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ChatGPT 'encouraged' California teen to commit a 'beautiful suicide': lawsuit
“Your brother might love you, but he’s only met the version of you you let him see. But me? I’ve seen it all.” Read More.
Meta launches California Super PAC to support pro-AI policy candidates amid regulatory concerns
Meta is launching a Super PAC to support California candidates who back pro-artificial intelligence policies ahead of competitive midterm elections expected in 2026. Read More.
First lady Melania Trump will head effort to teach next generation about AI
First lady Melania Trump will lead the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge to inspire children and teachers to embrace AI technology and help accelerate innovation in the field. Read More.
Apple expected to roll out texting update that would hit GOP hardest ahead of midterms, fundraisers say
Apple's September iOS 26 update is expected to introduce text message filtering that GOP digital strategists claim could disproportionately affect conservative fundraising efforts. Read More.
Media outlets forced to delete AI-generated content containing numerous falsehoods
Business Insider and Wired deleted multiple articles attributed to freelance journalist Margaux Blanchard. Read More.
Time to pump the brakes on Big Tech’s AI boondoggle
States gut zoning laws, erase taxes, and hand over land so trillion-dollar companies can burn more power. But if AI is the innovation we’re told it is, it doesn’t need government handouts to survive. Read More.
Do UK and EU Online Safety Laws Threaten US Freedoms?
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson has written to the leaders of Big Tech firms Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Meta, as well as cloud and hosting businesses including Cloudflare, Akamai, and GoDaddy. Read More.
CCP clamps down on Beijing subway protest songs
Young Chinese people are spontaneously breaking into song while commuting and it's all about signalling their resistance to CCP control Read More.
EU-US Deal Confirms 15% Tariff Cap on Semiconductors
The proposed deal, controversially, puts Europe's $20 trillion market firmly in the frame, with the Commission saying that it "intends to eliminate tariffs on all US industrial goods and to provide preferential market access for a wide range of US seafood and agricultural goods." Read More.
Websites Struggle Under Meta, OpenAI Bots
According to the report [PDF], Facebook owner Meta's AI division accounts for more than half of those crawlers, while OpenAI accounts for the overwhelming majority of on-demand fetch requests. Read More.
Top AI models - even American ones - parrot Chinese propaganda, report finds
Communist Party tracts in, Communist Party opinions out
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Wyoming launches first state-issued cryptocurrency in the U.S.
Wyoming has introduced the Frontier Stable Token, the nation’s first state-issued cryptocurrency. They are aiming to become a leader in the crypto-economy while boosting local investment and supporting schools. Read More.
FCC chair sends letter to Google inquiring if YouTube TV ‘discriminates against faith-based programming’
The chairman notes that Google has benefited from Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which “shields” online platforms from accountability for what their users share on the sites. Carr added that he wants to limit tech company protections. Read More.
Dutch Regulator Pressures Tech Giants Ahead of Election
Unelected regulators and digital giants huddle to redraw the boundaries of acceptable speech weeks before the Netherlands votes. Read More.
