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Jan 06 • 4 months ago

The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin

Californians can now submit demands requiring 500 brokers to delete their data. ...

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Jan 05 • 4 months ago

Anna’s Archive loses .org domain, says suspension likely unrelated to Spotify piracy

"We don't believe this has to do with our Spotify backup," Anna's Archive says. ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok’s “apology”

xAI may be liable for Grok generating AI CSAM. ...

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Jan 01 • 4 months ago

Roberts avoids clashes with Trump in end-of-year judiciary report

Chief Justice John Roberts used his previous two annual reports to condemn politicians for intimidating judges and warn about artificial intelligence. This year, Roberts steered clear of current affa...

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Dec 31 • 4 months ago

Lawsuit over Trump rejecting medical research grants is settled

Settlement forces NIH to review grants previously rejected on ideological grounds. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

NJ’s answer to flooding: it has bought out and demolished 1,200 properties

The state deals with flooding and sea level rise by buying homes in flood prone areas. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

DOGE did not find $2T in fraud, but that doesn’t matter, Musk allies say

Musk allies spin DOGE as having a "higher purpose" beyond federal budget cuts. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

Big Tech basically took Trump’s unpredictable trade war lying down

From Apple gifting a gold statue to the US taking a stake in Intel. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

US can’t deport hate speech researcher for protected speech, lawsuit says

On Monday, US officials must explain what steps they took to enforce shocking visa bans. ...

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Dec 29 • 4 months ago

China drafts world’s strictest rules to end AI-encouraged suicide, violence

China wants a human to intervene and notify guardians if suicide is ever mentioned. ...

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Dec 24 • 4 months ago

SPEED Act passes in House despite changes that threaten clean power projects

The bill would significantly curtail scope of the federal environmental review process. ...

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Dec 24 • 4 months ago

No one loves President Trump more than FCC Chairman Brendan Carr

Carr used to insist on FCC independence. Now he uses FCC to fight Trump's battles. ...

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