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Joe Biden Wants Hackers’ Help to Keep AI Chatbots In Check
ChatGPT has stoked new hopes about the potential of artificial intelligence—but also new fears. Today the White House joined the…
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A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
While all the major Silicon Valley social media firms—from Instagram to TikTok—say they block children from using their apps, these…
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Microsoft’s Cloud Gaming Dreams Are Falling Apart | WIRED
Some observers have welcomed the deal, arguing that regulators have allowed tech companies to amass too much power by scaling…
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An SEC Dissenter Says the Regulator Must Ease Off Crypto | WIRED
Something needs to be done about crypto. In 2022, billions of dollars were lost to crypto bankruptcies and hundreds of millions…
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Montana’s Looming TikTok Ban Is a Dangerous Tipping Point
Montana lawmakers voted 54-43 today to ban TikTok from operating in the state and forbid app stores from offering it…
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The US Wants to Close an ‘SUV Loophole’ That Supersized Cars
Tough new rules on pollution from vehicles, proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency this week, could reshape one of…
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Texas Could Push Tech Platforms to Censor Posts About Abortion
Pinsof says companies facing such legal threats would have little incentive to defend the free speech of their users if…
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Binance and Coinbase Have Been Sucked Into a Regulatory Turf War
If a business’s application is rejected by the SEC, it cannot offer securities-related services in the US, at least in…
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The Fight to Expose Corporations’ Real Impact on the Climate
For many companies, those indirect emissions dwarf all the rest. Some companies and business groups contend that it is unfair…
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The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
In one sense, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: It revealed, over five hours, how desperately…
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