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Popular Information 1h ago

Trump quietly clears the road for Musk’s Cybercab

by Caleb Ecarma

“It’d be wonderful for the United States to have a national set of rules for autonomous driving”

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ProPublica 2h ago

How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter

by Mollie Simon

The post How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter appeared first on ProPublica .

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Techdirt 18h ago

Rubio Wanted To Ban ‘Censors’ From Entering The US. A Court Says He’s The One Censoring.

by Mike Masnick

Last year, the Marco Rubio-run State Department announced that it would start denying visas to people who worked in misinformation/disinformation research, content moderation,…

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Zeteo 10h ago

ICE Keeps Killing People. Can They Be Held to Account? Legal Expert Weighs In

by John Harwood

John Harwood speaks to renowned civil rights leader Maya Wiley. Plus, in the Trump era, is the side of civil rights still winning?

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EFF Deeplinks 2h ago

EFF and ARTICLE 19 Submission to the European Commission on the DSA Trusted Flagger Guidelines

by Jillian C. York

EFF and ARTICLE 19 have submitted joint comments to the European Commission on draft guidelines for the Digital Services Act’s trusted flagger mechanism. Having long advocated for…

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Less Wrong 3h ago

When is it "self-soothing" and when is it "emotional suppression"?

by Kaj_Sotala

You’ve probably heard people say that emotional suppression is bad, and self-soothing is good. But how do you know which one is which? I don’t actually think that suppression is…

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Ars Technica 14h ago

Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation

by Ashley Belanger

Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.

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Slashdot 16h ago

FCC Plans To Repeal 39% TV Ownership Cap

by BeauHD

The FCC plans to vote on repealing local TV ownership limits, including the 39% national audience cap that currently restricts how much of the U.S. market a single broadcast group…

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TruthOut 19h ago

Wisconsin Commission Finds Musk Likely Broke Law in Handing Out Checks to Voters

by Chris Walker

Musk gave three voters million-dollar checks, encouraging them to vote in the 2025 state Supreme Court election.

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Media Matters 17h ago

Steve Bannon says Trump's Thursday night speech must be a "predicate" for a "national security emergency executive order" on elections

by Media Matters for America

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Less Wrong 5h ago

Can we build an early warning system for loss of control to AI?

by David Johnston

An early warning system for loss of control to AI requires, at its core, a forecast of the outcome of our current trajectory. Can we build a mathematical model to forecast this?…

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ProPublica 3h ago

Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.

by Jennifer Smith Richards

The post Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run. appeared first on ProPublica .

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The Intercept 11h ago

Harlan Crow Maxed Out Campaign Donations to John Fetterman

by Akela Lacy

The billionaire Republican megadonor had come under scrutiny for his ties to Clarence Thomas, while the senator drew ire for unconditionally supporting Israel. The post Harlan…

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Tangle 20h ago

Alaska's Election Experiment Has Reached a Breaking Point

by Isaac Saul

Alaska became one of the first states to overhaul its entire election system—adopting ranked choice voting, open primaries, and new campaign finance

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Slashdot 20h ago

Stripe, Advent Offer to Buy PayPal For More Than $53 Billion

by BeauHD

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly made a joint $60.50-per-share offer to buy PayPal, valuing the payments company at more than $53 billion. The…

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Ars Technica 20h ago

OpenAI's first branded hardware is... a light-up keyboard?

by Kyle Orland

The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.

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