Trump quietly clears the road for Musk’s Cybercab
“It’d be wonderful for the United States to have a national set of rules for autonomous driving”
How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter
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Rubio Wanted To Ban ‘Censors’ From Entering The US. A Court Says He’s The One Censoring.
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,…
ICE Keeps Killing People. Can They Be Held to Account? Legal Expert Weighs In
John Harwood speaks to renowned civil rights leader Maya Wiley. Plus, in the Trump era, is the side of civil rights still winning?
EFF and ARTICLE 19 Submission to the European Commission on the DSA Trusted Flagger Guidelines
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…
When is it "self-soothing" and when is it "emotional suppression"?
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…
Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation
Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.
FCC Plans To Repeal 39% TV Ownership Cap
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…
Wisconsin Commission Finds Musk Likely Broke Law in Handing Out Checks to Voters
Musk gave three voters million-dollar checks, encouraging them to vote in the 2025 state Supreme Court election.
Steve Bannon says Trump's Thursday night speech must be a "predicate" for a "national security emergency executive order" on elections
Can we build an early warning system for loss of control to AI?
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?…
Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.
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Harlan Crow Maxed Out Campaign Donations to John Fetterman
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…
Alaska's Election Experiment Has Reached a Breaking Point
Alaska became one of the first states to overhaul its entire election system—adopting ranked choice voting, open primaries, and new campaign finance
Stripe, Advent Offer to Buy PayPal For More Than $53 Billion
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…
OpenAI's first branded hardware is... a light-up keyboard?
The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.