KUALA LUMPUR: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, the US State Department and Russia’s foreign ministry said.

Someone using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,

An investigation is underway after the State Department reported that a Marco Rubio imposter used AI to manipulate the secretary of state's voice into contacting at least five high-level government officials in mid-June.

Marco Rubio — a top contender for the 2028 Republican nomination who is currently juggling four official roles in President Trump’s administration — was showered with praise by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in the latest episode of “Pod Force One,

Plus, Trump’s media company announces a partnership with Newsmax, racist AI videos go viral on TikTok, and ActBlue keeps raising money for Democrats — all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.

An unknown person is using AI to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Signal and has contacted at least five government officials.They've left voicemails and sent text messages to foreign ministers,

Alguien que se hacía pasar por el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio utilizó tecnología de voz generada por inteligencia artificial y una cuenta falsa de Signal para contactar a funcionarios extranjeros y al menos a un miembro del Congreso,

An AI-generated voice impersonating Marco Rubio targeted top officials via Signal, exposing gaps in identity controls and prompting a federal investigation.