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Meta pays $18B to settle child addiction lawsuits; US Treasury designates 'a/i' as terrorist entity
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over ten years to settle lawsuits alleging that Instagram and Facebook were designed to be addictive to minors. This settlement comes after two juries found the platforms' archit…
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Meta faces child addiction lawsuit from four states seeking $200B
Four states have initiated a jury trial against Meta in Oakland, alleging that its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, were intentionally designed to foster addiction in children. The trial commenced with opening stateme…
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New Mexico AG drafts new AI and social media safety laws ahead of Meta trial
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is reportedly drafting new legislation aimed at enhancing online safety, particularly for children, and strengthening consumer protection laws. This initiative comes just before 2…
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Oakland AI Data Center Faces Scrutiny Over Power, Jobs, and Transparency
An AI data center proposed for downtown Oakland is facing significant scrutiny from the community. Key concerns revolve around the facility's substantial power consumption, its potential impact on local job creation, an…
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Oakland council faces pushback on proposed AI data center
Oakland city council members are facing community opposition regarding a proposed AI data center. The project has generated significant pushback from residents concerned about its potential impact on the downtown area. …
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Oakland's former Berkeley Lab site to become AI data center hub
Behring Companies is transforming a former supercomputer facility at the old Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory site in Oakland into a 20-megawatt AI data center. This development aims to establish a new hub for arti…
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Gavin Newsom's annual income tops $2 million, tax returns show
California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom have consistently earned between $1.7 million and $2 million annually since 2022, according to their recently released tax returns. These filings, spa…
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Flock ALPR cameras misidentified plates 71% of the time in Oakland study
A study conducted in Oakland, California, revealed that Flock Safety's automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras misidentified license plates with a striking 71% error rate. This high rate of inaccuracy raises signi…
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Flock Safety cameras vandalized across US
Surveillance cameras manufactured by Flock Safety have been targeted by vandals across the United States. Incidents include cameras being cut down with electric saws in New York, defaced with paint in Oakland, Californi…
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Anthropic launches AI vulnerability scanner for Claude Code, enhances IDE
Anthropic has launched Claude Security, a new multi-agent vulnerability scanner, in public beta for its Claude Code IDE. This tool, integrated directly into Claude Code, analyzes code for vulnerabilities and automatical…
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AI datacenters face criticism over massive electricity and water use · 1 source tracked
The massive electricity and water consumption of AI datacenters is raising significant environmental concerns, as highlighted by letters to The Guardian. Critics argue that the primary uses of AI, such as companionship …
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AI-generated images spark political controversy and local opposition
AI-generated images are causing political and social disruption across the United States. In Maryland, a fake image depicted Governor Wes Moore and his rival Dan Cox in an embrace, sparking questions about its legality.…
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Southern states achieve major reading gains with phonics-based education
Several Southern states, including Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee, have significantly improved their public school reading scores by adopting phonics-based curricula and rejecting the "whole language" me…