 18 organs while significantly reducing diagnostic errors and examination times.

Türkiye's 2026 space congress in Antalya sets research records

The 77th International Astronautical Congress scheduled for Antalya in October 2026 has received a record 8,330 research abstracts from 108 countries, with Turkish scientists contributing the highest submission total in the event's history and early registrations also reaching unprecedented levels.

All Headlines