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Violating the First Amendment will cost you. Universities and other public institutions are learning this lesson the hard way as…
The District of Columbia is considering a bill that would permit the commercial use of autonomous vehicles (A.V.s), such as…
Max Blumenthal, Grayzone founder and editor-in-chief, interrogated over reporting assignment to Iran
Miami, July 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is alarmed by reports that journalist Max Blumenthal was interrogated by U.S. Customs and Border…
In brief OpenAI introduced GPT-Red, an automated AI system designed to find vulnerabilities in GPT models before release. The company…
from the shadow-court dept This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. In its term that ended last October,…
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday to temporarily halt vehicle…
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday submitted testimony from Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes, a recipient of CPJ’s 2018…
In brief William Blair cut its 2026 and 2027 EBITDA estimates for Coinbase by 34% and reduced revenue forecasts by…
The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could…
“I’m his lawyer,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, describing his relationship…
In brief PrismML’s Bonsai 27B is a 27-billion-parameter AI model compressed to 3.9 GB—small enough to run on an iPhone…
Oura Rings, Garmin GPS fitness watches, Apple Watches, Whoop bands—every year, more and more tech devices are promising to monitor…