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Several states considering ban on legal personhood for AI #AI #Law #Ethics
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May 11, 2026
Canvas is back online, but questions -- and final exam disruptions -- linger #Technology #CyberSecurity #Education
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May 8, 2026
How Silicon Valley's new tech right has profited by aligning with MAGA #Tech #Politics #SiliconValley
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May 6, 2026
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over claims chatbot posed as doctor #AI #TechNews #Law
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May 5, 2026
Scott Turow's latest real-life legal thriller: Suing Meta for copyright infringement #Law #Copyright #Tech
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May 5, 2026
NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive #Technology #Business #News
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May 5, 2026
Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys? #Technology #AI #Copyright
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May 5, 2026
AI robot tech bros dogs run wild in Berlin gallery #AI #Robotics #Art
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May 3, 2026
How algorithms wreaked havoc with these workers' schedules and cut their pay #Technology #Labor #Algorithms
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May 3, 2026
AI robot tech bros dogs run wild in Berlin gallery #AI #Robotics #Technology
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May 1, 2026
A pack of AI-controlled robotic dogs has been let loose in Berlin #AI #Robotics #Dogs
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May 1, 2026
A tech worker in China is laid off and replaced by AI. Is it legal? #AI #FutureOfWork #Automation
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May 1, 2026
Will.i.am wants to future-proof a new generation #Technology #AI #Future
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Apr 30, 2026
In real-world test, an AI model did better than ER doctors at diagnosing patients #AI #Healthcare #Medicine
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Apr 30, 2026
In court, Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of trying to 'have your cake and eat it, too' #Technology #AI #Law
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Apr 29, 2026
Families sue OpenAI over Canadian mass shooter's use of ChatGPT #AI #Law #Technology
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Apr 29, 2026
EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram #Tech #SocialMedia #Regulation
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Apr 29, 2026
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms #Tech #News #Policy
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Apr 29, 2026
As trial against OpenAI begins, Elon Musk seeks Sam Altman's ouster #Tech #Business #AI
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Apr 28, 2026
Michel Martin speaks to author of new book on Elon Musk #Technology #Business #Biography
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Apr 28, 2026
Pompeii archaeologists use AI to reconstruct man killed in volcano's eruption #AI #History #Science
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Apr 28, 2026
China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus #Technology #AI #Geopolitics
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Apr 27, 2026
Musk vs. Altman: Tech CEOs head to court Monday over fate of OpenAI #Tech #AI #Business
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Apr 27, 2026
Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants #Tech #Privacy #Law
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Apr 27, 2026
A new study shows how ad-based technology is used for surveillance #Technology #Privacy #Surveillance
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Apr 26, 2026
'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing? #AI #Robotics #FutureTech
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Apr 24, 2026
Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese firms 'exploiting' U.S. AI models #Technology #AI #Geopolitics
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Apr 24, 2026
U.S. soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro's removal #Technology #News #Security
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Apr 23, 2026
French police probe suspected weather device tampering after odd Polymarket bet #Technology #Science #News
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Apr 23, 2026
OpenAI is under scrutiny after two mass shooters used ChatGPT to plan attacks #AI #Ethics #Safety
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Apr 23, 2026
Maine might soon impose the country's first statewide pause on data centers #Technology #DataCenters #Regulation
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Apr 23, 2026
Meta will lay off 10% of its staff #Tech #Business #Layoffs
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Apr 23, 2026
AI's a suck up. Research shows how it flatters and suggests we're not to blame #AI #MentalHealth #Research
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Apr 23, 2026
How TikTok is driving American expats to Southeast Asia #Technology #SocialMedia #DigitalNomad
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Apr 23, 2026
Tesla's making money. But it's planning to spend an awful lot more #Technology #Business #Finance
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Apr 22, 2026
Family influencers make the lifestyle look good. But kids pay the price, new book says #SocialMedia #Family #Parenting
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Apr 22, 2026
'We can do better,' FAA head says of work to update U.S. analog air traffic system #Technology #Aviation #Infrastructure
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Apr 22, 2026