The White House’s recently-unveiled “AI Action Plan” wages war on so-called “woke AI”—including large language models (LLMs) that provide information inconsistent with the administration’s views on climate change, gender, and other issues. It also targets measures designed to mitigate the generation of racial and gender biased content and even hate speech. The reproduction of this […]
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Two recent statements from the surveillance company—one addressing Illinois privacy violations and another defending the company’s national surveillance network—reveal a troubling pattern: when confronted by evidence of widespread abuse, Flock Safety has blamed users, downplayed harms, and doubled down on the very systems that enabled the violations in the first place. Flock’s aggressive public relations […]
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PORTLAND, OR – Saudi human rights activist Loujain Alhathloul’s groundbreaking lawsuit concerning spying software that enabled her imprisonment and torture can advance, a federal judge ruled in an opinion unsealed Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut of the District of Oregon ruled that Alhathloul’s lawsuit against DarkMatter Group and three of its former executives […]
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San Jose, CA — August 2025Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) reported stronger-than-expected financial results for the final quarter of fiscal 2025, driven by robust demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and solid performance across its product portfolio. 💡 Key Financial Highlights 🌍 Regional Performance Cisco saw revenue growth across all major geographic segments: Region Revenue (US$) […]
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Catching up on your backlog of digital rights news has never been easier! EFF has a one-stop-shop to keep you up to date on the latest in the fight against censorship and surveillance—our EFFector newsletter. This time we’re covering an act of government intimidation in Florida when the state subpoenaed a venue for surveillance video […]
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San Francisco, August 12, 2025 — In a bold move that has stunned the tech industry, artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has made a formal $34.5 billion all-cash offer to acquire Google’s Chrome browser, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The unsolicited bid arrives as Google faces mounting legal pressure from the U.S. […]
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But after a decade of armed conflict and amidst a severe economic depression, educational toy imports have become way too expensive for many classrooms in Yemen. Shadia and Fatima, two young entrepreneurs in Yemen, identified this gap after participating in a training course run by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). They decided to begin a youth-led […]
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In a decisive pivot to counter mounting competition from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, Ford Motor Company has announced a sweeping $5 billion investment to develop a new generation of affordable, software-defined EVs. The initiative, described by CEO Jim Farley as Ford’s “Model T moment,” marks a radical departure from traditional manufacturing and signals a […]
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Anbar, Iraq — August 2025U.S. oilfield services leader SLB (NYSE: SLB) has been awarded a significant six-well drilling contract in Iraq, marking a strategic move to enhance natural gas production at the Akkas gas field, located in the western Anbar governorate. 🔍 Project Overview 🏗️ Strategic Significance The Akkas field is one of Iraq’s largest […]
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Beijing, China — August 2025China’s leading electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) (SHE: 300750), has announced a suspension of operations at its Yichun lithium mine, triggering a sharp rise in lithium carbonate prices. The move comes amid a nationwide crackdown on industrial overcapacity, particularly in the critical minerals sector. 🏗️ […]
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