Long Reads/

1w ago

FTC AI accuracy policy draws First Amendment warnings

The FTC’s AI accuracy proposal says undisclosed ideological steering may be deceptive, prompting warnings over speech co...

By June Castellano

1w ago

ICE surveillance tools listed in leaked 2024 document obtained by 404 Media

A leaked 2024 document obtained by 404 Media lists databases ICE and CBP can use, from phone location data to facial rec...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

FCC DJI drone ban expands toward alleged front-company sellers

The FCC is proposing to block imports and sales by firms accused of routing DJI-linked drones and cameras around U.S. re...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

Agent Fone introduces AI phone with 50 partner units planned

Agent Fone says its AI-first handset can build apps, run agents and use personal data, with the first 50 devices reserve...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

Apple App Store ads draw brand-equity warning from commentators

Jason Snell and Daring Fireball argue Apple’s App Store ads trade premium-brand trust for incremental revenue.

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

AI persuasion study finds chatbots beat expert human persuaders

A large preregistered study found AI systems outperformed canvassers and champion debaters, largely by using more facts...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

State Department human rights grants eyed for right-wing causes

Trump appointees have pushed aid toward European conservative groups and white South African advocates, ProPublica repor...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

DOE clean energy grants canceled based on political criteria, filing says

A DOE court filing says 284 clean energy grants were terminated using state-level political criteria, despite earlier wa...

By Theo Lindgren

1w ago

ExamsDigest lifetime access deal covers CompTIA, AWS and Microsoft prep

Techdirt Deals is listing lifetime access to ExamsDigest, with claimed exam simulators and practice questions for major...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

WorkOS MCP server lets AI agents manage dashboard tasks

WorkOS says its hosted MCP server gives AI agents permissioned access to manage organizations, SSO, users, logs and more...

By Mara Chen-Doyle

1w ago

Google SerpAPI DMCA suit over search scraping is dismissed

A federal court rejected Google’s DMCA theory against SerpAPI for scraping search results, while allowing a narrower ame...

By June Castellano

1w ago

Apple App Store ads draw old Steve Jobs sticker comparison

Daring Fireball argues Apple’s in-app ads clash with the no-sticker hardware philosophy Steve Jobs described in 2007.

By Mara Chen-Doyle