Big Tech
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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.
What Bank ATMs Teach Us About AI
The American worker's competitive edge has never come from being shielded from the machine.
AI Cannot Give Writers Something to Say
Every profession has an indispensable first principle. Miss it, and no amount of technique will save you.
Flock Cameras and a Person of Interest
Technology has dual uses. How that comports with individual rights is a question without a definitive answer — so far.
The Perils of AI in the Courtroom
An algorithm can draft your verdict in seconds. It just can't be held responsible for it.
The Misplaced Hype Over Data Centers
"The massive campaign to slow down or stop the building of data centers ... is built on a stack of lies and funded primarily by China."
Luddites Are Winning the Data Center Debate
The panic surrounding data centers is highly reminiscent of the panic surrounding hydraulic fracturing.
What Are Flock Cameras, and Why Do People Hate Them?
The automated data-scanning and -collecting cameras are popping up all over the country. Vandalism has brought the issue to the forefront.
AI Is Bringing Sticker Shock to Everything
Silicon Valley is building an AI future, and ordinary families are about to discover how much it costs.
Could 'Anti-AI' Be the Next Winning Political Message?
Given increasing unease among millions of Americans, the first political party that says "slow this down" may own the next election.
UK Joins Youth Social Media Ban Brigade
The United Kingdom will bar those under 17 from accessing social media websites, but its law goes much further by demanding identification for everyone.
Bernie's Plan to Federalize AI
Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders sees artificial intelligence as an avenue for expanding socialism with a government takeover of the industry.
The AI Encyclical and Our Choice to Make
Pope Leo addresses the coming AI revolution and gives hope, but also warns about the tech and presents two directions that we can go.
AI Data Centers: The New Populist Target
Pretending we can opt out of the technological future is not a plan. It is surrender.
Tennessee Bill Bans Influencers From Exploiting Their Kids
Many social media influencers who moved to this economic haven from the Left Coast will have a tough decision to make on whether to stay.
The Data Center Conundrum
Communities across the country don't want AI data centers in their neighborhoods, but the U.S. can't afford to let China dominate the new technology.
Protect Kids, Not Meta
For the first time, a state won a lawsuit against a Big Tech company over the danger social media can often pose to children.