How AI Could Take Over Elections—And Undermine Democracy
How reinforcement learning works. Third, over the course of a campaign, Clogger’s messages could evolve in order to take into account your responses to the machine’s prior dispatches and what…
7 Other Times the U.S. Stupidly Tried to Ban TikTok
Photo: Samuel Corum (AP) U.S. government efforts to ban TikTok over national security grounds, once considered a pie-in-the-sky pipe dream, are looking more and more likely by the week, especially…
Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Warren, and More Unlikely Senators Propose Bill to Break Up Google and Meta
A powerful and bizarre coalition of Senators have teamed up on a bill that could strike down the digital ad dominance of Google and Meta, though the proposed legislation never…
Rand Paul Warns That a TikTok Ban ‘Will Stick to Republicans More’ Than Democrats
Self-described libertarian, Kentucky Senator, and messy yard dispute loser Rand Paul has broken with fellow Republicans and become possibly the sole GOP voice opposing a national TikTok ban. In his…
Congress Browbeats TikTok’s CEO in Brutal 5-Hour Hearing
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in a combative hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday. As expected, Congress ran Chew through the gauntlet, but the hearing included…
Ron DeSantis Said Google Should Be Broken Up
The loudest voice calling for dramatic Big Tech break up in the upcoming 2024 presidential election might not come from President Joe Biden or progressive lefties, but rather, from Florida…
Senators Are Largely United in Desire to Rewrite Section 230
Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) During a combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Senate lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle doubled down on calls to gut major provisions…
Republican Bill That Gives Biden Power to Completely Ban TikTok Passes House Committee Super Fast
Photo: Cindy Ord (Getty Images) A fast-tracked, vague Republican bill granting the Biden administration the ability to impose a nationwide TikTok ban moved a step closer toward legality on Tuesday…
‘Shoot. It. Down.’ How Washington Freaked Out About the Chinese Spy Balloon
Photo: AP/Getty/Gizmodo (Getty Images) Late Thursday night, a giant, mysterious balloon floated over the United States, apparently by way of the Pacific Ocean all the way to sensitive air space…