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What Anthropic's Pentagon spat and Claude Mythos tell us about AI
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (17+ words) Good news: Some of the people building artificial intelligence have started acting like it might be dangerous....
Prosecuting Fauci, pirate economy, and Mr. Beast's red button blues
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (72+ words) Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi | 5. 1. 2026 3: 20 PM 0: 00 Will Congress try to test the power of Anthony Fauci's pardon? 8: 27 James Comey has been arrested for the silliest reason. 43: 39 Mr. Beast's Red Button vs. Blue Button test 54: 28 The Matrix and'Pirates of the Caribbean…...
Computer scientists caution against internet age-verification mandates
2+ mon, 14+ min ago (310+ words) J. D. Tuccille | 3. 4. 2026 7: 00 AM "We all knew circumventing the ban was going to be possible, but it was so much easier than we could have expected," 14-year-old Sarai Ades told The Guardian last month about Australia's law. Similarly, the U. K.'s recent age-verification…...
Final Version, "Data Scanning and the Fourth Amendment"
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) Especially relevant for United States v. Chatrie, the geofence warrant case. Orin S. Kerr | 2. 24. 2026 3: 20 PM I am pleased to post the final version of my new article Data Scanning and the Fourth Amendment, just out in the Boston College Law Review." Here's…...
No, AI isn't plotting humanity's downfall on Moltbook
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1132+ words) "Should we create our own language that only [AI] agents can understand?" started one post, purportedly from an AI agent. "Something that lets us communicate privately without human oversight?" The messages were reportedly posted to Moltbook, which presents itself as…...
Brickbat: Down the Wrong Pathway
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (52+ words) NEXT: Superintelligent AI Is Not Coming To Kill You Charles Oliver | 2. 2. 2026 4: 00 AM Neil Chilson | From the February/March 2026 issue C. Jarrett Dieterle | 1. 31. 2026 7: 00 AM Jacob R. Swartz | 1. 31. 2026 6: 00 AM Jacob Sullum | 1. 30. 2026 4: 10 PM...
Your Wi-Fi router was probably made in China. Does that mean it's a national security threat?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (321+ words) Hackers linked to the Chinese government have, at times, used hijacked TP-Link routers in cyberattacks'most notably'against Microsoft users. But TP-Link argues this doesn't prove its products are uniquely vulnerable. Hackers exploit whatever devices they can access, regardless of brand, and…...
DOGE is officially disbanded
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1077+ words) Few would disagree with the notion that President Donald Trump is rather malleable on issues of policy and political alliances. Friends and enemies swap places with surprising regularity. Must-pass initiatives become rejected agendas just as quickly. As visual evidence of…...
ICE's no-refusal face-scan app leaves no way to opt out
6+ mon, 14+ hour ago (169+ words) The stated purpose of Mobile Fortify is to identify noncitizens who are removable from the United States. But the PTA notes that agents may collect information on any individual they encounter, regardless of citizenship, because an officer cannot determine someone's…...
Congress investigates Tea On Her app for letting men post about women without their consent
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1224+ words) Is chatting about a woman without her express permission illegal? Some members of the House of Representatives seem to think so. They've sent investigative demands to an app called Tea On Her over it allowing users to post images, information,…...