Diesel hits record $6 a gallon; Trump’s ‘cheat like hell’ pledge closes convention
Plus, America marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. And Anthropic identifies five cases of AI use that could support biological weapons research.
Republicans tout ‘American values’ as Trump puts ‘cheat like hell’ line in voting pledge
Much of the final night focused on American values, with speakers portraying today’s Democratic Party as having abandoned them.
As it lays off local reporters, newspaper chain goes all in on AI
McClatchy is gutting newsrooms while betting on artificial intelligence stories about nugget ice, saunas and poop.
From committees to kill switches, Congress looks to address AI threats
Congress is weighing AI safety oversight and data center power costs as researchers warn of risks and OpenAI considers slowing development.
Texas court rules TikTok intentionally misled parents about its safety features
Texas alleges TikTok intentionally misled consumers when it marketed its social media platform as safe for kids.
Hack of probation, parole monitoring firm is part of campaign against law enforcement
Hackers have exposed personal information about thousands of people on probation and parole — and about the agents tasked with tracking them.
Musk’s super PAC is flooding Facebook with political ads for a website that harvests its users’ data
A super PAC funded by Elon Musk is using Facebook ads to red-pill American voters and collect data about their ‘every click.’
Hate data centers? What if it paid you $9,000 a year?
A new research paper floats paying residents a dividend from the property taxes generated by the massive new data centers.
25 years after 9/11, most states still do not require its history to be taught
A quarter-century after 9/11, whether students learn about the attacks often depends on where they live. Most states have no mandate.
Widow sues after Amazon cargo jet overruns Miami runway
Yaraisi Santiso Morejon filed the complaint Wednesday after her husband, 53-year-old Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, was killed Sunday