Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store

Apple tells TechCrunch Cal AI was removed not for web payments alone, but for deceptive billing, manipulative tactics, and ...

The Gentlemen ransomware now uses SystemBC for bot-powered attacks

A SystemBC proxy malware botnet of more than 1,570 hosts, believed to be corporate victims, has been discovered following an ...
Wall Street Journal

Iran Suspected of Creating Bogus Group to Claim Attacks in Europe

Authorities are investigating Iran’s suspected involvement in a string of terrorist attacks in Europe that have targeted Jewish sites in response to the war in the Middle East, security officials say.
Government Technology

Colorado AI Group Reveals Its Approved Policy Guidelines

The Colorado AI Policy Work Group has now developed and approved a framework that aims to protect consumers from negative impacts of AI technology while supporting the state’s navigation of changes to ...
New Republic

Dark Money Group Using Influencers to Take Down Gen Z Dem Candidate

A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for one negative social media post about progressive Illinois House of Representatives candidate Kat Abughazaleh. MS Now reported that Democracy ...
CNN

This group of students is using A.I. to help houseplants "talk"

Today on CNN10: We'll dive into the history behind Friday the 13th, before getting an update on the situation in Iran and how it's impacting the global oil supply chain. Plus, we'll see how a team of ...
The New York Times

With Disputed Legal Maneuver, Trump Tries to Set Policy Without Legislation

Last June, the Trump administration hauled Texas into court, claiming that a decades-old state law once championed by Republicans violated federal law. Within six hours, the two sides reached an ...
Oregonian

Federal officers violating policy by firing pepper balls, using pepper spray against passive protesters

A Federal Protective Service incident commander and five agency officers said in videotaped depositions played in court Tuesday that they fired pepper balls or doused protesters with hand-held pepper ...
OPB

Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem are named as defendants in a new lawsuit over the Trump administration's immigration ...
USA Today

United Airlines can now ban passengers who don't wear headphones

United Airlines has updated its policy to require passengers to use headphones for audio or video. Failure to use headphones could result in removal from the flight or a permanent ban. The new rule is ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...