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Ring Scraps Flock Partnership Following Uproar Over Super Bowl AI Commercial
There is still “reason to distrust” the company, one security expert said, warning it has backtracked on plans before.
Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects
AI facilities may end up emitting carbon dioxide at levels equivalent to millions of passenger cars each year.
Protesters Demand Amazon Cut Ties With ICE and Palantir
Following Ring dropping Flock Safety, protesters demand Amazon go further and end its surveillance partnerships.
Grassroots Organizers in Wisconsin Offer Blueprint for Beating Back Data Centers
Private equity firms are investing heavily in new AI data centers, but local communities are finding ways to fight back.
Super Bowl Ad for Ring Cameras Touted AI Surveillance Network
Ring’s AI-powered network is likely to be used in its partnerships with law enforcement and agencies like ICE.
Venture Capitalists Are Using Profits From Genocide to Fund AI-Powered Weapons
Arms makers are teaming up with venture capital firms in a push to bring AI to the battlefield.
Trump’s Department of Transportation Plans to Use AI to Draft New Regulations
The agency oversees rules that keep airplanes in the sky and prevent gas pipelines from exploding, among other things.
Who Gained the Most During Trump’s First Year? Billionaires and Corporations.
Big banks saw their stocks skyrocket by 29 percent during Trump’s first year. Here’s who else cashed in.
Billionaires’ Dreams of a Cryptostate Undergird Trump’s Push for Greenland
Tech titans also have an eye on plundering the country for resources that are crucial to the AI boom.
Trump Family Businesses Launched Since Inauguration Have Raked In at Least $4B
Trump ventures include cryptocurrencies, real estate, and a company trying to build a nuclear fusion plant to power AI.