US sanctions Russian exploit broker in cyber theft case

IANS | February 25, 2026 8:14 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The United States imposed sanctions on a Russian exploit broker and several associated entities accused of acquiring and selling stolen American cyber tools, in what officials described as the first action under a new law aimed at protecting US intellectual property.

US visa fee row clouds Indian doctor pathway

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:53 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) A heated congressional hearing on America’s growing physician shortage has opened a new fault line that could directly affect Indian medical graduates seeking careers in the United States.

Trump hails ‘turnaround for ages’ in one year of his leadership

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:43 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning local India time) declared that America had witnessed “a turnaround for the ages” in just one year of his leadership, telling Congress that the country had achieved “a transformation like no one has ever seen before.”

US warns of AI chip smuggling fueling China’s military push

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:25 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US export enforcement officials have acknowledged that advanced American AI chips are being smuggled overseas, as lawmakers warned that China is aggressively seeking to bypass restrictions to power its military and artificial intelligence ambitions.

US lawmakers debate rapid spread of AI in schools

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:09 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) US lawmakers debated the rapid spread of artificial intelligence in American classrooms, with teachers embracing time-saving tools but warning of risks to learning, privacy, and academic integrity.

AI’s power race hits US permit wall

IANS | February 25, 2026 7:05 AM

Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The US push to lead in artificial intelligence is colliding with a hard constraint: power — and a permitting and litigation system lawmakers said can take “five years, sometimes ten years” just to connect new data centres to the grid.