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News & Articles By Laura Harris
09/08/2025
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By Laura Harris
Trump presses tech CEOs on U.S. manufacturing investments at White House event
President Donald Trump convened top tech CEOs on Sept. 4 for a private dinner focused on securing commitments to U.S. manufacturing and domestic investment. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg pledged $600B through 2028, Apple’s Tim Cook reaffirmed $600B, Google’s Sundar Pichai committed $250B, and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella announced $80B annually. Trump emphasized streamlined permitting and electric capacity […]
09/08/2025
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By Laura Harris
New report reveals China stole data from nearly every American in massive cyberattack
A sweeping cyberattack by China-linked group Salt Typhoon compromised personal data and critical infrastructure, stealing information from nearly every American and targeting over 80 countries worldwide. The hackers accessed communications from major U.S. political figures, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, during the 2024 campaign, compromising text messages and phone calls. The […]
09/07/2025
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By Laura Harris
AI chatbots provide disturbing responses to high-risk suicide queries, new study finds
A study in Psychiatric Services found that AI chatbots, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude, can give detailed and potentially dangerous responses to high-risk suicide-related questions, with ChatGPT responding directly 78 percent of the time. The study showed that chatbots sometimes provide direct answers about lethal methods of self-harm, and their responses vary depending […]
09/05/2025
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By Laura Harris
Judge imposes restrictions on Google’s search practices
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google unlawfully maintained a monopoly in online search but stopped short of ordering a breakup. Instead, he imposed restrictions on exclusive contracts involving core products like Search, Chrome, Assistant and the Gemini app. Google can no longer enter exclusive agreements but may still pay to be the default […]
09/01/2025
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By Laura Harris
Meta launches Super PAC to influence California tech regulation and back AI-friendly candidates ahead of 2026 elections
Meta is creating a California-based super PAC called Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California (Meta California) to support state-level candidates from both parties who favor minimal regulation of AI and tech innovation. The PAC is expected to spend tens of millions of dollars, making Meta one of the state’s top political spenders ahead of the 2026 […]
08/25/2025
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By Laura Harris
Tech giants, civil liberties groups unite against California’s child safety law in major court battle
California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC), modeled after the U.K.’s version, aims to protect children online by requiring platforms likely accessed by minors to implement privacy-focused features like age estimation, default safety settings and data minimization. The law, set to take effect in July 2024, is back before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals after tech […]
08/25/2025
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By Laura Harris
NextDNS launches DNS-based age verification bypass, offering privacy-focused alternative to digital ID checks
On Aug. 16, NextDNS introduced a beta feature allowing users to bypass age verification requirements without uploading a personal ID amid rising global digital ID regulations. The feature reroutes DNS requests through proxy servers in regions without ID checks, offering a more focused alternative to VPNs by targeting only specific DNS queries. Users can enable […]
08/23/2025
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By Laura Harris
Louisiana’s lawsuit against Roblox fuels debate over mandatory age verification and digital privacy
Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to protect children due to its lack of age verification and inadequate safety measures. Murrill argues that without digital ID requirements, predators can easily pose as children. She is calling for nationwide age verification laws across all major tech platforms. Critics […]
08/23/2025
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By Laura Harris
Meta collaborates with conservative activist Robby Starbuck to curb political bias in AI
Facebook parent company Meta has partnered with conservative activist Robby Starbuck to address political and ideological bias in its AI systems, following a defamation dispute involving Meta AI. Both parties agreed to work collaboratively to improve Meta AI’s accuracy and reduce “hallucinations” and political bias, with Starbuck emphasizing the importance of fairness and election integrity […]
08/19/2025
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By Laura Harris
U.K. rolls out mobile facial recognition vans
The U.K. government has launched 10 mobile facial recognition (LFR) vans across seven police forces in England to identify suspects in serious crimes like rape, murder and terrorism. LFR cameras scan passersby in real time and compare biometric facial data to police watchlists; potential matches are reviewed by trained officers before any action is taken. […]
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