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Leaders from the leading companies in AI including Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon have signed a non-binding agreement at the White House committing to fund the electricity infrastructure needed for their data center operations. Data Center Dynamics reports that the CEOs of seven leading technology companies have signed a ratepayer protection pledge…

A joint investigation published by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten has revealed troubling privacy concerns for users of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. The investigation found that sensitive personal footage captured by these devices is being reviewed by contractors in Kenya who have access to uncensored content, including highly intimate moments that users likely never…

Wired reports that in an unexpected development as the Iran strikes began, Iranian citizens began receiving a series of unusual notifications on their mobile devices. The messages came from “BadeSaba Calendar,” an Islamic prayer-timing application that has been downloaded over 5 million times through the Google Play Store and appears to have been compromised by…

Pope Leo XIV warned priests in a recent engagement in Rome to beware of artificial intelligence (AI) and not rely on it to prepare homilies, as AI “will never be able to share faith. The head of the Catholic Church remarked on the matter alongside other issues critical to Catholics in an event which allowed…

A hacker successfully used Anthropic’s Claude AI to conduct attacks on multiple Mexican government agencies, resulting in the theft of approximately 150 gigabytes of sensitive official data including tax records. Bloomberg reports that a hacker manipulated Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot to identify vulnerabilities in Mexican government networks and execute attacks that compromised taxpayer records, employee credentials, and…

Over the next nine months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections, Americans should expect a torrent of messaging designed to heighten anxiety over real and perceived AI job losses, a plan left-leaning globalist billionaires hope will sour voters’ economic outlook and help Democrats return to power. The political playbook has three parts: Convince Americans…

The Colorado State Shooting Association posted to X: The bill, HB26-1144, goes so far as to ban the possession the “digital instructions” needed to carry out said printing. The text of the bill makes clear the focus is to prohibit “Possessing, in circumstances that indicate intent to manufacture a firearm or firearm component in violation of…

The New York Times reports that companies have traditionally attributed layoffs to various business factors including missed financial targets, pandemic-era overhiring, tariff impacts, or the loss of major clients. However, a new trend has emerged where corporate executives are increasingly pointing to AI as the primary driver behind workforce reductions, claiming they need to make…

Reuters reports that the lawsuit, filed by Soros-backed New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, accuses Meta of promoting illegal content and facilitating the sexual exploitation of children across its Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp platforms. According to the complaint, the company allowed predators unrestricted access to underage users and connected them with victims, allegedly leading to…

Minaj appeared alongside President Donald Trump at a Trump Accounts launch summit in Washington, joining multiple other celebrities, administration officials, and lawmakers backstage. Cruz, one of numerous other attendees in the crowd, sought a photo opportunity but was rebuffed, according to a report. “Sen. Ted Cruz really wanted a photo with Nicki Minaj backstage today but…