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The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards

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The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards

FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.

Tim Marchman

Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price

Herding Flocks

Lawmakers Want States to Crack Down on Flock Cameras—or Pay the Price

Paresh Dave

FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination

Side Deals

FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination

Maddy Varner

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Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation

Cooked Books

Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation

Vittoria Elliott

The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret

Code Confidential

The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret

Maxwell Zeff, Lauren Goode, and Will Knight

Europeans Are About to Find Out How Entrenched AI Is in Their Daily Lives

Everything Everywhere

Europeans Are About to Find Out How Entrenched AI Is in Their Daily Lives

Isabella Ward

DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets

Big Hires

DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets

Kate Knibbs

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

Peace Out

DHS Official Resigns, Citing ‘War on Immigrants’

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

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

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‘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