U.S. Blacklists Two More Israeli Spyware Companies
The U.S. government placed two Israeli spyware companies on a blacklist this week, all but totally cutting them off from business opportunities with American firms. The move is yet another…
Lawmakers Urge Biden to End ‘Warrantless Government Surveillance’ of Sensitive Health Data
More than three dozen members of Congress have signed a letter pressuring the Biden administration to step up and close an oversight in federal privacy law that allows law enforcement…
Biden Appeals Judge’s Ban on Government Asking for Social Media Takedowns
The Biden administration is appealing a bombshell ruling from a federal judge barring government agencies from contacting social media companies to make takedown requests or recommend other content moderation. State…
Judge Claims Biden’s Contacts With Tech Platforms Amount to an Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth’
A US federal judge handed the censorship-obsessed wing of the Republican party a major win on Tuesday by blocking Biden officials from contacting social media firms to suggest content moderation…
A Rule That Could Help Save Coal Miners’ Lives Is Mired in Red Tape
Gary Hairston worked as an electrician in an underground coal mine for almost 30 years. It was hard, often grimy work. When a big machine called a continuous miner dug…
Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Is Trying to Save the Internet. It Wants Your Feedback, Please.
Advertisement Instead, Dorsey said decisions around content moderation should be made by the users. It’s the users who should control the algorithms, not companies, and only a user should be…
American Psychological Association Says Parents Should Screen Kids for ‘Problematic Social Media Use’
The American Psychological Association, one of the country’s leading mental health organizations, released its first health advisory on social media Tuesday, warning parents and policymakers alike about the harms and…
Can Ethanol Fuel Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Making Paint Cool in the Face of Heat Off English Two decades ago, when the world…
Florida Lawmakers Don’t Know What They’re Doing With ESG
Watch out, woke investors—Ron DeSantis is coming to get ya, even if it means screwing over his own constituents. Republicans Create Culture War Over… Stoves Off English On Tuesday, DeSantis…
7 of the Weirdest AI-Generated Commercials…So Far
Screenshot: Private Island, Pizza Later, DemonFlyingFox Artificial intelligence is truly having a moment, and advertisements might be the next frontier for the rapidly advancing technology. As AI art generators, music…