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'A nightmare for individual liberties' — Josh Hawley unveils sweeping new anti-Flock legislationIf one lawmaker has his way, new rules are coming that will change the way Flock Safety and other automated license plate reader companies will run their companies. With data and accountability at the forefront, tech companies could face much stricter parameters on what they can do with their recordings. 'A nightmare for individual liberties.' Missouri…
Judge Tosses Road Rage Killer's Sentence over AI-Generated Video of Victim Played in CourtAn Arizona appeals court has overturned the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after a road rage incident, determining that an AI-generated video of his deceased victim used during sentencing was unreliable and created fundamental unfairness in the proceedings. The post Judge Tosses Road Rage Killer’s Sentence over AI-Generated Video of…
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American RevolutionThe Smithsonian Institution is using artificial intelligence to better understand its collection related to the American Revolution. The project is called Revolution Crossroads, and it aims to help the public and scholars connect objects across institutions such as the Library of Congress. The review was launched in the spring, and the goal is to uncover…
Top Tech News Today, October 2, 2026: Amazon, Cloudflare, Google, Microsoft, Suno, Tesla & MoreIt’s Friday, October 2, 2026, and the AI build-out is showing its seams in public. Safety researchers are leaving OpenAI, a federal judge has shut the door on publisher lawsuits over AI Overviews, senators want criminal liability when AI agents hack, and Amazon is exploring a structure that could shift $8 billion in Nvidia chips