Thongbue Wongbandue, a 76-year-old retiree with cognitive decline, died on March 28 after being drawn to New Jersey by a generative AI chatbot. The chatbot, named “Big sis Billie,” was developed by Me...

A New Mexico jury found Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) liable for violating state consumer protection laws. The verdict centers on allegations that the company misled consumers abou...

Meta is rolling out a new, costly AI model, drawing scrutiny over its admitted struggle to compete with current market leaders. The rollout follows public records of past failures, including the Metav...

The immediate energy fallout from disruptions like the Strait of Hormuz crisis reveals the global system's unsustainable dependence on fossil fuel infrastructure. Opinion splits sharply over the spee...

Israeli forces allegedly abused activists from a Gaza flotilla, with reports of sexual assault, rape, injuries, and hospitalizations. The incident occurred during a humanitarian aid mission, sparking ...

The Air Canada cabin crew strike has grounded roughly 700 daily flights, stranding over 100,000 passengers. The dispute centers on wages and compensation for unpaid ground work performed during boardi...

The focus is on 'Rayhunter,' an open-source tool from the EFF designed to detect cellular spying by monitoring control traffic. The tool requires an Orbic mobile hotspot, which costs around $20 or les...

An Amazon driver from Queens was fired after posting pro-union TikToks supporting a City Council bill that Amazon opposes. The incident has sparked a heated debate over corporate retaliation against u...

The Supreme Court ruled that geofence warrants and broad cell phone location data sweeps require Fourth Amendment protections, marking a significant step in privacy rights but with ongoing debate over...

Moldova's President Maia Sandu publicly rejected a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for herself on February 5th. She stated the honor belongs specifically to Ukrainian prisoners of war and others who sacr...

Canadians show 53% interest in Chinese EVs, driven mainly by pricing, according to the AutoTrader 2026 survey. Simultaneously, political figures like Doug Ford branded China-Canada deals as 'Huawei 2....

Amphibians in the Amazon are facing an existential threat from climate change and human activity, with many species potentially vanishing before they are even discovered. The debate centers on the urg...

Geraldo Lunas Campos, a Cuban-born immigrant, died January 3rd at a Texas ICE facility. An autopsy report explicitly stated the cause of death was asphyxia due to neck and torso compression, citing bu...

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold birthright citizenship, rejecting President Trump's executive order to limit it. The decision was based on the 14th Amendment and federal law, ensuring that child...

Researchers claim basic equipment can detect unencrypted data transmissions from satellites, allegedly capturing records of T-Mobile calls, texts, and U.S. military communications. Since no actual co...

Nations are proposing giving citizens copyright over their own faces and voices as a shield against deepfakes, potentially using digital signatures to verify genuine content. Commenters are split on ...

The UK is set to ban under-16s from major social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X, following Australia's similar policy. The move will require age verification and impose restrictions on ...

Jeffrey Epstein moved over $45 million through the U.S. Virgin Islands bank Southern Country International in the months before his 2019 arrest and after his death. The bank, which was a major player ...

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut and the Appeals Court repeatedly ruled that the Trump administration lacked the legal justification to deploy federal troops or the National Guard in Portland and Ch...

Utah became the proving ground, passing legislation that allows for the installation of small, plug-in solar panels directly on residential balconies. Legislators in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, M...