Artificial Intelligence
Samsung Bakes Perplexity AI Into Galaxy S26 OS, Raising Privacy Concerns
The AI era’s defining feature isn’t intelligence; it’s installation without asking.
MembersFrom Private Conversation to Police Report in the Age of AI
Eight months of flagged conversations, five wrongful death lawsuits, and a Canadian school shooting later, lawmakers have found their argument for turning AI chatbots into government reporting networks.
EU Targets X (Again) in Grok AI Probe
Another week, another threat from Brussels aimed squarely across the Atlantic.
Africa Becomes the Sandbox for Bill Gates and OpenAI’s AI Health Experiment
A $50 million experiment in digital medicine that could redefine healthcare access while testing the boundaries of consent and control in AI-driven healthcare.
OpenAI’s AI Age Prediction System Turns Age Verification into Widespread User Surveillance
Age checks are becoming the new frontier of surveillance, where protecting minors and profiling users now operate through the same data stream.
Democratic Senators Urge Tech Platforms to Restrict AI Images, Including Altered Clothing and Body-Shape Edits
Reports of AI-made bikini photos have become the pretext for expanding censorship beyond explicit content into the merely suggestive.
Democrats Demand Apple and Google Ban X From App Stores
Lawmakers’ demands reveal how easily they think an excuse can eclipse the First Amendment in the age of AI.
UK Regulator Ofcom Opens Official Investigation Into X
The investigation lands with the timing of a well-rehearsed cue.
Starmer is Looking for an Excuse to Ban X
“All options” on the table now includes silencing a global network; an idea once unthinkable in a democracy.
Polish Deputy Minister Urges EU Investigation Into TikTok Over Videos Promoting “Polexit”
The push to investigate TikTok over anti-EU videos turns algorithmic oversight into Europe’s new battleground for political speech.
Ireland’s AI Committee Urges National Laws on Online Speech, Algorithmic Oversight, and Age Verification
A push to regulate algorithms and online speech shows Ireland’s growing willingness to trade digital freedom for centralized control of information.
US Suspends $41 Billion Tech Deal with UK over Online Censorship Laws
Washington wanted an alliance on AI; London delivered a lecture on acceptable conversation.