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
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 News1d 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 Hill1d agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
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 Nation1d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
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 News21h 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-Review16h 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.CNBC15h 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 Guardian14h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Americans Turn to AI Chatbots to Decide How to Vote in Midterm ElectionsAmericans are turning to chatbots created by Silicon Valley leftists to determine how they will vote in the midterm elections. For example, Adam Johnson, a West Virginia Republican who despises the MAGA movement, spent a September evening asking ChatGPT to help him make sense of his midterm ballot. The post Americans Turn to AI Chatbots to Decide How to…Breitbart News Network19d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentmidterm elections
California governor signs laws aimed at protecting kids from risks of social media, AI chatbotsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of laws Thursday aimed at protecting children from the risks of technology, including social media and AI chatbots.Santa Rosa Press Democrat1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentGavin Newsomcalifornia social media law signing
Chatbots are doing the work of Congress with little oversightThe amendment was one of hundreds filed this summer to an annual defense bill making its way through Congress. Along with her proposed change, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s office had sent a summary of what it would do.Spokane Spokesman-Review2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentAnna Paulina LunaHR 100congress ai usage controversy
California governor signs laws aimed at protecting children from risks of social media, AI chatbotsCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom joined his wife and state lawmakers at a children’s museum near San Francisco to stress the importance of protecting kids at a time when they have such easy access to social media and AI chatbots.The Boston Globe1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyCultureGavin Newsomcalifornia social media laws signed
As midterms approach, new poll finds that few Americans trust campaigns or TrumpA new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll finds that Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections, foreign affairs or the environment.WDIV ClickOnDetroit2mo agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritymidterm elections trust
Trust in US government information has declined, a new poll findsA new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll finds that Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections, foreign affairs or the environment.The Associated Press2mo agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetmidterm elections approach
Trump at midterm convention: $5K for American adults if GOP winsWhat Trump said. What Democratic Sen. John Fetterman said. What Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.Salt Lake City Deseret News2mo agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentJB Pritzkerrepublican midterm convention
Trump says federal officials who leak to media ‘should be shot’The administration has repeatedly sought to crack down on information leaks to the media.NBC News10d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentleaks crackdown
