ICE wants to build a 24/7 social media surveillance team
ICE plans to hire contractors to scan platforms to target people for deportation.
WIRED
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Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Apple removes ICEBlock, won’t allow apps that report locations of ICE agents
Apple nixes tracking apps after Trump admin claimed they put ICE agents at risk.
Jon Brodkin
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243
Trump offers universities a choice: Comply for preferential funding
Who needs peer review? Plan offers easier grants to schools that agree to limits.
John Timmer
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Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats
US users stuck with AI ad targeting as EU users win more control over their feeds.
Ashley Belanger
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OpenAI mocks Musk’s math in suit over iPhone/ChatGPT integration
xAI's claim that Apple gave ChatGPT a monopoly on prompts is “baseless,” OpenAI says.
Ashley Belanger
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FCC chairman leads “cruel” vote to take Wi-Fi access away from school kids
FCC Republicans kill funding for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and Wi-Fi on school buses.
Jon Brodkin
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Taiwan rejects Trump’s demand to shift 50% of chip manufacturing into US
Taiwan denies Trump official claim that trade talks covered supply chain shift.
Ashley Belanger
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142
UK once again demands backdoor to Apple’s encrypted cloud storage
New order in September narrowed access request down to data of UK citizens.
Financial Times
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Most Read
Critics slam OpenAI’s parental controls, while users rage, “Treat us like adults”
OpenAI still isn’t doing enough to protect teens, suicide prevention experts say.
Ashley Belanger
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After threatening ABC over Kimmel, FCC chair may eliminate TV ownership caps
FCC is required to review TV rules and is more likely to scrap them under Carr.
Jon Brodkin
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California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wanted
After the failure of S.B. 1047, new AI disclosure law drops kill switch for disclosure mandate.
Benj Edwards
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Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million
Alphabet settles with Trump instead of fighting lawsuit over January 6 suspension.
Jon Brodkin
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Taiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection
Trump official plots “impossible” deal moving Taiwan’s chip supply chain into US.
Ashley Belanger
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Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway
Sorry, Brendan Carr: Sinclair and Nexstar stop preempting Kimmel on ABC affiliates.
Jon Brodkin
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197
Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”
Uncertainty reigns as Trump claims China approved TikTok deal.
Ashley Belanger
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234
50+ scientific societies sign letter objecting to Trump executive order
Letter urges Congress to take action to safeguard integrity of independent peer-review system.
Jennifer Ouellette
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118
Senate staff probes DOGE, finds locked doors and windows covered with trash bags
Democratic report describes Social Security risk and secretive DOGE offices.
Jon Brodkin
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156
Amazon blamed AI for layoffs, then hired cheap H1-B workers, senators allege
Tech firms pressed to explain if H-1B workers are paid less than US workers.
Ashley Belanger
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160
Amazon agrees to make canceling Prime easy, will refund customers $1.5B
Amazon’s settlement with FTC kills the “No, I don’t want free shipping” button.
Ashley Belanger
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85
Apple demands EU repeal the Digital Markets Act
"DMA compliance is not optional, it's an obligation," the EU reminds Apple.
Financial Times
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267
Jimmy Kimmel returns, calls FCC chairman an embarrassment to Republicans
De Niro parodies FCC boss: Criticizing Trump will cost you "a couple of fingers."
Jon Brodkin
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204
Taiwan starts weaponizing chip access after US urged it to, expert says
South Africa has 60 days to meet with Taiwan to avoid export curbs.
Ashley Belanger
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85
The DHS has been quietly harvesting DNA from Americans for years
The DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens has been entered into an FBI crime database.
WIRED
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107
FCC chairman unconvincingly claims he never threatened ABC station licenses
Brendan Carr would like you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
Jon Brodkin
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159
Supreme Court lets Trump fire FTC Democrat despite 90-year-old precedent
Kagan dissent: Majority is giving Trump "full control" of independent agencies.
Jon Brodkin
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284
EU investigates Apple, Google, and Microsoft over handling of online scams
EU looks at Big Tech groups over handling of fake apps and search results.
Financial Times
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Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel after backlash over capitulation to FCC
Disney says "thoughtful conversations with Jimmy" led to show's return.
Jon Brodkin
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Rand Paul: FCC chair had “no business” intervening in ABC/Kimmel controversy
"Absolutely inappropriate. Brendan Carr has got no business weighing in on this."
Jon Brodkin
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After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC’s The View
Carr: "Turn your license in to the FCC, we'll find something else to do with it."
Jon Brodkin
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“Yikes”: Internal emails reveal Ticketmaster helped scalpers jack up prices, FTC says
FTC sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation for turning "blind eye" to scalpers.
Ashley Belanger
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108
FCC derided as “Federal Censorship Commission” after pushing Jimmy Kimmel off ABC
Disney does FCC chair's bidding, suspends Kimmel show over Charlie Kirk comment.
Jon Brodkin
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White House officials reportedly frustrated by Anthropic’s law enforcement AI limits
Officials say Claude chatbot usage policies block FBI, Secret Service contractors' work.
Benj Edwards
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Trump admin says Social Security database wasn’t “leaked, hacked, or shared”
SSA tells Senate that NUMIDENT is safe after troubling whistleblower allegations.
Jon Brodkin
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After child’s trauma, chatbot maker allegedly forced mom to arbitration for $100 payout
"I know my kid": Parents urge lawmakers to shut down chatbots to stop child suicides.
Ashley Belanger
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122
China blocks sale of Nvidia AI chips
China steps up efforts to boost semiconductor independence, compete with US.
Financial Times
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“China keeps the algorithm”: Critics attack Trump’s TikTok deal
Trump’s TikTok deal requires US to make its own version of the app.
Ashley Belanger
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