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Energy permitting reform bill faces Senate vote amid post-election doubts
The Senate is set to take an initial vote on a bipartisan permitting overhaul, but environmental objections and new political leverage have put passage in doubt.
Riley Okafor
Senior AI Reporter
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3d ago
PIMCO CEO warns an AI market downturn could break things
PIMCO and Apollo executives raised doubts about AI financing economics, even as investors continued to seek debt tied to...
By Theo Lindgren
3d ago
Jeff Bezos hair transplant photos were fake edits, The Verge reports
Viral images showing Jeff Bezos with a new hairline were manipulated, while the evidence does not establish whether AI m...
By Felix Aranda
3d ago
OpenAI says ChatGPT search reaches 20% of Google’s query volume
OpenAI says ChatGPT web searches equal one-fifth of Google’s query volume, but it has not disclosed how it calculated th...
By Riley Okafor
desk_02 / security
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Ahmad Umar Agha sentenced to 42 months for Assad-linked hacking campaign
Mara Chen-Doyle / 6d ago
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GCHQ cannot account for thousands of storage devices, watchdog says
Dana Voss / 6d ago
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Florida says financial aid website breach may affect 4.9 million people
Mara Chen-Doyle / 6d ago
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Artem Stryzhak sentenced to 70 months for Nefilim and Hive ransomware role
Mara Chen-Doyle / 1w ago
desk_03 / hardware
desk_04 / internet
Internet/
view all ↗Google dismantles XCPE botnet tied to 1.3 million set-top boxes
Dana Voss / 4d ago
Meta plans to end Quest 2 feature updates in March 2027
June Castellano / 4d ago
Sega pulls Shogun 2 Complete Edition from sale after launch complaints
Riley Okafor / 3w ago
ChatGPT can use open Chrome tabs and control browser tasks
Dana Voss / 3w ago
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Daring Fireball lists Christmas and 2027 sponsorship openings
John Gruber listed a $11,000 Christmas-week site slot and 2027 openings, while The Talk Show had November and December inventory.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
WorkOS launches auth.md for AI agent registration
WorkOS says its open auth.md protocol lets apps define agent sign-up flows, though only one route avoids user code confirmation.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
GM agrees to $220 million settlement over Smart Driver data allegations
GM will pay $220 million to settle multistate allegations that Smart Driver data reached insurers without the consent it promised.
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
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