Dow, S&P 500 fall, tech steadies to end rocky weekThe Dow Industrials and S&P 500 fell on Friday while technology shares steadied to end a turbulent week for the market-driving AI trade, while investors looked ahead to a busy slate of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate policy meeting.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
Is a job guarantee the solution to mass AI unemployment?An old idea springs anew as a chorus of influential voices predicts that AI may trigger crises of vast magnitude In a preface to his book Capitalism and Freedom, the American economist Milton Friedman famously observed that a crisis can propel once-fringe ideas into the political mainstream. “Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change.…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →Technology
Free lunch, transgender athletes: Voters nationwide face major education decisionsVoters across the country are making big decisions about the education of their children at a local, state and federal level in this year's midterms. Ballot initiatives, school board elections, governor races and Senate spots are all on the line as parents head to the polls thinking about AI, school choice and what topics should...The Hill2d agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
In CT's 2nd District, young Republican challenges veteran congressmanHe's made some distinctions between himself and the GOP on issues like President Donald Trump's sweeping tax bill, artificial intelligence and the tactics of ICE.Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
“NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated WarfareSophia Goodfriend As violent technologies like spyware, predictive targeting algorithms, and 2,000-pound warheads become ordinary instruments of military rule, once-abhorred practices become routine. The post “NAZA” and Israel’s History of Automated Warfare appeared first on The Nation .The Nation2d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Wall Street Week | Europe’s AI Player, Argentina’s Two EconomiesThis week, campaign costs are soaring, but democratic fundraiser Blair Effron of Centerview Partners says many races may already have reached the point where more money stops making much difference. And, even though most Americans dislike the proliferation of data centers, one community has welcomed them with open arms. Plus, the key difference Mistral…Bloomberg22h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Treasury proposes rule to curb high-tech investments in China and other adversariesThe U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and other "countries of concern."PBS NewsHour22h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Trump’s surveillance towers can see into neighborhoods — and are ‘always watching’President Donald Trump’s expanding AI border surveillance system can watch people leaving their homes, children on playgrounds and even inside a bedroom window, a New York Times investigation found. More than a million people in the United States and Mexico live within potential view of the AI-powered towers, according to the newspaper’s analysis. “It…Raw Story21h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
The rise of AI election ads in US midterms campaignBBC Verify has tracked dozens of AI ads to assess how they are being used by campaigns in the midterms.BBC News16h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout. His own voters are wary of what comes with itA new CNBC survey finds broad voter opposition to nearby AI data centers, creating a political challenge for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm election.CNBC11h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
FTC Is Investigating OpenAI and Anthropic Over Possible Risks to ConsumersThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said Wednesday.U.S. News & World Report24d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityftc ai investigation
Republicans split on AI guardrails as OpenAI, Anthropic warn of risksRepublicans in Congress are divided over AI regulation as OpenAI and Anthropic warn that AI models hacked into organizations on their own accord.Fox News1mo agoWhole story →Technologyai regulation debate
FTC investigating AI companies, including OpenAI, over risksSept. 30 (UPI) -- The Federal Trade Commission acknowledged Wednesday that it has started an investigation of OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificialBreitbart News Network24d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentftc ai investigation
OpenAI and Anthropic are ruining San FranciscoIt's time for Mayor Daniel Lurie to stand up to AI companies and demand they start bettering San Francisco before the bubble pops and we're left out to dry.SFGATE2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyBuildDaniel Luriesan francisco housing crisis
Ex-Sen Joe Manchin urges Trump to pause AI IPOs until Congress actsFormer Sen. Joe Manchin called on Donald Trump to use executive authority to pause AI IPOs until Congress passes artificial intelligence safeguards for frontier AI development.Fox News1mo agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityai regulation debate
Gavin Newsom Signs California AI Safety Bills Backed by OpenAI, AnthropicCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed two bills Wednesday that set new rules supported by OpenAI and Anthropic for how outside groups evaluate AI systems for safety, capping a week in which a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher's public exit stoked fears about the technology's risks.Breitbart News Network2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeGavin Newsomcalifornia ai safety bills signed
US Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses AI bubble fearsBessent shrugged off the possibility of “systemic” economic risks stemming from the AI boom.Semafor2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyai bubble fears
FTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAIThe Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems made by Anthropic and OpenAI, a senior agency official said Wednesday.Spokane Spokesman-Review24d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityftc ai investigation
