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from the always-listen-to-librarians dept The White House AI framework made official what we already knew: this administration has no interest…

This week, editors Peter Suderman and Katherine Mangu-Ward are joined by Senior Editor Robby Soave and reporter Reem Ibrahim to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “free diapers”…

In brief Baidu says ERNIE 5.1 pre-training cost is just 6% of what comparable AI models spend Despite this, the…

EFF, along with the national ACLU, the ACLU affiliates in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and the National…

Netflix’s splashy take on Lord of the Flies has renewed interest in the tale, which follows a group of British…

In brief The Senate Banking Committee is set to vote Thursday on the Clarity Act, a major crypto bill. Key…

Republicans and Democrats often struggle to find common ground. But a recent congressional hearing revealed a shared conviction: free speech…

Last year, the Canadian government pushed Bill C-2, which would erode Canadian digital rights in the name of “border security.”…

from the fix-your-own-shit dept Last month we noted how tech companies, automakers, and others were trying to kill Colorado’s existing…

This afternoon, Justice Alito extended the administrative stays pausing the order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth…

In brief Google’s Threat Intelligence Group confirmed that cybercriminals used AI to develop a zero-day exploit targeting a popular open-source…

from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Bring your tech skills up to 21st-century snuff with the Modern Tech Skills Bundle. This 2,000+…