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Law enforcements can obtain prescription records from pharmacy giants without a warrant
Default end-to-end encryption is finally coming to Messenger and Facebook
The IRS delayed its controversial new policy regarding digital payment platforms
Actually, never mind, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI’s CEO
Controversial ‘robotaxi’ startup loses CEO
Billionaire-backed company has bought all the land it needs for its ‘city of yesterday’
Data brokers selling military members’ personal data is a national security risk
Want to report a UAP sighting? US government workers can now use this website.
A Danish company just scrapped its ambitious plan for a New Jersey offshore wind farm
What is humanitarian aid? Peanut butter, WiFi, and other life-saving supplies.
Meta will offer premium ad-free Facebook and Instagram options—just not in the US
Here’s what to know about President Biden’s sweeping AI executive order
FTC smacks down makers of bogus ‘invisible mask’ against COVID-19
Scammers busted in India for impersonating Amazon and Microsoft tech support
Atlantic City’s massive offshore wind farm project highlights the industry’s growing pains
The IRS’ free online tax filing program will be super exclusive in 2024
China says it discovered potentially vast amounts of a rare superconducting material
People send 20 billion pounds of ‘invisible’ e-waste to landfills each year
The FCC just dished out their first space junk fine
The CIA is building its version of ChatGPT
A new drone might help cops stop high-speed car chases
The International Criminal Court was hit with a cyberattack
The US antitrust trial against Google is in full swing. Here’s what’s at stake.
Calling TurboTax ‘free’ is ‘deceptive advertising,’ says FTC
Your car could be capturing data on your sex life
FAA will allow UPS delivery drones to travel greater distances
Emergency alert system test coming to phones, TVs, and radios across the U.S.
YouTube’s extremist rabbit holes are deep but narrow
Silicon Valley’s wealthiest want to build their own city outside of San Francisco
DOJ is suing SpaceX for years of workplace discrimination
These bathroom-cleaning bots won’t replace human janitors any time soon
The US is investing more than $1 billion in carbon capture, but big oil is still involved
School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books
Self-driving taxis get the green light on 24/7 service in San Francisco
Zoom could be using your ‘content’ to train its AI
The US ends incandescent lightbulb sales—with brighter days ahead
The Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action will make US doctors less diverse
Google’s AI contractors say they are underpaid, overworked, and ‘scared’
AI plagiarism detectors falsely flag non-native English speakers
Massachusetts proposes ban on the sale of cell phone location data
The US Patent Office accidentally leaked thousands of filers’ home addresses
Volvo is the latest automaker to hop on the Tesla EV-charging bandwagon
This weird robot uses living bugs as gripping tools
The US charts a plan for universal internet access by 2030
Amazon tricked millions into renewing Prime subscriptions, FTC lawsuit claims
Join thousands of people watching I-95 repairs in 24/7 livestream
Twitter is the least safe social media site for LGBTQ people, GLAAD says
Reddit protesters plan to ‘blackout’ indefinitely
The EU just took a huge step towards regulating AI
Thousands of Reddit communities have gone dark—here’s why
FCC slaps voter suppression robocall scammers with a record-breaking fine
Radio host sues ChatGPT developer over allegedly libelous claims
An FTC one-two punch leaves Amazon and Ring with a $30 million fine
Big Tech’s latest AI doomsday warning might be more of the same hype
Every drop of the Colorado River counts. So what about evaporation?
Wetlands lose some environmental protections in new Supreme Court ruling
A notorious spyware program was deployed during war for the first time
US Surgeon General warns of a ‘profound risk of harm’ for kids on social media
Meta fined record $1.3 billion for not meeting EU data privacy standards
Montana is the first state to ‘ban’ TikTok, but it’s complicated
US crypto firms might soon pay taxes for exorbitant energy use
AI should never be able to launch nukes, US legislators say
Blue carbon is a natural climate solution with big potential
Lunar laws could protect the moon from humanity