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The AI debate is already shaping the 2028 election. Here’s where Democratic hopefuls stand
Debates over AI development, regulation and datacenters have become buzzy topics for US presidential candidates The debate over artificial intelligence development, how to regulate it and the construction of datacenters that power the technology has become a buzzy topic for potential 2028 Democratic
admin · September 26, 2026
Flock Wants The Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
A security researcher’s map revealed more locations of Flock devices than any other. Flock is trying to take it down. The post Flock Wants The Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 24, 2026
Climate protesters say tech companies, not AI, are the real ‘danger to humankind’ – and the planet
Activists gathered outside the OpenAI offices on Monday during climate week in New York City On Monday evening, protesters gathered outside the unmarked Manhattan offices of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, holding signs calling to “Eat the rich, save the planet”. Over the next two days, groups also pi
admin · September 24, 2026
‘An out-of-touch Silicon Valley radical’: meet Trump’s AI whisperer pushing for limited regulation
David Sacks convinced Trump against any restrictions on AI – putting the White House out of step with its own party As lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the US have joined together calling for the regulation of powerful artificial intelligence models, one of the few vocal naysayers has bee
admin · September 20, 2026
AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart
Scale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by tech firms is a worry Warnings about powerful and uncontrolled AI have dominated the headlines this past week. But even amid the omens of apocalypse , it is still worth asking if the entire AI-industrial complex i
admin · September 20, 2026
Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow
President had brushed away suggestions to slow down AI technology, even as his own party counseled caution Donald Trump on Saturday said he would appoint an artificial intelligence czar and create an “AI Force” to help monitor the technology, though he gave almost no details about either plan. A
admin · September 19, 2026
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026
Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support
Beset by critics in Knoxville, Flock partnered with a nonprofit accused of “astroturfing” for a campaign to generate support for its surveillance cameras. The post Facing Outraged Residents, Flock Got Help From Group That Uses AI to Rally Public Support appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 17, 2026
Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill
Just hours before switching sides, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was lobbying fellow Democrats to advance the bill. The post Crypto Darling Gillibrand’s 11th-Hour Flip-Flop Helps Block Trump Crypto Bill appeared first on The Intercept .
Block Auditor · September 15, 2026