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Washington Post American security could be compromised by a U.K. government order, issued under the Investigatory Powers Act, that Apple provide officials with backdoor access to encrypted data, argued congressmen in a note to U.S. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard. They urged Gabbard to demand the U.K. rescind the order, which could make U.S. citizens’ […]

The Washington Post Representatives from the Elon Musk-led U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fed sensitive data from the U.S. Education Department into AI software to probe the agency’s programs and spending in search of opportunities for cuts, say insiders. DOGE plans to replicate this process across other departments and agencies, accessing back-end software at […]

The Washington Post Google on Tuesday updated its AI ethical guidelines, removing commitments to not apply the technology to weapons or surveillance. In a blog post, Google executives wrote, “We believe democracies should lead in AI development, guided by core values like freedom, equality, and respect for human rights. And we believe that companies, governments, […]

The Washington Post The Kids Off Social Media Act, reintroduced by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), would prohibit children under 13 from using social media, ban social media platforms from making personalized recommendations targeting teen users, and make schools that prohibit students from using social media eligible for federal Internet subsidies. […]

The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash.

President Donald Trump said he would soon announce new tariffs on computer chips, repeating a campaign promise that if enacted could have deep impacts on the global tech industry and the geopolitical battle over AI with China.

On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for an end to federal government censorship of Americans’ online speech, calling it “intolerable in a free society.”

Donald Trump had asked the Supreme Court to delay TikTok’s ban-or-sale law to give him an opportunity to act once he returns to the White House.

Facebook, Instagram and Threads will no longer have fact checking in the United States. Here’s what that means for your feeds and how you can avoid falling for misinformation.

The Washington Post Robots running on AI constantly process data, using so much of the energy consumed by datacenters that the emissions they’re responsible for could outweigh their benefits. A potential solution proposed by René van de Molengraft at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands is “lazy robotics,” in which machines do less […]