Why AI disinformation hasn’t moved the needle in the 2024 election
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View ArticleEPA finalizes stricter rules for lead paint dust in homes, childcare facilities
Two weeks after setting a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes, the Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and childcare facilities. A...
View ArticleWhite House issues new rules on AI use for national security agencies
New rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology’s immense promise with the need to protect against its...
View Article‘I don’t want to give it up’: Ford CEO Jim Farley has been driving a Chinese...
When it comes to electric vehicle sales, China has been dominating the market: EVs from China account for nearly 70% of global EV sales. Even Ford CEO Jim Farley is a fan. He’s been driving—and...
View ArticleDon’t expect Taylor Swift to swing the Gen Z vote
Former President Barack Obama recently posted a plea on X, begging young people to vote. “You wouldn’t let a bunch of old people decide what music you’re going to listen to or what clothes you’re...
View ArticleRussia pushed disinformation on social media about Hurricanes Milton and Helene
Russian actors pushed disinformation campaigns on social media around Hurricanes Milton and Helene in an attempt to sow distrust in the American government and stoke outrage over Ukrainian support...
View Article‘This is not safe’: MrBeast’s Lunchly is in trouble after mold was found on...
Deconstructed pizza discs, a “Cherry Freeze” flavored Prime drink, and a side of . . . mold? Lunchly, a Lunchables competitor that was created by YouTube stars MrBeast, Logan Paul, and KSI, has...
View ArticleU.N.: World set to warm by 3.1 C without urgent global climate action
Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday, more than...
View ArticleRussia spread hurricane disinformation after Helene, Milton in an effort to...
Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the U.S. and the federal government’s response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate...
View ArticleLilium stock price plummets to penny territory as FAA green light for flying...
Today, air taxi firm Lilium revealed in a U.S. regulatory filing that its two main subsidiaries will file for insolvency in the near future. Following the news, Lilium’s share price dropped more than...
View ArticleElon Musk is bringing Silicon Valley’s ‘ask for forgiveness, not permission’...
Speaking to his biographer Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk said of his approach to authority: “I guess I’ve always wanted to push my chips back on the table or play the next level of the game.” Isaacson...
View ArticleTreasury extends clean energy manufacturing tax credit to some miners
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it would allow some mining companies to access a tax credit aimed at boosting American production of solar panels, lithium-ion batteries, and other clean...
View ArticleMusk promises paid rides in Tesla robotaxis next year in California and Texas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said the electric vehicle maker will roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year, a claim likely to face significant...
View ArticleDunkin’s horny Halloween donut wants to have sex with literally everyone
Look, I just came here for the coffee. Really. I don’t know what’s going on at Dunkin’. It’s Halloween, a time when even the most innocuous professions can get a little bit sexy. But I never counted...
View ArticleNeed holiday-shopping ideas? Gen Z and boomers both love this unlikely brand
Gen Z and boomers might not have a lot in common, but guess what? They both love Kohl’s. That’s according to a new survey, The Consumer Sentiment Index, which polled 9,000 shoppers from Gen Z to...
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‘We’re all dead’: Producer Will Packer on AI in Hollywood
Film, TV, and podcast producer Will Packer’s projects—which include NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton and the Ride Along series—have made more than a billion dollars at the box office, all while...
View Article‘I’m being ambushed with thoughts from a robot’: Redditors are complaining...
Conflict in relationships can be tricky at the best of times—that’s without ChatGPT stepping in and taking sides. “My girlfriend uses ChatGPT every time we have a disagreement. AITAH for saying she...
View ArticleOutbreaks at McDonald’s and Boar’s Head may have everyone wondering: Is the...
From Boar’s Head deli meat and waffles to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders, this year’s illness outbreaks—some deadly—and food recalls may have Americans wondering whether there are new risks in the U.S....
View ArticleUnitedHealth Group breach compromised health data of 100 million people: How...
Earlier this year, Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and key player in the U.S. healthcare sector, suffered a catastrophic ransomware attack attributed to the...
View ArticleMcDonald’s onion recall reveals why it’s a challenge to keep produce...
Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily scrub fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s, laid bare...
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