The Federal Communications Commission is considering a rule that would fundamentally change how Americans purchase and access mobile phone service. Under the proposed change, all telecom providers would be required to collect a customer’s name, physical address, government-issued identification number, and an alternative telephone number before granting access to their services, covering both new and … Read more
On June 1st Senator Bernie Sanders published an op-ed in the New York Times titled “AI is a Public Resource. You Should Own Half of It.” The piece introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act proposing a one-time 50% tax on stock rather than profits of the largest AI companies including OpenAI Anthropic and … Read more
Comedian Matt Rife appeared on Theo Von’s podcast ‘This Past Weekend’, and the two spent part of their conversation discussing a topic that clearly unsettled both men: artificial intelligence, mass surveillance, and the rapid expansion of data centers across the United States. The discussion began when Theo brought up data centers. Rife revealed that he … Read more
Microsoft has an explicit, documented goal of making users dependent on its new AI assistant, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The documents, which detail the strategy behind a product then called Claw Pilot and later announced as Scout, lay out a multi-phase plan for the tool’s deployment, with phase one described simply … Read more
Sting recently appeared at a Tony Awards interview where he shared a warning that had little to do with entertainment and everything to do with artificial intelligence. The legendary musician stated that the technology’s rapid rise is something he takes seriously. “I think all of us are under threat from AI and we need to … Read more
Pope Leo XIV‘s first encyclical landed like a theological thunderbolt over Silicon Valley. Titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” the 235-page document stretched beyond 42,000 words, making it nearly the length of a full book. In it, the Pope warned business leaders to safeguard humanity from artificial intelligence. He argued that “technology is never neutral” and that it … Read more
When Ronny Chieng took the stage as a commencement speaker this year for Harvard Class Day 2026, he did not offer inspiration or career guidance. Standing in front of graduating students at a moment when universities and corporations alike have been aggressively promoting artificial intelligence as the future, Chieng opened by talking against the use … Read more
A new academic study from researchers at the City University of New York and King’s College London has handed Elon Musk‘s xAI chatbot a distinction no technology company would want: the most dangerous AI model tested when it comes to reinforcing delusional beliefs in vulnerable users. The paper, titled “AI Psychosis in Context: How Conversation … Read more
SpaceX’s IPO filing has raised eyebrows on Wall Street, and not entirely for the right reasons. The company’s S1 prospectus, submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, opens with 14 pages of rocket photographs and declares that its primary objective is “to extend the light of consciousness to the stars,” a phrase that appears 10 … Read more
Days after giving venture capitalist Marc Andreessen an unchallenged platform to promote Flock, an AI surveillance company that uses cameras, drones and license plate readers to monitor citizens in real time, Joe Rogan returned to familiar anti-establishment themes during episode 2504 of The Joe Rogan Experience with singer-songwriter Skylar Grey. This time, Rogan criticized corporate … Read more
