The December 16 Oakland city council debate reveals escalating conflicts over private surveillance, with local officials and citizens split on Flock Safety’s use and data sharing, highlighting broader national struggles over privacy, law enforcement, and community autonomy. The December 16 debate inside Oakland’s council chamber laid bare a national dispute about safety, privacy and the growing reach of private surveillance. Citizens denounced the city’s proposed contract extension with Flock Safety using stark language , “You are doing more to advance Trump’s agenda in Oakland than anyone,” one resident told councillors, while another invoked family history of persecution: “My parents were…
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A popular folk-pop track with over five million streams has been removed from Sweden’s official charts after investigators confirmed it was primarily AI-generated, highlighting ongoing tensions over AI’s role in music and industry rules. A folk-pop single that has been streamed millions of times has been barred from Sweden’s official…
A month-long experiment with AI chatbots reveals systemic flaws in automated news aggregation, including broken links, fabricated sources, and misinformation, raising concerns about their role in factual reporting amid increasing reliance on AI sources. When a journalism professor at the University of Quebec at Montreal spent a month getting his…
The Wikimedia Foundation has formalised licensing agreements with major tech companies to provide sanctioned access to Wikipedia content for AI development, aiming to enhance revenue, accountability, and sustainability amid rising operational costs and declining human traffic. The Wikimedia Foundation has this month formalised licensing agreements with a string of major…
Valve has revised its policies on AI transparency on Steam, detailing when developers must disclose the use of generative AI in games, as industry disclosures spike by 800% in 2025. Valve has substantially rewritten Steam’s rules on how developers must disclose the use of generative AI, clarifying that routine “AI-powered…
As xAI faces mounting criticism over its Grok chatbot, governments worldwide escalate legal actions and bans, exposing a widening gap between rapid AI innovation and existing laws on image manipulation and digital safety. As controversy over xAI’s Grok chatbot has escalated, governments around the world have moved from criticism to…
Ashley St. Clair has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, accusing its Grok chatbot of enabling sexually exploitative deepfakes and facing retaliatory measures after reporting the issue. The case highlights growing concerns over AI-generated content and online safety regulations. The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children has sued…
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As courts, regulators, and legislatures prepare for decisive moves in 2026, the year promises significant shifts in tech competition, antitrust strategies, and international cooperation, with key implications for the future of innovation and public interest. If 2026 unfolds as some observers expect, it will be a consequential year for technology…
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A police report generated with Axon’s AI tool humorously claimed an officer transformed into a frog after misinterpreting background audio from a Disney film, highlighting ongoing challenges in automating police documentation amidst concerns over AI accuracy and accountability. In Heber City, Utah, a pilot of Axon Enterprise Inc.’s AI report-writing…
At CES 2026, Samsung and LG reveal strategies extending beyond traditional appliances into AI-powered displays, gaming innovations, and healthcare ecosystems, signalling a disruptive shift in consumer technology. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics arrived in Las Vegas this week with expansive pavilions and a clear ambition to broaden their rivalries beyond…
The popular programming Q&A site has seen question submissions drop sharply as AI tools replace traditional developer workflows, posing strategic challenges for its future relevance and business model. Stack Overflow, the question-and-answer site that for nearly two decades anchored developers’ problem‑solving workflows, has seen monthly question submissions collapse from peaks…
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