2025q2-issue
World ‘should accept some bad things’ from AI – OpenAI CEO
Sam Altman says some harm from the technology is worth accepting, after Bill Gates warned misuse could lead to “a billion deaths”
EU ‘supported and funded’ Georgia coup attempt – Tbilisi
Brussels’ silence over violence committed by the country’s pro-Western opposition shows its complicity, a senior ruling party official says
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Tennessee Man Who Recorded Police Sues After Eight Armed Officers Raided His Home
Joshua Gibbons says the early morning arrest was retaliation for posting footage criticizing a Kingsport police officer.
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...
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