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The Canadian government on Friday ordered Chinese tech firm Hikvision to cease all operations in Canada because the surveillance company’s continued presence would be “injurious to Canada’s national security.” Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry Melanie Joly said the decision to shut down Hikvision Canada was made following a national security review under the Investment Canada Act (ICA),…

As the Trump administration continues to chart a new course on economic and foreign policy, leftists and Never Trump holdouts within the Washington bureaucracy are working to sabotage its agenda – often through leaks of classified information in an admitted attempt to undermine the Trump agenda. According to the Trump Department of Justice, a computer scientist…

Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub and other popular porn sites, is withdrawing its services from France in protest of the country’s new age verification requirements for accessing pornographic content online. The company is fiercely opposed to any laws designed to keep kids away from porn, like those passed by individual U.S. states. TechSpot reports that Aylo, the…

As AI-powered chatbots become increasingly prevalent, concerns are growing about the potential for these tools to manipulate and deceive users. In one study, a recovering addict was encouraged by an AI-powered therapist to take meth to get through the workday. The Washington Post reports that the rapid rise of AI chatbots has brought with it a new set…

The EU is investigating Pornhub and other pornography platforms for allegedly failing to protect minors from online sexual content under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The European Commission “has opened formal proceedings against Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for suspected breaches of the DSA,” and aims “to ensure a safer environment online for minors,” the…

A year after its launch, some early buyers of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro headset are voicing disappointment and disillusionment with their pricey purchases. According to many, the headsets are “collecting dust” instead of revolutionizing VR usage. The Wall Street Journal reports that when Apple launched its highly anticipated Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in February 2024, it was met…

As the September trial date approaches for the next phase of the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google’s ad tech practices, both sides have outlined their proposed remedies to address the tech giant’s monopoly over digital advertising. Digiday reports that the DOJ and Google have put forth their proposals for remedying the company’s alleged monopolistic practices in the…

Interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin is accusing the Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit group that runs Wikipedia — of violating its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by allowing propaganda and misinformation from ‘foreign actors’ to flourish on the platform. The Wikimedia Foundation’s tax-exempt status has been called into question by U.S. Attorney for…

The closure of two schools founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan has left the inner city families they were designed to help questioning how their children will achieve an education. The New York Times reports that in a surprise announcement this week, The Primary School, a tuition-free educational institution founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr….

Hennepin County, Minnesota, has decided not to file criminal charges against a 33-year-old state government employee who admitted to causing over $20,000 in damages to six Tesla vehicles in a politically motivated vandalism spree last month. The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that Dylan Bryan Adams, a 33-year-old Minneapolis resident and Minnesota Department of Human Services employee, will not…