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I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.

One of the first errors came from Crunchbase, known for its database about tech startups. I emailed my access request to its privacy address...

Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren’t “swaps,” just gambling with a different name

The CFTC has been suing states that try to regulate or ban prediction markets, saying it alone has jurisdiction over them. The CEA gives...

Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August

Last Friday, Flock’s top lawyer wrote in another blog post that its newly modified terms of use “expressly prohibit customers and their users from...

“RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate”: Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster

In the meantime, CHD and other anti-vaccine activists pounced on the tragedy, claiming that the MMR vaccine was to blame. CHD spent months highlighting...

Anthropic’s new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world

Anthropic gave the example of a model like Claude adjusting a laser, checking the results via a separate camera, then repeating the process to...

Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says

Destroy all Grok CSAM, Doe says In her proposed class action, Doe seeks to put an end to Grok’s harmful outputs. If approved, the...

RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances

It’s said celebrity deaths come in threes. We lost Sam Neill last month, and the legendary Dolly Parton yesterday. Now we find out that...

AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”

In these scenarios, Meta would give some employees new roles and lay off others. One HR executive reportedly said that Meta would have reduced...

The world’s busiest spaceport is about to get a lot quieter, at least for now

Tuesday’s launch was noteworthy for a couple of other reasons. First, it marked the 37th flight for SpaceX’s fleet-leading Falcon 9 first stage booster,...

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