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OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member (Guardian, The)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 15:55AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20 (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 06:31What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm? (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 06:28Revealed: FCC chair Brendan Carr’s close coordination with White House and rightwing media
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr was very firm. “As a general rule, we don’t get into any discussions that happen with the White House or don’t happen with the White House,” the Chairman told Politico’s Dasha Burns in a recent interview. While Chairman Carr may not be keen to detail his relations with the Trump administration, a trove of FCC documents—obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request and lawsuit
Teachers need help with AI. A union is offering training—with $23 million in funding from big tech (Guardian, The)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 15:56Inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/22/2026 - 06:24Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/17/2026 - 06:41Instagram’s AI image generator alarms privacy experts (Guardian, The)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 07/10/2026 - 10:15Redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears
An opaque White House office staffed largely by veterans of Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” has quietly rebuilt some of the federal government’s most sensitive websites—for passport applications, voter registration, prescription-drug pricing and children’s savings – in ways critics say appear to violate federal law.