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Tuesday, September 01, 2026 1:15 PM ET

CBS News - Technology

Crime - Mullin gives update on New York - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin shared an update on Operation Rotten Apple, a crackdown on criminals in New York. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports. 22M ago - 4:01

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Technology - John Ternus is Apple's new CEO - John Ternus is stepping up and into the shoes of former Apple CEO Tim Cook. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports, plus Puck AI correspondent Ian Krietzberg shares his thoughts on the Apple turnover and the Hugging Face AI breach. 3H ago - 6:44

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MapQuest hits No. 1 on App Store after refusing to rename Lake Ontario -- MapQuest topped ChatGPT as Apple's most-downloaded free app after the digital mapping company said it would keep "historical, familiar" lake names.

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How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting. -- Mar 28, 2024

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Apple's new CEO takes over -- John Ternus begins his tenure as Apple's new CEO on Tuesday, marking a historic shift for the company. Jo Ling Kent reports.

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St. Louis becomes the latest battleground in fight over data centers -- "We have to be very careful about where and how we install these large data centers," said Kasey Fowler-Finn, a biologist at St. Louis University, who is among a group suing to halt a data center development.

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Smart home security tips for personal and cyber protection -- ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner explains best practices for setup and success of smart home security systems. -- Aug 25, 2022

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Data center controversy grips St. Louis -- Tech companies pour trillions of dollars into new data centers, the backbone of the AI boom. But many communities across the U.S. are rejecting them. A recent Gallup poll found that more than 70% of Americans don't want data centers in their area. St. Louis is in the middle of the national fight, and Tony Dokoupil takes a visit.

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A look at data centers' public image -- Residents in Southaven, Mississippi, told CBS News reporter Lauren Fitchen that their local AI data center is causing noise and air pollution, and they are working to fight back. Greg Matusky, the owner and founder of public relations agency Gregory, which works with AI companies to try to improve their public image, joins CBS News to discuss.

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FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged secret ad surcharge scheme -- Regulators allege that sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars through secretly inflated ad prices.

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details of OpenAI's Hugging Face hack -- Some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, including OpenAI and Anthropic, signed an open letter warning of the increased threat of AI-enabled cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure. Matt Shumer, a venture capitalist and founder of somethingbig.ai newsletter, has more. -- Aug 31

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Adobe construction: What's old is new again -- For thousands of years, civilizations around the world have built houses out of earth - whether it be mud brick, wattle and dab or rammed earth. But adobe (the practice of making mudbricks) has now become today's "it" building material, from museums around the world designed using adobe, to do-it-yourselfers constructing homes from the very dirt beneath their feet. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at the history of adobe, and how ancient adobe materials are being merged with 3-D printing techniques. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.] -- Aug 30

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Latest on Meta's social media settlement -- Tech giant Meta settled a series of multistate social media addiction lawsuits, agreeing to pay out up to $17 billion. In addition, Meta will roll out some changes to its portfolio of social media apps, including Instagram, Facebook and others. -- Aug 29

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Younger workers are more scared of AI than older employees, survey finds -- Employee attitudes toward AI are closely tied to their age and generational concerns, according to Glassdoor. -- Aug 28

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OpenAI, Anthropic warn AI cyberattacks could surge in coming months -- Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories. -- Aug 27

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Bill Gates' dire warning about AI -- Microsoft founder and computer pioneer Bill Gates changed the world forever with his technological innovation. Now, Gates is warning that the development of artificial intelligence without strong oversight and regulation could threaten society as we know it. MIT professor Max Tegmark shares his concerns. -- Aug 27

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Victim in Times Square stabbing, shooting identified as Bank of America employee -- Erin Piacenti was identified as one of the two people stabbed by a woman Monday afternoon in Times Square before police shot and killed the suspect.

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Watch: Lindsay Clancy jurors say deadlocked -- Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial said Tuesday they were deadlocked on their fourth day of deliberations. The judge told them to return to deliberations.

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Clancy trial jurors say they are deadlocked -- Jurors in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy are saying they are deadlocked on Day 4 of deliberations. Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan has asked them to keep deliberating. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have more.

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U.K. man accused of drugging, abusing wife with other men goes on trial -- The case has drawn parallels to that of Gisele Pelicot, who publicly testified against her ex-husband in a 2024 mass rape trial.

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McMaster reacts Driscoll's resignation -- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll handed his resignation to President Trump after months of disagreements with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster reacts.

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Markey and Moulton face off -- Younger centrist Seth Moulton and older progressive Ed Markey are fighting for the Senate nomination in the Massachusetts Democratic primary. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

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Tropical Storm Edouard could make landfall -- Texas and Louisiana are bracing for Tropical Storm Edouard, which could make landfall today. Jason Allen reports.

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Oil prices rising again amid Iran strikes -- Energy and gas prices are up again after the U.S. resumed strikes on Iran. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady has more on the economic outlook.

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