Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue
TL;DR The Senate approved the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act, creating a private civil cause of…
Microsoft pledges more data centers without raising local power bills
TL;DR Microsoft outlined a "community-first" plan for expanding AI data center capacity, saying it will work with utilities and regulators…
RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid may harm the environment if adopted widely
TL;DR The Verge reports that a recently promoted food pyramid linked in coverage to RFK Jr. could pose environmental risks…
How the University of Minnesota Was Banned from Contributing to Linux
TL;DR Researchers at the University of Minnesota ran an experiment that submitted deliberately deceptive kernel patches, sparking outrage among Linux…
Watchdog warns Google’s AI shopping protocol could enable higher prices
TL;DR A consumer economics group warned that Google’s new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) could be used to push pricier items…
Confer — End-to-end encrypted AI chat requires passkeys with PRF support
TL;DR Confer, an end-to-end encrypted AI chat service, displays a requirement for passkeys that include PRF extension support to store…
Anthropic pledges $1.5M to Python Software Foundation for security work
TL;DR Anthropic has committed $1.5 million to the Python Software Foundation, paid over two years, with a stated emphasis on…
How to Make a Damn Website — Ship a Simple HTML Page and RSS Feed
TL;DR Designer Louie Mantia argues that the easiest path to launching a website is to write a real blog post…