A California bill that would require operating system and app store providers to verify users' ages before they can download apps has cleared the Assembly 58-0, and will now move on to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Politico reports. The Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, does not require photo identification for verification, but puts the onus on the platforms [...]
Databases used by US federal courts for sharing and managing case documents have been hacked. Politico first reported on the hack last week on August 6; today, an investigation from The New York Times states that Russia is suspected to be involved in the attack. The Administrative Office of the US Courts initially identified the severity of the cyberattack in July, although the extent of the breac [...]
Elon Musk says his AI chatbot Grok is committed to "political neutrality" and being "maximally truth-seeking," according to xAI. But a recent New York Times analysis shows that Grok's public version on X has been systematically tweaked to favor conservative talking points - sometimes directly in response to Musk's own complaints.<br /> The article New York Times [...]