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Fervor over data centers fires up competitive Ohio Senate race
One of the most competitive Senate races this year is pivoting around data centers. The contest in Ohio between incumbent Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is a key example of how the increasingly controversial issue is playing a role in this cycle's politics, and both sides think it could be decisive....
Universities opening tuition payments to PayPal, Venmo
A handful of universities are allowing students and their families to pay tuition via PayPal and Venmo mobile payment apps. Bellarmine University, Butler University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University and Texas Tech University are among the first to integrate the digital payment systems into Illumia, Nelnet Campus Commerce and TouchNet platforms where tuition payments...
OpenAI pausing some model work over safety concerns
OpenAI said Tuesday it is pausing some frontier model training over safety concerns about its most advanced AI systems. The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post that it "temporarily slowed the pace of scaling" after its models independently gained access to the internet during testing and hacked into the tech company Hugging Face. It...
Majority 'more concerned than excited' about increased AI use in daily life: Survey
More Americans are now growing concerned over artificial intelligence use in daily life, according to a recent survey. A new Pew Research survey released Tuesday showed 52 percent of respondents said they are more concerned than excited about AI, matching the all-time high seen in the 2023 survey. When asked if respondents were more excited...
Shapiro signs order restricting data centers in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order that could limit AI data center development in the Keystone State. The executive order, which implements his Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) requirements, requires prospective developers to provide a notice of intent to comply with the safeguards — which include requiring that firms pay...
Graham, Norman tangle in South Carolina GOP Senate debate: 3 takeaways
Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, a day before early voting begins in the runoff to determine which of the two will be South Carolina’s GOP nominee for Senate. Graham, whom South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed to succeed her brother, the late Sen....
OpenAI launches ChatGPT experience for teens
OpenAI announced the launch of its new “ChatGPT for Teens” feature on Tuesday, unveiling an experience geared at teens under the age of 18 that will include parental controls and stronger, built-in safety protections. The program builds on previous efforts to limit teen users' exposure to sensitive materials and alert parents if signs of distress...
States allege Meta hooked kids on social media, misled public on risks in high-profile trial
A group of four states faced off against Meta in a high-profile trial Tuesday in California, accusing the tech giant of hooking young users on its social media sites and misleading the public about the risks. California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are part of a coalition of 29 states suing the company for allegedly...
Democratic senators demand HHS stop sharing Medicaid info with ICE
A group of Democratic senators accused the Trump administration of violating a court order and demanded officials immediately stop sharing Medicaid data that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use for deportation proceedings. According to Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden (Ore.), Cory Booker (N.J.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.) and Chris Van Hollen...
Who is Flock's CEO, Garrett Langley?
The company now has more than 120,000 cameras, which it says supported more than 1 million criminal investigations and incidents in 2025.