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-Ledger2d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeCindy Hyde-Smith
DeepSeek Co-Designs Huawei AI Chips as DHS Orders Its Removal From Federal SystemsThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered federal civilian agencies to remove products developed by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from their information systems, according to an exclusion order made public Monday. The order directs agencies to remove DeepSeek products and any third-party services built on the Chinese company’s AI models, and…Natural News2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
Cognitive surrender: Artificial intelligence’s threat to democracyWesleyan University computer science professor Sebastian Zimmeck argues that artificial intelligence poses a threat to democratic citizenship by encouraging cognitive surrender and requiring both individual critical thinking and robust regulatory oversight to protect personal agency.The Hill2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEducation
What Are Democrats Prepared to Do if Trump Rigs the Election?Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. U.S , our justice correspondent challenges Democrats' lack of a plan if Trump steals the midterms. Plus: the most racist, and honest, AI add ever. The post What Are Democrats Prepared to Do if Trump Rigs the Election? appeared first on The Nation .The Nation2d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Lovell Sees Earnings Growth Beyond AINadia Lovell, UBS Global Wealth Management’s head of global equity strategy, said markets may remain volatile over the coming weeks amid earnings, next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, midterm-election uncertainty and the Middle East conflict’s impact on energy and oil prices. Despite risks around financing the AI buildout, she said economic growth and…Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
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 News1d 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-Review20h 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.CNBC19h 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 Guardian18h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Fifth Circuit slams AI rulings in school diversity policy caseCiting errors that appeared to be the result of AI hallucinations, the appeals panel overturned a Mississippi federal judge's preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a state law banning DEI at public schools and universities.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEducationfifth circuit dei ruling
US judge strikes down Education Department's anti-DEI grant policyA federal judge on Thursday struck down a policy that was adopted early in US President Donald Trump's administration that required the US Department of Education to terminate millions of dollars in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.Reuters1mo agoWhole story →EducationJusticedei grant policy ruling
Appeals court rips federal judge over AI errors in Mississippi DEI law rulingA federal appeals court sharply criticized a judge's reliance on artificial intelligence as it overturned his order blocking Mississippi's restrictions on publicly funded DEI programs.Fox News2d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Sen Jim Banks attaches anti-DEI amendment to $1.15 trillion defense billPete Hegseth's push to remove DEI policies from the Pentagon gets backing from Sen. Jim Banks, who attached an amendment to the $1.15 trillion NDAA.Fox News4mo agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentJim Banksndaa markup
Gulf States Should 'Finish the Job' with Iran, 'We've Done Our Job'On Monday's broadcast of CNN's "The Source," Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) discussed Iran and said that the Gulf states "have a responsibility here as well. | ClipsBreitbart News Network3mo agoWhole story →SecurityRoger Marshalliran nuclear program
