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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (604+ words) WASHINGTON " Two high-profile progressive lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don't harm the environment. The legislation…...
Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
6+ hour ago (357+ words) WASHINGTON " First lady Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters but all eyes " and cameras " were trained on her humanoid companion on Wednesday. The humanoid accompanied the first lady as she arrived at the White House…...
Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (415+ words) Wednesday's disposition hearing before Lancaster County Common Pleas Court Judge Leonard Brown III was the juvenile court version of a sentencing hearing. Along with probation, the boys were given 60 hours of community service each. If they don't have any additional…...
Judge questions Pentagon's motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (605+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " A federal judge weighing the merits of the Pentagon's designation of rising Silicon Valley star Anthropic as a security threat repeatedly questioned the government's reasons for vilifying the company following a dispute over how its artificial intelligence technology…...
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (294+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere. OpenAI said in a brief…...
OpenAI Foundation pledges $1B in grants to ensure AI 'benefits all of humanity"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (730+ words) OpenAI Foundation, the nonprofit that controls the artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its flagship product ChatGPT, pledged Tuesday to grant out $1 billion over the next year and to build up its capacity as a philanthropic funder. The pledge represents a…...
Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (48+ words) Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims'KSAT First-of-its-kind bus to bring lifesaving cell collection across Texas Police video of Justin Timberlake's 2024 drunken driving arrest released Fuel price increases have San Antonians thinking…...
Trump officials announce 10-gigawatt data center, gas plants for former Ohio uranium site
5+ day, 16+ min ago (50+ words) Trump officials announce 10-gigawatt data center, gas plants for former Ohio uranium site'KSAT DNA evidence, Ramon Preciado served new lawsuit on Day 4 of Christopher Preciado capital murder trial New Texas hemp rules could put smokable market ablaze BTS returns with…...
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (474+ words) President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington....
Teenagers sue Musk's xAI claiming image-generator made sexually explicit images of them as minors
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (223+ words) The high school students, who are seeking to proceed under pseudonyms, filed the lawsuit in California, where xAI " Musk's artificial intelligence company " has its headquarters. They are seeking class-action status in order to represent what the lawsuit says are thousands…...