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Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is running ads attacking Republican Sen. Jon Husted over Ohio's data center industry, but finance records show Brown accepted thousands from Google's PAC and lobbyists. The article frames this as a hypocrisy scandal, quoting critics who call it 'Jekyll-and-Hyde'.
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The article contrasts Santa Clara, which hosts 58 data centers and is expanding its power grid while generating local revenue and lower utility rates, with San Francisco, where supervisors are pursuing a 45-day moratorium on new data centers over pollution and community-impact concerns. It also examines resident views, water and noise complaints, and industry arguments that properly run data centers have limited impact.
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The article alleges that Anthropic's chosen AI safety watchdogs, including METR and Redwood Research, are entangled through funding, board ties, family relationships, and Effective Altruism networks, making them unfit as independent overseers. It highlights criticism from an AI policy group and a Democratic lawmaker while treating the watchdog ecosystem as a self-serving, ideologically motivated arrangement.
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The FBI reportedly warned ICE and federal law enforcement about fake 'tradwife' dating profiles used by a small group of women to lure officers and dox them. The memo says the tactic aims to embarrass and deter immigration enforcement, while a transparency group criticized the warning as thin and wasteful. DHS cited rising threats against ICE since Trump ramped up enforcement.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to accelerate California AI oversight, including consideration of a “kill switch” for AI models. The article reports Newsom’s action alongside criticism from skeptics, a blocked GOP “kill switch” proposal, and Trump’s warning that anti-AI backlash could benefit China.
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The article is an advertorial for Remote Raven, an offshore staffing company, arguing that return-to-office mandates burden employers and that hiring college-educated virtual assistants abroad for as little as $10/hour lets small and mid-sized businesses avoid office conflict and overhead. It presents the company’s vetting, IT, and compliance services as a solution while relying almost entirely on the firm and one client for evidence.
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Republican lawmakers are split over how to regulate AI as tech CEOs warn of existential risks. Some GOP lawmakers are questioning Big Tech's motives and dismissing the push for swift regulation as a 'false sense of urgency.'
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The op-ed argues that a bipartisan backlash against automatic license plate readers and surveillance technology is building after actions by Josh Hawley, Greg Abbott, and Ron DeSantis, with Bernie Sanders also signaling federal legislation. It warns these steps are not decisive bans and calls for broader legal protections against government surveillance.
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This op-ed argues that current warnings about an AI apocalypse are the latest in a century of exaggerated existential scares, from McCarthyism and peak oil to climate catastrophism and COVID restrictions. It contends such fearmongering fuels overregulation, threatens liberty and economic freedom, and could cede technological leadership to China.
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A preliminary report found that the UK air traffic control failure on September 8 was caused by a software defect. The government ordered an independent review but declined to sack the NATS boss, with the headline framing this as dodging accountability.
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An opinion piece argues the U.S. must build AI data centers rather than impose moratoriums, warning that failing to do so cedes AI leadership, data, intellectual property, and security-standard-setting to China and other rivals. It cites foreign incentives for cloud and data-center investment while treating domestic backlash as a dangerous repeat of past offshoring mistakes.
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The op-ed argues Trump is correct to reject AI doomsaying and heavy regulation, framing the debate as a choice between free-market capitalism and socialist government control. It praises Trump’s stance against Big Tech and China while warning that overregulation would cede AI leadership to autocrats.