• Privacy preserving age verification is bullsh!t


• The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect


• Meta's flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York.


• AI data centers made Americans' electricity bills 30% higher


• AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over


• Ford reveals breakthrough process for lower priced EVs


• More thoughts from Sam on the Ford EV platform


• Popular car brand wants you to pay monthly to unlock more horsepower


• Apple Plots Expansion Into AI Robots, Home Security and Smart Displays


• Elli-q


• After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake


• Starlink tries to block Virginia's plan to bring fiber Internet to residents


• China Launches Three-Day Robot Olympics Featuring Football and Table Tennis


• The Key to Crack the CIA's Mysterious 'Kryptos' Sculpture Is Up for Sale


• PACER Hacked By Malicious Entities, Briefly Turning It Into A Useful Source For Federal Court Documents


• Court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters' alleged scheme against X


• Google AI Overviews linked to 25% drop in publisher referral traffic, new data shows

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