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Historic Black Community Takes On Elon Musk Over Environmental Racism
South Memphis residents are fighting back against unpermitted pollution from the world’s most powerful supercomputer.
How DOGE Created an Error-Prone AI Program to Tear Up Veterans Affairs Contracts
The faulty tool, created by a staffer with no medical or government experience, helped accelerate the gutting of the VA.
GOP Push to Ban State AI Laws Will Only Help Big Tech
The Republican budget bill blocking state regulations also allocates hundreds of millions in federal funds toward AI.
RFK Jr.’s Answer to US Health Crisis Is Citations Made Up by AI
A report spearheaded by RFK Jr. contained fake citations and markers indicating that it had been compiled using AI.
“Dangerous Giveaway to Big Tech CEOs” Included in GOP’s Draft Budget Bill
Over 140 groups have signed a letter opposing a new provision that would ban AI regulation at the state and local level.
Mexican Activists Are Building Digital Defenses Against Big Tech Colonialism
Communities are learning digital security and building autonomous servers to take control of their own data.
Musk Aims to Expand Polluting Data Center Near Historically Black Neighborhoods
“What’s happening in Memphis is a human rights violation,” says KeShaun Pearson of Memphis Community Against Pollution.
Reports: Federal Workers Fear DOGE May Be Spying on Them With AI Technology
One source said DOGE is monitoring EPA communications that may be perceived as hostile to Trump or Musk.
AI Isn’t Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy — It’s Going to Vastly Worsen It
Trump is pushing a new artificial intelligence-driven bureaucracy to gut public services and use our data to exploit us.
Big Tech Push for AI Arms Race Will Leave the World More Desperate and Dangerous
Alex Karp and other tech moguls in Trump's orbit are pushing a terrifying vision for the future of US military power.