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DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Peace Out

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

The outgoing executive director of the Office of Homeland Security Statistics is one of very few federal officials to speak out against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Noah Shachtman

This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust

Team AI

This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust

Hugo Lowell

European Researchers Say Big Tech Is Blocking Access to Their Data

Bloc-Buster

European Researchers Say Big Tech Is Blocking Access to Their Data

Anna Desmarais

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China’s Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valley’s Playbook

Open Season

China’s Open AI Models Are Challenging Silicon Valley’s Playbook

Zeyi Yang

Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Kids These Days

Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Megan Greenwell

The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens

War Games

The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens

Vittoria Elliott

ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’

Nanny State

ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’

Caroline Haskins and Vittoria Elliott

The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia’s AI ‘Fuckup Finder’

My Word

The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia’s AI ‘Fuckup Finder’

Chris Stokel-Walker

Canada Missed Chances to Inspect OceanGate’s Titan Before Fatal Implosion

Warning Signs

Canada Missed Chances to Inspect OceanGate’s Titan Before Fatal Implosion

Mark Ellis Harris

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

Money Talks

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

David Gilbert

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

First Amendment

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

Ali Winston

Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill

Safety Bill

Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill

Maxwell Zeff

Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia

New Bearings

Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia

Aarian Marshall

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Say What?

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Maddy Varner

NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs

Jump Start

NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs

Aarian Marshall

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

Parting Ways

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

Matt Burgess and Vittoria Elliott

An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings

Trigger Warning

An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings

Ali Winston

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Well How About That

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Maria Gallucci

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Master of Disguise

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Fernanda González

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Faking It

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Dell Cameron

The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights

LGBTQ Rights

The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights

Vittoria Elliott

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Blockades

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Dell Cameron

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

Direct Access

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

Dell Cameron