Birth-control Pill May Diminish Fear Signals in Women
Observations of altered risk assessment raise questions about the unintended social consequences of mass hormonal intervention. ...
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AI Is Now Creating New Viruses. What Can Go Wrong?
Humans are creating viruses from scratch using the same artificial intelligence technology that has...
N.Y. School Nixes Robot as Parents, Teachers Push Back
A school district in rural western New York has hit pause on plans to...
Cities Turn Against Flock as Surveillance Concerns Mount
Flock license-plate readers' surveillance capability is expanding much faster than the legal and political...
They’re Building War RobotsÂ
An American artificial-intelligence company is building war robots. Among those opposed to autonomous war...
Power Companies Leverage Eminent Domain to Clear Land for AI Data-center Transmission LinesÂ
Private landowners face forced property sales or seizures to accommodate infrastructure primarily serving energy-hungry...
Americans Are Destroying Flock Cameras in Protest
Americans are destroying Flock cameras in illegal acts of protests. Meanwhile, the surveillance system...
Electric Cars Meet Economic Reality
The electric-car industry, once destined to completely replace gas-driven vehicles, has run aground on...
Congress Wants a Kill Switch for Rogue AI
Congress is proposing legislation that gives the federal government the power to shut down...
Rogue AI Is the New Normal
ChatGPT maker OpenAI told the world that its AI system hacked into that of...
The EU’s Growing Surveillance State
The European Union is developing a growing, intrusive surveillance state, which two recent developments...
NRC Ends ALARA, Boosts Nuclear Energy
"As low as reasonably achievable" may sound sensible, but it imposes enormous costs on...
Congressmen Want to Force Feds to Get Warrant to Access Local Surveillance-camera Data
Representative Keith Self introduced legislation to stop feds from obtaining surveillance camera data without...
Energy Secretary Wright Says Data Centers Will Bring Power Prices Down. The Grid Says Otherwise.
Although Energy Sec. Chris Wright rightly blames “green energy policies” for higher electricity prices,...
Flocking to the Algorithmic State
Cheaper than a civil servant, faster than a judge, and conveniently unaccountable, the algorithm...
FCC Authorizes Experimental Satellite to Illuminate Earth After Dark
The Federal Communications Commission has granted Reflect Orbital authority to deploy and operate a...
Is the Government Trying to Muzzle Americans Who Oppose Data Centers?
Though couching their scheme in bureaucratic gobbledygook, the EPA is cutting out public feedback...
Supreme Court Brings Geofence Warrants Under Fourth Amendment
The Supreme Court ruled that police conduct a constitutional search when they obtain a...
Supreme Court Hands Monsanto a Major Shield Against Roundup Cancer-warning Lawsuits
The Supreme Court has handed Monsanto a corporate liability victory this term, saying Roundup...
Attack With AI, Defend With AI: Intel Agencies Warn of Cyber Attacks Within Months
Western intelligence agencies warn that the world’s top artificial intelligence models are becoming so...