Riyadh/Dubai: Saudi Arabia issued security alerts over a range of territory Tuesday, including in the holy city of Mecca and the second-largest city Jeddah, following a week of attacks from Iran-aligned fighters that have drawn it deeper into the West Asia war.The alerts were swiftly lifted and Saudi authorities did not immediately report whether any…

Large technology companies, including Palantir Technologies, Nvidia and Booz Allen Hamilton, could restrict or cease to use advanced AI models unless Anthropic and OpenAI guarantee not to misuse their intellectual property, the Information reported on Monday.Anthropic faced customer pushback after a June policy change for its Fable model gave the company rights to retain usage…

FBI director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. “I don’t know that we can’t legally do it,” Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. He said the FBI plans to station agents and intelligence…