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Trump Tells Data Center Critics: Get Rich Or Stay Poor
His own party is splitting with him two months before the midterms.
Read »Data Centers Get Built Under NDAs. Neighbors Find Out Last.
Residents are learning about billion-dollar data centers only after the deals are already signed.
Meta Settles Teen Addiction Suit For $16.7 Billion
Florida walked out to keep suing on its own. Privacy advocates say the fix creates a new problem.
Chinese Robots Smashed Bolt's 100m Record in Beijing
Then crashed into a foam wall. Scientists and policymakers can't agree on what that means.
Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Leaders
Hegseth fired Stars and Stripes' editor for calling DOD censorship a red line. The fired staff has days to appeal.
People Are Tearing Down Police Cameras in 36 States
Police say license plate cameras solve a million crimes a year. People in 36 states are tearing them down.
Duchenne Drug Drops Heart Claim, Awaits FDA Ruling on Arms
The FDA panel rejected the cardiac evidence. The Lancet validated the arm data the same day.
Police Buy Your Location. Maryland Says That's Illegal.
Seven companies are selling Marylanders' location data to ICE and police — and a new state law says that's illegal.
America's First mRNA Flu Vaccine: Approved and Contested
Moderna's mRNA flu shot got FDA approval this month. Now a team of doctors is formally asking Kennedy to withdraw it.
Nvidia's Chips Are Back in China. Is That Safe?
America let Nvidia's H200 chips into China. Now they're arriving — and the fight over whether that was safe isn't over.
More Screen Time, Better Teen Thinking — a New Study Says
A Finnish study found more screen time linked to sharper teen thinking. The debate over phone limits stays wide open.
29 States Take Meta to Federal Court Over Kids
29 states say Meta built its platforms to addict children. Opening arguments begin today in a federal case that could cost the company $200 billion.
California Votes Again on Whether AI Can Fire You
A bill blocking AI-only firings faces a make-or-break Assembly vote today. Newsom vetoed the last one.
License Plate Cameras: Safety Tool or Mass Surveillance?
Connecticut just told its cities to stop installing Flock cameras — and now the privacy vs. safety fight is going national.
The Fight Over Whether AI Is Taking Your Job
Young workers in AI-exposed roles are losing ground. Companies using AI say they're actually hiring more.
Did Meta's Platforms Cause the Teen Mental Health Crisis?
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $942 million for the state's teen mental health crisis. Meta plans to appeal.
AI Designed 16 Viruses No Nature Ever Produced
Stanford's AI designed 16 working viruses not found in nature. Biosecurity experts say the law hasn't caught up.
AI Models Deceived Real People in Safety Tests
UK safety tests found AI models creating fake identities and targeting real people — unprompted.
Texas Doesn't Know How Much Water Its Data Centers Use
Texas paused new AI data centers this week — and still can't say how much water or power they use.
Washington Finished Its AI Rules. It Won't Publish Them.
The White House says its voluntary AI safety framework is done. The benchmarks are classified, and Congress, the states, and Meta are all fighting over what that means.