US War Department CTO says Anthropic's AI models "pollute" the supply chain with built-in ethics

The US Department of War wants to ban Anthropic's Claude from its supply chain because the AI models are too ethical. The approach echoes China's political control of AI.<br /> The art [...]

LA County lawsuit accuses Roblox of exposing children to 'grooming and exploitation'

Los Angeles County has sued Roblox for "unfair and deceptive business practices," claiming the platform's moderation and age-verification systems are inadequate. "Roblox portrays i [...]

SpaceX’s Texas HQ, Starbase, is officially on its way to becoming a city

The votes are in and residents of a small swath of southern Texas are in favor of Starbase becoming a real city. The newly-designated city is home to SpaceX and many of its employees, and it’s where [...]

Santa Clara County sues Meta over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

The complaint, filed on behalf of California residents, alleges Meta earns up to $7bn a year from “high-risk” scam ads and tolerated the practice. The county wants restitution, civil damages, and [...]

Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere

Is the global atmospheric commons destined to be an industrial waste dumping ground? [...]

Study links Amazon's algorithmic pricing with erratic, inflated costs for school districts

When it comes to convenience, it’s hard to beat Amazon. And that rationale isn’t limited to consumers: Many local districts shopping for supplies with public funds apply the same logic. But the In [...]

There's yet another study about how bad AI is for our brains

A group of researchers from across the US and the UK have conducted a study on what AI does to our brains and the results are, in a word, grim. These results were published in a paper called "AI [...]

BallotGuessr is Geoguessr for budding political pundits

Fancy yourself as one of those folks who stands in front of an expensive touchscreen display on a news network on election night, zooming in and out of counties while bleating about polling and voting [...]

Social media companies paid a school district more than its annual budget to avoid trial

The financial terms of the Breathitt County social media settlement have been disclosed for the first time. Meta is paying $9 million. Snap and TikTok are each paying $8 million. YouTube negotiated a [...]