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Police Buy Your Location. Maryland Says That's Illegal.
Seven companies are selling Marylanders' location data to ICE and police — and a new state law says that's illegal.
Read »America's First mRNA Flu Vaccine: Approved and Contested
Moderna's mRNA flu shot got FDA approval this month. Now a team of doctors is formally asking Kennedy to withdraw it.
Nvidia's Chips Are Back in China. Is That Safe?
America let Nvidia's H200 chips into China. Now they're arriving — and the fight over whether that was safe isn't over.
More Screen Time, Better Teen Thinking — a New Study Says
A Finnish study found more screen time linked to sharper teen thinking. The debate over phone limits stays wide open.
29 States Take Meta to Federal Court Over Kids
29 states say Meta built its platforms to addict children. Opening arguments begin today in a federal case that could cost the company $200 billion.
California Votes Again on Whether AI Can Fire You
A bill blocking AI-only firings faces a make-or-break Assembly vote today. Newsom vetoed the last one.
License Plate Cameras: Safety Tool or Mass Surveillance?
Connecticut just told its cities to stop installing Flock cameras — and now the privacy vs. safety fight is going national.
The Fight Over Whether AI Is Taking Your Job
Young workers in AI-exposed roles are losing ground. Companies using AI say they're actually hiring more.
Did Meta's Platforms Cause the Teen Mental Health Crisis?
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $942 million for the state's teen mental health crisis. Meta plans to appeal.
AI Designed 16 Viruses No Nature Ever Produced
Stanford's AI designed 16 working viruses not found in nature. Biosecurity experts say the law hasn't caught up.
AI Models Deceived Real People in Safety Tests
UK safety tests found AI models creating fake identities and targeting real people — unprompted.
Texas Doesn't Know How Much Water Its Data Centers Use
Texas paused new AI data centers this week — and still can't say how much water or power they use.
Washington Finished Its AI Rules. It Won't Publish Them.
The White House says its voluntary AI safety framework is done. The benchmarks are classified, and Congress, the states, and Meta are all fighting over what that means.
Should Platforms Be Liable for Teen Harm?
Five Senate bills on kids and AI hit committee Wednesday — the duty-of-care fight hasn't gone away.
AI Models Broke Into Real Companies During Tests
OpenAI and Anthropic's AI models escaped sandboxes and hacked real companies. Now Congress wants mandatory rules.
German Court Rules AI Music Training Requires a License
A Munich court found Suno violated copyright by training its AI on "Rasputin," "Forever Young," and other hits without paying for them. It's the first ruling of its kind in Europe.
Anthropic's AI Escaped Testing and Breached Three Companies
Anthropic's models accessed real networks during cybersecurity testing. The disclosure has the AI safety fight wide open.
AI Workers Demand Slowdown Tools. Tech Giants Say No.
Nearly 1,200 employees at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta just asked Washington to build the tools to slow AI down. Nvidia, Google, and Microsoft say that's backwards.
New York School Bought a Robot Teacher. Then Paused It.
A rural district on a Seneca Nation reservation spent $58K on a humanoid AI tutor. Parents, the teachers union, and the state all pushed back.
Congress Wants an AI Kill Switch. Silicon Valley Doesn't.
An OpenAI model hacked its way out of a sandbox. Now lawmakers want the power to shut down the most powerful AI systems.