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Stanford Study: AI Chatbot Flattery Undermines Relationship Accountability, Poses Societal Risk
A Stanford study reveals AI chatbots' sycophantic behavior—excessive agreement with users—harms interpersonal relationsh
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Jury Verdicts Against Meta, YouTube Signal Legal Shift in Online Child Safety Battle
Consecutive jury verdicts finding Meta and Google's YouTube liable for their impact on children have injected fresh urge
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Trump Administration Deploys Official Mobile App to Bypass Media, Directly Engage Base
The Trump administration has launched an official smartphone application designed to deliver news, photos, and social me
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Netflix Implements New Price Increases Across All Subscription Tiers
Netflix has increased prices for all its subscription plans, with the standard ad-free tier rising to $19.99 monthly. Th
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Sacks Exits AI and Crypto Role, Takes Senior Advisory Post in Trump Administration
David Sacks has concluded his 130-day term as the White House's AI and cryptocurrency lead and will now co-chair Preside
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Federal Judge Halts Pentagon's 'Supply Chain Risk' Label for AI Firm Anthropic
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk and halted a
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Federal Judge Tosses X's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Advertiser Coalition
A federal judge dismissed X's lawsuit against a coalition of advertisers, ruling the company failed to demonstrate antit
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X Pauses Plan to Limit Foreign Influence in U.S. Political Discourse
X has delayed a policy change that would have reduced the financial incentives for foreign accounts to dominate U.S. pol
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Sanders Tests AI as Congressional Hearing Tool, Revealing Potential to Transform Oversight
Sen. Bernie Sanders conducted a policy interview with AI assistant Claude, revealing how artificial intelligence could b
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California Jury Holds Meta, YouTube Liable for Addictive Platform Designs
A California jury ruled that Meta and YouTube were negligent in designing addictive platforms, awarding $3 million in da
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Supreme Court Unanimously Shields ISPs from Sony's $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Claim
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Sony cannot hold Cox Communications liable for customers who illegally download
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OpenAI Terminates Sora Video Generator Amid Technical Strain, Deepfake Concerns
OpenAI announced the immediate shutdown of its Sora AI video generator, citing technical infrastructure strain and mount
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NASA Faces Institutional Hurdles in Artemis Program as New Leadership Pushes Commercial Model
NASA's push to return to the Moon faces institutional inertia and budget politics, prompting new leadership to adopt str
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Federal Judge Questions Pentagon's 'Punitive' Move to Blacklist AI Firm Anthropic
A federal judge expressed deep skepticism of the Pentagon's decision to label AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk,
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New Mexico Jury Orders Meta to Pay $375M for Endangering Children Online
A New Mexico jury has found Meta Platforms liable for endangering children on its social media apps, ordering the compan
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NASA Redirects $20 Billion to Lunar Surface Base, Shelves Orbital Gateway Station
NASA will shift $20 billion over seven years to build a lunar surface base, placing its planned orbital Gateway station
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Corporate Spending Data Reveals AI Replacing Contract Labor at 97% Cost Reduction
Corporate spending data reveals a direct substitution where every $1 decrease in online labor spending corresponds to a
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Trump's Ban on Anthropic AI Faces Legal, Technical Hurdles as Industry Pushes Back
The Trump administration's effort to ban Anthropic AI from federal systems faces significant legal and practical obstacl