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Senate Democrat unveils bill barring social media from selling early access to official posts after Trump API launch
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) unveiled legislation Monday that would bar social media companies from selling expedited access to posts from government officials following the launch of Truth API. President Trump's media company launched the service over the weekend, which gives Wall Street firms advance access to Truth Social's “most market-moving” posts. Warner's bill, called the...
Nvidia's open-source alliance seeks industry input on AI safety controls
A working group within Nvidia's new initiative on open-source technologies is seeking public input as it develops guidelines on how to share and learn from AI cybersecurity incidents to prevent future risks. The request for comment comes about a week after Nvidia announced the Open Secure AI Alliance, a consortium of more than 120 firms...
Ellison defends Paramount merger, argues he can 'be trusted as a steward of CNN’
Media executive David Ellison is defending Paramount's bid to purchase Warner Brothers Discovery and defending himself against accusations of implementing political bias at his media properties. In an op-ed published by the New York Times on Tuesday, Ellison said he "shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, especially on matters involving his own company." When...
At least 7 states report water system cyberattacks to FBI
At least seven states reported cyberattacks on water systems, though authorities say water quality remains safe.
AI skills more valuable than MBA, new survey suggests
Among the executives surveyed, 91% said they're increasing compensation for employees with AI skills.
Republican attorneys general urge OpenAI to preserve records on Hugging Face breach
More than a dozen Republican attorneys general are calling on OpenAI to preserve records on its models' recent breach of another company, suggesting the AI firm may have violated state or federal laws in the incident. In a letter sent Monday to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 15 attorneys general wrote the ChatGPT-maker may have broken...
Prince Harry and Meghan's charitable arm urges Congress to act on AI deepfakes: 'More bills are sitting, waiting'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are urging lawmakers to act on legislation involving AI deepfakes as their charitable organization, Archewell Philanthropies, calls out Big Tech for what it describes as retaliation "against basic safety measures to keep children safe." A statement recently posted on Prince Harry and Meghan's website titled, "Can we all agree technology...
Customer service emerges as an early test of AI's impact on jobs
The first signs of AI's impact on white-collar jobs are emerging in customer service.
Zelensky seeks Trump's help to persuade Musk to broaden Starlink access
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly asked President Trump to help him persuade Elon Musk to allow the country to use Starlink in drone strikes against Russia. During his trip to the U.S. to attend Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) memorial service, Zelensky made the request to Trump in a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office, the...
Amazon received $600M in Trump tariff refunds, will return some to customers
Amazon said this week that it received hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds from President Trump’s tariffs and pledged to return some of the profits to its customers. This follows a Supreme Court decision earlier this year that many of the Trump administration’s tariffs were illegal, prompting the U.S. government to start a process...