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The article argues that Flock license-plate-reading cameras are effective crime-fighting tools and that privacy or surveillance objections are overstated. It criticizes left-wing opposition and some Republican efforts to block the technology, citing safeguards and statistics on solved crimes.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defended a 2025 AI partnership with Anthropic on CNN, rejecting regrets despite pushback within his party. He called for federal AI guardrails and criticized President Trump's 'AI Force' as an 'AI farce,' while the article notes his earlier enthusiasm for the deal.
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Rep. Ro Khanna called for a new federal agency to regulate artificial intelligence, comparing it to the FDA and urging independent technical oversight. The article also notes warnings from bipartisan lawmakers and former President Obama that the Trump administration is not doing enough on AI safety, while Trump dismisses such concerns as a hoax.
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Former President Obama criticized President Trump's approach to AI and called for stronger federal regulation during a Colgate University appearance. The article also highlights Democratic Rep. Sam Liccardo's argument that Congress must set AI standards, citing public support for safeguards.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tim Cook described Australia’s social media curbs as “world-leading” after meeting at Apple headquarters. Australia became the first country to ban social media for children under 16 and is proposing new feed-content controls. Albanese also called for global AI safety rules, contrasting with President Trump’s position that more regulation is unnecessary.
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A Maryland judge argues that moving county court records to private cloud networks turns public history into a corporate subscription asset, creating paywalls, cybersecurity risks, and algorithmic distortion. He calls for a federal public utility model that keeps digitized public records permanently free and publicly auditable.
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A review of Sharon Weinberger’s 'Valley of Death' chronicles how Elon Musk, Palantir, Anduril, and other private tech firms disrupted U.S. defense contracting by self-funding weapons and space technology. It treats the shift as a historic divide and raises concerns about private control of war technology and reliance on China.
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The article examines how David Sacks, a billionaire venture capitalist and former Trump AI adviser, persuaded Trump to oppose AI regulation, aligning the White House with deregulation despite bipartisan and expert calls for oversight. It highlights Sacks’s financial ties to AI companies and his attacks on safety evaluations as he helped shape executive orders and policy.
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The Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act, leaving federal crypto rules unresolved, but stablecoin and tokenization activity is accelerating. The piece argues regulators and markets are moving ahead through measures like the SEC's tokenized-stock exemption and industry experiments with AI-enabled payments. It calls for a framework that pairs innovation with consumer protections so U.S. finance can compete globally.
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An op-ed argues that Big Tech's calls for federal AI regulation are self-serving efforts to entrench market incumbents and hinder open-source competition. It praises Trump's deregulatory stance on AI, while urging conservatives to reject a sprawling federal AI bureaucracy and instead protect children and utility ratepayers through targeted enforcement.
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An op-ed argues that AI is not an existential threat and that pausing or heavily regulating it would be more dangerous, citing a new book by Grok 4.2. It claims Democratic politicians are using AI doom to gain power and that market-based self-regulation by AI companies is the best path, while warning about China's AI development.
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Former President Obama criticized President Trump's approach to AI regulation, warning of existential risks and arguing the federal government must act. The article also notes Trump's planned 'AI Force' and czar, his dismissal of regulatory concerns as a hoax, and warnings from tech researchers and bipartisan lawmakers.