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Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills on Monday that could finally give communities better data – and more say – on how data centers impact their electricity bills and water supply. As data centers invade a growing number of communities across the US, they’ve triggered protests over how the infrastructure underpinning AI […]

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Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) have introduced new legislation that would ban anyone from developing artificial superintelligence – a technology the bill describes as capable of the “destruction or disempowerment of humanity,” including by overthrowing the government. Under the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, AI leaders would face up to 20 years […]

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Discord will now automatically estimate your age

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Discord is rolling out a new global age assurance system, seven months after pausing its previous verification measures following backlash from users. Starting today in every country except Australia and the UK, Discord will automatically assign users to an estimated age group based on “multiple account signals,” with account restrictions placed on users believed to […]

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San Francisco sues Trump Media for selling early access to Trump posts

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San Francisco is suing the Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company behind Truth Social, for selling early access to President Donald Trump’s posts on the social media site. The lawsuit, filed today in California state court, alleges that the Truth API feed is a “corrupt business scheme” that violates both California’s Unfair Competition […]

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Trump says US is officially renaming AI ‘super intelligence’

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In a speech Tuesday morning at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump railed against Iran, “globalists,” and transgender people while also claiming that the US is now “officially” renaming artificial intelligence to “super intelligence.” Why? Because, according to Trump, the word artificial makes intelligence fake. Is that what makes it sound fake to you? Read […]

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‘Trump TV’ is just reruns of the president on YouTube

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The White House is now airing reruns of President Donald Trump’s speeches, bill signings, and other moments on a YouTube livestream that it’s calling “Trump TV,” as reported earlier by Time. The 24/7 station launched just days after Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. Following several teasers propping up “Trump […]

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California tightens rules on AI data center energy and water use

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed seven bills designed to prevent AI data centers from passing utility costs onto residents, as reported earlier by the Los Angeles Times. The package of laws requires the California Public Utilities Commission to introduce a new rate classification for data centers, while forcing them to pay for upgrades to […]

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iPhone owners can now submit a claim in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI lawsuit

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Apple is paying $250 million to settle claims that it failed to deliver an AI-upgraded Siri – and now, eligible iPhone owners can submit a claim for a payout. If you live in the US and purchased an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 model between June 10th, 2024, and […]

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UN says AI safeguards can’t wait for certainty

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Governments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, a United Nations scientific panel warned in the global organization’s first major assessment of OpenAI’s hack of Hugging Face earlier this year. The report cements AI’s place on the global diplomatic agenda this week as leaders gather in New York […]

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Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’

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The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an “AI czar” to lead a new “AI force.” He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even within the industry to pump the brakes on AI development. He posted that his administration “will not in any way hinder […]

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