Big Tech
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Data Center Opposition Leads to Stock Market Selloff
Voters clearly don’t like data centers, and Democrats stoked fear and backlash, but that could have lasting implications beyond Thursday’s market beatdown.
Protection From Internet Scammers
Technology is making fraudulent scams easier to fabricate and harder to recognize, particularly for the most vulnerable among us who scammers target.
AI and the Loneliness Epidemic
People are turning to AI for companionship instead of real human connection.
Will ‘Self-Policing’ Be Sufficient for ‘Super Intelligence’?
President Trump rebranded AI and met with tech leaders to sign a “morally binding” agreement to self-regulate a technology that has Americans worried.
Why Are AI Companies Begging Washington to Regulate Them?
When the companies being regulated help write the regulations, regulation can become an advantage rather than a burden.
AI Moral Panic Demands Leadership, Not Pandering
The way out of a baseless moral panic is not to pander to the mob. It is to demonstrate leadership.
Should We Be Afraid of AI?
The fearmongering has much more to do with who controls the industry than anything else.
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AI: Between Two Monsters
Anthropic’s CEO wants the AI industry to slow down for humanity’s sake. His own argument explains why that’s nearly impossible.
Will AI Destroy Humanity?
Science fiction can be prescient, but we are not living in the plot of The Terminator.
Will AI ‘Kill Us All’?
Stark warnings from former employees at a Big Tech AI company feed the growing anxiety among Americans.
Sanders Wants to Criminalize AI
The socialist senator naturally sees the burgeoning AI industry as a convenient excuse to call for greater government control over it.
America Needs More Data Centers, Not Fewer
There is a major difference between demanding responsible development and stopping data-center construction altogether.
Overcoming the Resistance to Data Centers
In a Truth Social post, President Trump correctly says that data centers are key to future prosperity and countering China.
Hawley Probes Flock Cameras
The Missouri Republican senator opened an investigation, sending a letter to Flock Safety with a series of requests for more information about the surveillance cameras.
Meta’s Mixed-Bag Settlement
The company that owns Facebook and Instagram just reached an $18 billion settlement to protect kids, but does it really do that?
A Texas-Sized Data Center Divide
Public opposition to data centers is growing, and even Texas Republicans are adjusting their positions and policies.
Who’s Afraid of Data Centers?
Big Tech companies are scrambling to overcome opposition to data centers, much of which seems engineered by the media and foreign adversaries.
Meta Is in Big Legal Trouble
Four states have banded together to sue Meta over its contribution to addiction and the mental health crisis among minors.
Zuckerberg’s Bet: Open Source AI as a Check on Big Tech Power
Mark Zuckerberg’s new AI manifesto warns against concentrated power and centralized control. It’s a striking argument from the man who built Facebook.