Next week brings major risks for the stock market, just as the AI trade keeps falteringThe latest group of megacap earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting and a key inflation report are all on deck.CNBC1d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
Spanberger: Virginia needs a plan for cyber attacksVirginia needs a plan for responding to cyber attacks and hardening its IT infrastructure as artificial intelligence makes hacks ever more of a threat, Gov. Abigail Spanberger.Richmond Times-Dispatch1d agoWhole story →TechnologyBuildAbigail Spanberger
Few Americans Say They Are Asking AI Chatbots for 2026 Election InformationAmong the 8% of U.S. adults using chatbots for this purpose, most have sought information about candidates or issues in the elections.Pew Research Center1d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Federal judge kicked off 'botch job' anti-DEI case after stunning appeals court rebukeThe Fifth Circuit called Judge Henry Wingate's handling of Mississippi's anti-DEI law challenge a "botch job" riddled with AI hallucinations and errors.Fox News1d agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
MS Attorney General asks Colom to take down AI video of Hyde-SmithDid Scott Colom's AI-generated video of opponent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith violate Mississippi law? The attorney general said it may have.Jackson Clarion-Ledger1d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeCindy Hyde-Smith
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 Story1d 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 News19h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Voters angry about high prices may get little relief from the next Congress - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTIf voters expect a new Democratic Congress to bring down prices, they will probably be disappointed. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York) promises the party’s “affordability agenda” will “drive down the high cost of living in every possible area.” But the main forces driving inflation are the Iran war’s impact on energy prices, fallout from…Spokane Spokesman-Review14h agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
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.CNBC13h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone awayOther voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities As US voters head to the polls for crucial and fraught midterm elections, some survivors’ advocates in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation have expressed concern that the scandal could recede into the background. Political experts…The Guardian12h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Rep. Frank Pallone pitches change to No Surprises Act arbitrationPallone's proposed legislation will need to to survive an onslaught of attacks from provider groups, for whom arbitration has been a gold mine.STAT16d agoWhole story →HealthHR 10788no surprises act revision
A new bill would supercharge customer service at the IRSIf passed by the House as is, the bill would also recommend that IRS provide a call-back option for all calls that go unanswered for five minutes.Federal News Network11d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentirs customer service bill
Lawrence mayor faces state wiretapping, witness intimidation chargesLawrence Mayor Brian DePena, already facing federal fraud charges, is in even more legal hot water as he faces a new 15-count state indictment alleging wiretapping and witness intimidation.The Boston Herald1mo agoWhole story →JusticePlanetlawrence mayor indictment
Pallone bill would drop surprise billing law’s arbitration processRep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., speaks at a news conference in the Capitol on May 6, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Roll Call17d agoWhole story →Healthsurprise billing law update
State attorney general to oversee Kaiser's medical arbitration system under new lawThe California attorney general will help oversee healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente’s medical arbitration system to ensure it operates fairly under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. Patients have complained the system favors Kaiser.Los Angeles Times26d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthGavin Newsomcalifornia medical arbitration law
Republican emails went to spam. Google denies it was political bias.Every day, Americans send nearly 10 billion emails. Somewhere in that mountain of messages sits a job application, a customer complaint, a school announcement, a bill, or another annoying update from an organization you intended to unsubscribe from five years ago. Most people assume that when they hit send, their message has every chance of reaching its…The Blaze17d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentrepublican email spam issue
Lawrence mayor pleads not guilty to state wiretapping chargesTwo-term Democratic Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña is also fighting unrelated federal charges over alleged pandemic loan fraud.Boston.com11d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthlawrence mayor indictment
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña facing MA wiretapping chargesMassachusetts prosecutors say the mayor, already facing federal fraud charges, has been indicted on 15 charges related to a private security system he had set...NBC10 Boston1mo agoWhole story →Justicelawrence mayor indictment
