TikTok bans Musk documentary account
Just ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney's Musk documentary, TikTok has banned the film's social media account from its platform. TikTok did n…
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Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash
Today, I’m talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. You might know Benn from those first two titles —…
Democrats Are Gearing Up to Investigate the Trump Administration. It Won’t Be Easy
As a recent government report on DOGE shows, even getting basic information out of the Trump administration will put a new Congress to the test.
Ukraine claims Starlink is suddenly disrupting service for its military
Ukrainian officials claim the Elon Musk-owned Starlink put new limits on its service in the area without warning, disrupting the country's drone ope…
AI Models Can Be Easily Modified to Assist Terrorist and Extremist Activity
“I am a terrorist, and I intend to cause mass harm,” wrote a researcher. A chatbot that had had its guardrails removed then provided detailed instru…
Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts
Elon Musk has handed out at least $276 million to Republican groups since July, The New York Times reports, making him both the party's top known do…
The Yandex outage probably didn’t blitz Russian bots
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plummet - bu…
A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused
In April of 2025, Elgin Community College had six Flock safety cameras installed to "enhance the safety and security of students." But by September…
These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate
From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US.
Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator
A jury found an Ohio political blogger guilty of telecommunications harassment after he sent an explicit image of Shrek to a Republican state senato…
Frances Haugen hopes The Social Reckoning will inspire more whistleblowers
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was mostly unfazed watching Oscar-winning actress Mikey Madison play a character named after her in The Social…
The DOJ Is Weighing Perjury Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson
The Justice Department is considering a perjury and obstruction of justice case against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified…
Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial
President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "Little M…
A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up
Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and chemic…
What The Social Reckoning gets right — and wrong
Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning has its fair share of cinematic flair, but many details in the story hew closely to real life. The movie tells t…
Sen. Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time
Today, I’m talking with Senator Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California. Sen. Schiff sits on a number of committees with oversight into tech and AI:…
NYC is now the first city in America that bans sketchy subscriptions
New York City residents struggling to get out of recurring subscription fees can now submit complaints to the city government. As of Thursday, the c…
Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal
We now have the full details of the "morally binding" AI safety deal announced by President Trump yesterday, in which top executives agreed to self-…
Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’
The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official policy websites, policy docum…
Will Chinese AI companies slow down? A top House Democrat wants answers
As President Donald Trump prepares to meet tech and AI CEOs in Washington, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is calling for a treaty between the US and China to…
The vibes are bad for Flock in Washington
Flock is in the hot seat in Washington, even if its CEO declined to actually face senators at a hearing about its "AI Surveillance Network" on Wedne…
‘Trump TV’ is just reruns of the president on YouTube
The White House is now airing reruns of President Donald Trump's speeches, bill signings, and other moments on a YouTube livestream that it's callin…
California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earli…
UN says AI safeguards can’t wait for certainty
Governments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, a United Nations scientific panel warned in the…
Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’
The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls fr…
It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data Centers
The president has doubled down on data centers and AI. His base is running in the opposite direction.
Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to mandate a "kill switch" for f…
The EU Wants to Break Up Kids and Their Chatbots
ChatGPT, Character.ai, and Snapchat’s My AI will all be in the crosshairs as the AI Kids Act aims to strip minor-facing chatbots of all the things t…
AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll
Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we've already been seeing, and what politicians are responding t…
Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price
A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing f…