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New York Bitcoin Miners Are Buying Up Power Plants—and Communities Are Fighting Back - Inside Climate News Local laws, moratoriums and lawsuits are curbing the expansion of bitcoin mines in New York. But what about the ones already operating?

New York communities resist Bitcoin miners' power plant acquisitions, highlighting concerns over energy, privacy, and local control. #BitcoinMining #NYEnergy #BigTech

Chart: Tesla is losing its grip on EV buyers in the US Tesla is still by far the biggest name in U.S. electric vehicles, but its sales are slipping amid competition and blowback to Elon Musk’s political antics.

Tesla's US EV market share diminishes amid rising competition and CEO Elon Musk's controversies. #Tesla #EVs #AutoIndustry

There's one question that stumps North Korean fake workers RSAC: FBI and others list how to spot NK infiltrators, but AI will make it harder

AI's rapid advancement complicates efforts to identify North Korean infiltrators, posing new challenges for security agencies. #NorthKorea #AI #BigTech

Despite misleading marketing, Israeli company TeleMessage, used by Trump officials, can access plaintext chat logs 💡Update May 18, 2025: I described TeleMessage's trivial vulnerability in an article for WIRED: How the knock-off Signal app used by Trump officials got hacked in 20 minutes Update May 19, 2025: Uh oh: DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive server Update May 21, 2025:

TeleMessage, a modified Signal app used by officials, allows plaintext chat log access, raising privacy concerns. #TeleMessage #DataPrivacy #Surveillance

Greek Woman Divorces Husband After ChatGPT “reads” His Affair In Her Coffee Cup A Greek woman filed for divorce after ChatGPT analyzed coffee grounds and accused her husband of cheating. Read the bizarre story that has Reddit talking.

ChatGPT accused a husband of infidelity via coffee grounds, leading to divorce. This bizarre case highlights AI's growing societal impact. #ChatGPT #AI #BigTech

Trump fires director of U.S. Copyright Office, sources say Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter was appointed to the post by now former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who herself was fired by President Trump earlier this week.

Trump removes Copyright Office director, following earlier Librarian of Congress firing, raising questions on federal appointments. #USCopyrightOffice #Government #Meta

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Study: Your coworkers hate you for using AI at work Will AI help you in your career? No. Not if anyone finds out, anyway. Today in science discovering the obvious, if you use chatbots to pump out the AI slop at work, your coworkers think you’re an i…

Study finds coworker animosity towards AI adoption in professional settings. #AIatWork #BigTech #FutureOfWork

A Bullet Killed Him. AI Brought Him Back to Life in Court A dead Arizona man gave his own victim statement in court thanks to AI and a script written by his sister. It could be the first use of AI in a U.S. courtroom

AI enables a deceased man's court testimony. This legal first raises significant questions on privacy, data use, and technology's role in justice. #AI #BigTech #Privacy

xAI's Memphis Neighbors Push for Facts and Fairness | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.

xAI's Memphis neighbors seek facts and fairness amidst tech expansion, highlighting community concerns over corporate influence. #xAI #TechPolicy #DataPrivacy

Elon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On X Elon Musk’s AI bot is undressing women on X.

Grok AI's public actions on X highlight escalating concerns over AI governance and user privacy. #X #AIEthics #DigitalPrivacy

Death Glitch An accessible yet erudite deep dive into how platforms are remaking experiences of death   “A compelling collection of case studies about how technology b...

Death Glitch: How platforms are remaking experiences of death and digital legacy. #DeathGlitch #DigitalLegacy #BigTech

Silicon Valley billionaires literally want the impossible Ars chats with physicist and science journalist Adam Becker about his new book, More Everything Forever.

Silicon Valley billionaires' "impossible" ambitions explored with physicist Adam Becker on his new book. #BigTech #SiliconValley #TechPhilosophy

Trump Slows Down Internet in Rural America, Calls It a 'Woke' and 'Illegal' In a move that has stunned broadband advocates and local leaders across the country, President Donald…

President Trump slows rural American internet access, labeling the move 'woke' and 'illegal'. #RuralInternet #BigTech #DigitalDivide

Elizabeth Holmes’ partner reportedly fundraising for new blood-testing startup | TechCrunch Billy Evans, partner of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, is working on a new startup that seeks to deliver “human health optimization” through blood

Elizabeth Holmes' partner begins new blood-testing venture for 'human health optimization'. #BigTech #ElizabethHolmes #HealthTech

Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle privacy lawsuits | TechCrunch Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of tracking users’ personal location, incognito

Google settles privacy lawsuits with Texas for $1.4 billion over location tracking. #Google #Privacy #BigTech

Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star The program has saved consumers billions of dollars since its inception.

Energy Star program faces imminent demise, sparking industry concern over billions in consumer savings. #EnergyStar #ConsumerSavings #TechPolicy

France Wants to Roll Out Robot Army by 2040 General Bruno Baratz recently announced France's intent to deploy robot warriors to the front lines as soon as 2028.

France targets 2028 for robot warrior deployment, advancing autonomous military tech. #Robotics #MilitaryTech #BigTech

Community Complains of Choking Fumes From Elon Musk's AI Fortress Without a permit, Elon Musk's enormous AI data center in Memphis is spewing hazardous pollutants into the air, enraging residents.

Elon Musk's Memphis AI data center emits hazardous pollutants without a permit, drawing community complaints. #Musk #BigTech #Pollution

Police are hiring PR teams to make them go viral + Normanticisation, Polymarket's flop era, dating app perma-bans, Gen Z super-subscribers, logos going bold, Grok fact checks, and the death of the screenplay industrial complex

New report analyzes police PR strategies, Grok fact checks, and evolving digital landscapes. #Grok #TechNews #DigitalTrends

Police are hiring PR teams to make them go viral + Normanticisation, Polymarket's flop era, dating app perma-bans, Gen Z super-subscribers, logos going bold, Grok fact checks, and the death of the screenplay industrial complex

Police hiring PR for viral content, raising questions of public narrative. #PolicePR #MediaInfluence #Meta

Police are hiring PR teams to make them go viral + Normanticisation, Polymarket's flop era, dating app perma-bans, Gen Z super-subscribers, logos going bold, Grok fact checks, and the death of the screenplay industrial complex

Police PR pursues virality. Broader digital trends, from Grok fact checks to dating app bans, redefine online narratives. #PolicePR #DigitalTrends #Grok

Police are hiring PR teams to make them go viral + Normanticisation, Polymarket's flop era, dating app perma-bans, Gen Z super-subscribers, logos going bold, Grok fact checks, and the death of the screenplay industrial complex

Police departments engage PR to shape narratives; Grok's fact-checks reveal complex information landscapes. #Grok #Privacy #PublicRelations

Investors Say UnitedHealth’s Greed Got Its CEO Murdered — and Cost Them Millions Investors are accusing UnitedHealthcare's parent group of conning the public for profit — and contributing to the murder of Brian Thompson.

Investors accuse UnitedHealth of prioritizing profit, leading to CEO's murder and financial loss. #UnitedHealth #Healthcare #CorporateGreed

Trump kills broadband grants, calls digital equity program “racist and illegal” Trump move also takes grants away from veterans and people with disabilities.

Trump ends broadband grants, labeling digital equity program "racist and illegal," impacting veterans and people with disabilities. #BigTech #DigitalDivide #TechPolicy

One Step Forward? Agreement on Spyware Regulation in the Pall Mall Process A new code marks a serious commitment by states to regulate digital surveillance tools, but stops short of agreeing to hard legal standards.

Spyware regulation progresses with new code, yet firm legal standards for digital surveillance remain elusive. #BigTech #DigitalPrivacy #Surveillance

One Step Forward? Agreement on Spyware Regulation in the Pall Mall Process A new code marks a serious commitment by states to regulate digital surveillance tools, but stops short of agreeing to hard legal standards.

New global code addresses digital surveillance, but hard legal standards for spyware regulation remain elusive. #SpywareRegulation #DigitalPrivacy #BigTech

One Step Forward? Agreement on Spyware Regulation in the Pall Mall Process A new code marks a serious commitment by states to regulate digital surveillance tools, but stops short of agreeing to hard legal standards.

States commit to regulating digital surveillance but avoid strict legal standards. Privacy remains a key challenge. #Google #Privacy #TechRegulation

Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.

Deepfake network exposed: Canadian pharmacist tied to MrDeepFakes, raising questions about online privacy. #MrDeepFakes #Deepfakes #OnlinePrivacy

Trump Media Warns Of ‘Material Weakness’ In Financial Controls The company behind Truth Social acknowledged internal control flaws that could lead to “material misstatements” on its financial disclosures.

Trump Media warns of 'material weakness' in financial controls, impacting Truth Social's disclosures. #TrumpMedia #TruthSocial #FinancialNews