Politics
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Fake video accused Maine Democrat of threatening staffers with axeTroy Jackson, running against Republican Susan Collins, was apparently targeted by Russian operatives.
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What is happening with Kalshi in Utah?The site's founders face numerous felony charges. The Trump administration isn’t pleased.
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OpenAI launching election 'war room'The Election Operations Center will monitor ChatGPT abuse.
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President Trump says he called Google's CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean“We have a lake and we have a gulf, now we need a river and we need an ocean."
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Anthropic’s AI safety bill would pause AI models if 50+ people could dieShould the AI companies be writing AI safety laws?
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Elon Musk admits he 'got carried away' leading DOGEThe billionaire agreed that he was basically drunk on the Trump administration's power.
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Apple, Nvidia lead list of tech companies that donated to Trump’s White House ballroom projectSome of the biggest tech companies donated tens of millions of dollars for the construction of the White House ballroom.
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Yandex outage: Cloudflare confirms what really happened with Russian botsSocial media users, and Ukraine's president, claimed Russian bots disappeared after drone strikes on a Russian tech company. Was it true?
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Did Ukraine’s strikes on data centers really silence Russian bots?Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says bot activity dropped after his country attacked Russian data centers.
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U.S. government will livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad executionPlatforms such as YouTube and Twitch typically prohibit violence, but there are some exceptions.
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When it comes to election advice, maybe AI isn't so bad after all?This political junkie was pleasantly surprised by AI's election-related usefulness.
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Liberal San Francisco is keeping its Flock camerasCar thefts and break-ins are down in SF, and some city leaders — and Silicon Valley — believe Flock is partly responsible.
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Bernie Sanders proposes The Ban Flock ActSanders teams up with Democratic lawmakers to stop the government from using automated license plate readers.
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Who are we expecting to save us from AI?An industry consumed with profit and a government hobbled by firings does not offer much reassurance.
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Trump rebrands AI as ‘super intelligence’ as tech giants sign White House accordThe voluntary accord lays out four layers of safety controls, while leaving companies to decide how and whether to enforce them.
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Trump tries to rebrand AI. Is it really that 'super'?The president has a new name for AI, but all the baggage remains.
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Trump opens poll to rename AI. Options include 'Extreme' and 'Supreme' Intelligence.The president took to social media to say he thinks the current term is inaccurate.
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AI generated a fake intelligence report that 'almost started a war'CNN reports that the U.S. military almost boarded a Chinese ship following a fake report generated by AI.
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Is an AI 'kill switch' a real thing?Newsom's new executive order pushes for an AI kill switch. Could it work?
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Every U.S. state that bans data centersHow many states have banned data center construction? It's a trick question.
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Have AI apocalypse warnings reached critical mass?Everyone from Bernie Sanders to Sam Altman is freaking out — but is the average American?
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Avian flu, drone swarms, and mass surveillance included in Anthropic's safety reportThe AI company releases a doom-filled safety report as the company backs AI regulation.
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White House takes down anti-immigrant Tetris knockoffThe Tetris Company had hinted at potential legal action.
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Polymarket and Kalshi face possible regulation as Supreme Court 'monitors the situation'Prediction markets regulated as gambling platforms by individual states? What a concept!
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Tetris hits back at Trump over knockoff game, warns White House about copyright infringement"The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of 'Build the Wall'."
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Trump games: White House unveils anti-immigrant, Pro-Trump retro arcadeThe new White House Arcade has five knock-offs of classic retro titles.
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Whistleblower: USPS's new ballot screening system isn't readyA disclosure alleges USPS rushed an untested ballot-screening tool that can reject thousands of votes over a single error.
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MapQuest just found a route to No. 1 on the App StoreMapQuest surged past its mapping rivals after refusing to replace Lake Ontario with 'Lake America.'
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Trump blasts data center critics: 'Backwards and poor'When it comes to the controversial AI infrastructure, the president is at odds with a majority of his constituents.
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Texas blocks funding for Flock as backlash grows against AI surveillance camerasGovernor Greg Abbott was previously criticized by his Democratic challenger for funding Flock cameras.
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Trump administration acted illegally in fight against Anthropic, judge rulesThe government was making a 'public example' of Anthropic, according to the ruling.
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Seen an ad with an AI influencer or actor? It may be against the law.New York has a law regulating AI "actors," but will Trump's FTC crack down on synthetic performers, too?
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Bill Gates proposes a 'token tax' on AI to protect human workersIn a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times, Gates said that some jobs should be "Human Reserved."
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The 6 best battery life laptops we've ever testedLaptops' battery lives have gotten so much better in recent years, and our current top pick lasts 40 hours per charge. That's not a typo.
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Trump drone tariffs: Who is impacted?New Trump tariffs on drones are set to roll out.
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The FCC banned foreign routers, drones, robots: What it means for youExpect more banned products in the future, experts warn.
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Someone stole every Flock camera in this Minnesota cityA city lost its entire Flock camera network as communities nationwide grapple with the controversial license plate readers.
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New York sues Kalshi, claiming it's 'unlicensed gambling'The suit also states that 18- to 20-year-olds can bet on Kalshi, but New York law requires sports bettors to be 21 and over.
