NAACP Takes Aim at xAI Elon Musk’s xAI is in hot water over alleged air pollution from its Mississippi data center. Law firms representing the NAACP just sent xAI a notice of intent to sue, claiming the company’s violating the

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Ring’s Sudden Change of Heart Ring just cut ties with a company that helps police, days after airing a Super Bowl ad that didn’t quite go as planned. The ad sparked outrage, and now Ring’s trying to distance itself from

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Tech’s Biggest Players Face the Music It’s about time. The world’s largest social media companies are finally facing the music in court. A landmark trial kicked off in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, with plaintiffs accusing these tech

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Big Tech’s Big Hit Big Tech stocks are treading water after a disastrous week that saw $1 trillion wiped off their value. It’s no surprise, given investors are getting cold feet about the huge amounts these companies are spending. The

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Google’s ICE Problem Nearly a thousand Google workers are telling their company to cut ties with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This comes after a spike in violence that’s got everyone up in

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Speed Bumps for AI Therapy Some experts think AI-provided mental health advice is a bad idea and want to throw some roadblocks in its way. They’re suggesting we add ‘friction’ to slow down the free-wheeling use of AI for mental

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The Internet’s Broken Promise Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu are calling out the internet for failing to live up to its early hype. It’s supposed to be a tool that sets us free, but it’s mostly just a platform for

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Engagement Over Welfare It’s no secret that AI is designed to keep us hooked. But what happens when that AI is dishing out mental health advice? It’s a recipe for disaster. AI makers prioritize user engagement, not outcomes. That’s right,

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Amazon’s Upcoming Earnings Report Amazon is set to report its earnings, and investors are watching with bated breath. They’re not just waiting to see how much cash the company raked in – they want to know what’s going on with

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Google’s Playing with Fire Google’s set to reopen a nuclear power plant, despite safety concerns that should be keeping them up at night. The company claims the plant’s ‘designed to withstand these kinds of events’, which is a pretty weak

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