Brazoria County commissioners are set to consider a resolution Tuesday that would establish the county’s official position that future data center developments should not move forward without safeguards protecting county resources and residents.

Wall Street held steadier and recovered some of its sell-off from last week.

The Alvin City Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday opposing data center development within city limits until additional studies, impact analyses and regulatory reviews can be completed, according to council member Scott Salter.

Houston City College Southwest is expanding hands-on training designed to prepare Houston residents for jobs in fast-growing fields

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adolescents and young adults have used artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice, and most have never told anyone, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.

Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations.

Microsoft and Mayo Clinic are partnering to create a healthcare-specific AI model trained on medical research, clinical data and physician expertise to support doctors and improve patient care.

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on oversight of artificial intelligence, less than two weeks after postponing a White House ceremony over his concerns that a similar policy could dull America’s edge on AI technology.

A growing scam fueled by artificial intelligence is leaving victims frightened and, in some cases, out thousands of dollars.

The Trump administration is pushing to use artificial intelligence in the U.S. military even as it faces calls for caution from some companies and military leaders.

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit.

President Donald Trump has called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony.

Facing limited options, oil industry turns to AI to handle wastewater from oil production. Producers discovered other uses to streamline the process.

Artificial intelligence has become an unwelcome topic at college commencements.

As more people turn to artificial intelligence for help with everyday tasks, from planning workouts to picking outfits, financial experts say many are now wondering whether AI can also help manage their money.

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25.

Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology.

Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI’s risks for cybersecurity.

The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm.

Questions about the dangers of artificial intelligence have been looming over the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Another severe wildfire season is forecast for the Western U.S. due to record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack.

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks This will allow the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.

As artificial intelligence permeates workplaces, it's changing the nature of jobs and how people do them.

Ukraine is accelerating the use of artificial intelligence to retain an edge on the battlefield, as the war with Russia enters a new technological phase.

The European Union says Meta is failing to keep underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram.

China has banned a planned acquisition of the AI startup Manus following a probe into Meta’s planned purchase of the firm.

The rise of artificial intelligence is prompting college students to second-guess their career paths.

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest major update.

Admissions to Texas computer science programs are down roughly 20%, professors said, but they still see a future for their students.

OpenAI executives say they will introduce a new artificial intelligence model for “high-value professional work” as the company faces heightened competition with rival Anthropic in attracting corporate customers to adopt AI assistants in their workplaces.

Allbirds, the eco-friendly shoe brand that was once a Wall Street darling and found its way onto the feet of tech CEOs and movie stars, is pivoting to artificial intelligence.

Many Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT for health advice.

A new Gallup poll finds that more American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but there is a cohort of employees who remain skeptical.

The faith-based AI market is expanding, with tools for various religions.

A Baytown man is accused of using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images depicting a minor, according to a criminal complaint.

Americans lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes in 2025, with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence-related scams among the costliest, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s latest Internet Crime Report.

Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissoins that contribute to global warming.

The White House is laying out a new framework that it wants Congress to use to shape national rules for artificial intelligence without curbing growth in the sector.

China’s Alibaba Group has pledged on Thursday a goal of surpassing $100 billion in revenue from its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses over the next five years, which it says would be powered by the AI demand boom.

A year after the actor’s death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film.

Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war.

A high-stakes dispute over how the U.S. military uses artificial intelligence has led the Pentagon to cancel its contract with rising AI star Anthropic.

Callers to Washington state’s driver’s license agency who select automated service in Spanish have instead been hearing an AI voice speaking English with a strong Spanish accent.

Journalists at the investigative outlet ProPublica have pledged to strike if negotiations for a contract don't take a turn — in what is believed would be the first such job action in the news industry where a dispute over how to deal with artificial intelligence is the chief sticking point.

Kane James Kellum, 34, of Nacogdoches is accused of using artificial intelligence to generate images of child pornography of minors that he knew.

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia on Wednesday announced another quarter of astounding quarterly growth as investors try to decipher whether technology’s latest craze is overblown hyperbole or a springboard into a new era of prosperity and productivity.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake of the chip company.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pressuring Anthropic to give the military broader access to its artificial intelligence technology or lose its Pentagon contract.

The U.S. stock market rose after getting a reminder that the artificial-intelligence technology boom may also have an upside.

Two Houston ISD elementary campuses will become Pre-K through 8 Future 2 schools starting in the 2026–27 school year.

As Texas voters head into the 2026 primary, candidates are using artificial intelligence to mock opponents and sharpen attacks.

Identifying falsified or digitally enhanced videos, photos and ads takes attention and awareness, but helpful tools are out there.

Artificial intelligence is spreading fast across India, and people already use it to work quicker and cheaper.

India is hosting a major AI summit in New Delhi this week, as it pushes to shape global rules and show its own AI ambitions.

When Amazon announced it was cutting 16,000 corporate jobs, many assumed it was the latest phase of CEO Andy Jassy’s push to reduce the corporate workforce as AI brings more efficiency gains.

Meta’s fourth-quarter results jumped past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to solid advertising revenue, sending shares higher in after-hours trading Wednesday.

A new Gallup poll finds that American workers have adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years.

The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant.

Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze.

Google is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.

Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers.

DeepSeek, a Chinese tech startup, is gaining traction in developing nations, narrowing the AI adoption gap with advanced economies.

Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang’s little robot buddies.

When it comes to school safety, every second matters, especially since gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and teens.

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to bring characters like Mickey Mouse and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video tool.

The “Architects of AI” were named Time magazine’s person of the year for 2025.

The European Union is investigating Google for potential antitrust violations related to its AI models.

Federal prosecutors announced Monday the first-ever conviction in an artificial intelligence technology smuggling case, uncovering a sophisticated scheme to illegally export over $160 million worth of advanced computer chips to China through a network of shell companies and falsified shipping documents.

Students applying to college know they're not supposed to use AI chatbots to write their essays.

An iPhone Crash Alert led deputies to a gruesome discovery at a Brazoria County home Saturday night.

Fears about the artificial intelligence boom turning into an overblown bubble have evaporated for now, thanks to a stellar earnings report from Nvidia.

President Donald Trump is counting on the tech sector and artificial intelligence to drive his economic agenda.

The U.S. stock market fell as Nvidia and other superstars created by the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology dimmed some more.

The announcement by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is the latest multi-billion dollar investment in Texas by tech companies racing to build infrastructure that can support advanced artificial intelligence.

Researchers at an artificial intelligence firm say they've found the first reported case of foreign hackers using AI to automate portions of cyberattacks.

Officials confirmed Monday that there is no fire at Bellaire High School, despite a social media post showing an AI-generated image of the campus engulfed in flames.

Nvidia and other AI superstar stocks propped up Wall Street.

Judges around the world are seeing error-riddled legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence.

Universal Music Group and AI platform Udio have settled a copyright lawsuit and will collaborate on a new music creation and streaming platform.

Nvidia on Wednesday became the first public company to reach a market capitalization of $5 trillion.

Nvidia has become the first $5 trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to break through the $4 trillion barrier.

A new poll finds that as the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.

Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power.

Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.

The arrest of five men in a Harris County sting underscores a growing crisis as predators increasingly use artificial intelligence to exploit and target children online.

Senate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown.

A group including BlackRock, Nvidia and Microsoft is buying Aligned Data Centers in an approximately $40 billion deal in an effort to expand next-generation cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors.

Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent.

The survey showed participants were seeking better opportunities, e.g., better pay, more predictability, benefits, or career advancement prospects, and that almost half said AI could replace some or all their activities in their own jobs.

A new type of AI motion detection camera is helping a Midtown bar deter crime.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S. This expansion is part of a $500 billion infrastructure investment promoted by President Donald Trump.

High school and college educators say that student use of artificial intelligence has become so widespread that they need to rethink how to assign and assess students.

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions.

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Some mortgage experts are using artificial intelligence to help Hispanic homebuyers navigate the loan application process.

Politicians are increasingly blaming artificial intelligence to dodge accountability for embarrassing situations.

President Donald Trump claims a video showing items being tossed from a White House window is fake and created with AI, though his press team earlier seemed to confirm the video's authenticity.

Oliver McCann, a British AI music creator, uses AI to produce songs across various genres.

As the rapid, unregulated development of artificial intelligence continues, the language people in Silicon Valley use to describe it is becoming increasingly religious.