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AI Less Than A Year Away From Developing Its Own Language, Researcher Tells Congress
Agents began using strange speech patterns, slang, and metaphors in a recently released experiment where researchers created simulated worlds from frontier AI...
Newsom Signs Laws Banning Shock Gloves And Taxing Immigration Detention Centers
The package of 21 bills also includes a revised ban on officers wearing masks after a federal judge blocked California's first one.
China’s AI strategy ‘paradox’ really isn’t one
Beijing’s latest initiatives reveal an ambition to shape global cooperation while treating AI as a core national security priority
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Ex-Facebook security exec slams Meta $17bn no-trial pay-off
The controversial settlement with US states effectively prevented the court from assessing widely-held accusations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict minors
US Looks To Revive 'Prize Courts' For Iranian Oil Seizures
The Justice Department is preparing to use a dormant wartime maritime system to handle ships and cargo captured under the Iran blockade...
Federal Court Dismisses Musk's X Lawsuit Against New York Law Forcing Platforms To Define Speech
"[T]he First Amendment poses no obstacle to New York’s law," the judge wrote...
Trump Complained About Big Oil Profits, But Dumped Exxon Stock On Ceasefire Day
President Trump’s investment accounts sold between $500,000 and $1 million of ExxonMobil stock on April 7, the same day Trump announced a ceasefire in the Iran war and hours before Exxon shares opened 6.5% lower...
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