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In brief OpenAI said Sept. 1 that Astra meets the “Critical” tier of its Preparedness Framework, the first model the…
In New Mexico, Facebook and Instagram are considered a “public nuisance,” but letting artificial intelligence systems record and store young…
In brief Two Thai businessmen sued Tether in New York federal court on Monday. They claim the company froze roughly…
While standing in a private parking lot in Sussex, Wisconsin, on May 4, 2025, Napoleon Jones witnessed a traffic stop…
In brief Digitalisation Minister Karianne Tung said Norway will regulate smart glasses more strictly and may ban facial recognition in…
This December, selective service registration for eligible young men becomes automatic nationwide. This might not seem like a big deal,…
In brief Build American AI said Monday it will spend millions on advertising in Kansas, Ohio and Wisconsin defending data…
Some excerpts from U.S. v. Aleman-Lozano, decided yesterday by Third Circuit Judge Patty Shwartz, joined by Judges Theodore McKee: Aleman-Lozano…
Istanbul, September 2, 2026—Turkish authorities should immediately release journalist İrem Delice, who was arrested on August 29 on suspicion of…
In brief The Justice Department and CrowdStrike said Tuesday they had disrupted Sality, a peer-to-peer botnet running since 2003. Its…
From Morake v. Mwanyenyeka, decided Friday by Judge Josephine Staton (C.D. Cal.): Plaintiff Lebohang Morake is the creator and original…
Gillo Pontecorvo’s film The Battle of Algiers was first screened at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August 1966. I…