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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk is overflowing with AI bills

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By Gerrit De Vynck and Will OremusSeptember 5, 2024
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A telltale clue reveals shady ads on Facebook and Instagram

Links to Telegram on Meta’s platforms often lead to drugs and scams, researchers find.

By Will OremusSeptember 4, 2024
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Tech companies rally behind FTC’s crackdown on fake reviews

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongAugust 22, 2024
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AI researchers call for ‘personhood credentials’ as bots get smarter

Paper warns AI impersonators could “overwhelm the internet” without better ways to verify humans.

By Will OremusAugust 21, 2024
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How Democrats’ party platform has shifted on tech policy

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongAugust 20, 2024
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Trump’s mysterious X promos show the limits of digital ad transparency

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By Cristiano Lima-Strong and Aaron SchafferAugust 15, 2024
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AI’s legal reckoning is one step closer

A class-action lawsuit brought by a group of artists against firms Stability AI and Midjourney cleared a key legal hurdle.

By Will OremusAugust 14, 2024
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Democrats flip social media ‘censorship’ complaints on Musk, GOP

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongAugust 13, 2024
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California is weighing a flurry of sprawling tech bills — again

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongAugust 8, 2024
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CrowdStrike’s lawyer talks tough; its CEO promises to do better

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By Joseph MennAugust 7, 2024
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Google’s antitrust fight isn’t over. The next phase is just as big.

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongAugust 6, 2024
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Tech group asks Trump to clarify Section 230 stance

He tried to roll back tech’s liability shield as president. But he’s been quieter since launching Truth Social.

By Will OremusAugust 1, 2024
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Senators want to prevent the next Scarlett Johansson AI voice fiasco

Lawmakers are introducing a bill to give people a property right over their digital replicas.

By Cristiano Lima-StrongJuly 31, 2024
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Microsoft calls for new laws on deepfake fraud, AI sexual abuse images

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By Gerrit De Vynck and Will OremusJuly 30, 2024
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Schumer expects child online safety bills to pass Senate by wide margin

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongJuly 25, 2024
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FBI should clean up its interactions with online platforms, DOJ watchdog says

Announcement comes after inspector general calls for transparency, new policies to avoid “jawboning”

By Will OremusJuly 24, 2024
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Congress is ramping up oversight of the global CrowdStrike outages

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongJuly 23, 2024
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Judges air free-speech concerns over California’s child online safety law

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongJuly 18, 2024
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What Musk’s Trump support means for X

Conservatives long accused Twitter of liberal bias. What happens now that its owner openly backs Trump?

By Will OremusJuly 17, 2024
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What Trump VP pick J.D. Vance means for Silicon Valley

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By Cristiano Lima-StrongJuly 16, 2024