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California Grants Uber and Lyft Drivers the Right to Unionize

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1340, which grants drivers for Uber and Lyft the right to unionize, even while they maintain their classification as independent contractors. The…

OpenAI and Jony Ive Reportedly Struggling to Define Their AI Hardware Vision

OpenAI and legendary designer Jony Ive are facing significant technical challenges in their joint effort to develop a groundbreaking, screen-less, AI-powered device, according to reports from the Financial Times. The…

Police Arrest Suspect Over Threats to TikTok’s Culver City HQ

Police have announced the arrest of a suspect allegedly connected to multiple online threats that prompted TikTok to evacuate its headquarters near Los Angeles on Friday. The Threats and Evacuation…

Microsoft to Launch Ad-Supported Tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming

Xbox is reportedly making plans to introduce a free, ad-supported tier to its cloud gaming service, meaning that users will soon be able to stream certain games without paying a…

AMD Strikes Multi-Billion Dollar Deal to Power OpenAI With 6GW of Compute

AMD has formalized a multi-year chip supply agreement with OpenAI that has the potential to generate tens of billions of dollars in revenue for the chipmaker, significantly accelerating its standing…

California’s New AI Safety Law Proves Innovation and Regulation Can Coexist

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, the state’s new AI safety and transparency bill, which an advocate argues is proof that state-level regulation can protect safety without impeding…

LinkedIn Files Lawsuit Over Massive Network of Fake Data-Scraping Accounts

LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit against a software firm it accuses of operating a network of millions of fake accounts to scrape data from its members and then selling that…

Inside the Trump Administration’s Sweeping Removal of Immigration Judges

Immigration Judge Shira Levine was abruptly fired while presiding over an asylum claim in a San Francisco courtroom, learning of her termination via a computer notification. She read the termination…

United Airlines Now Supports iOS 26 Boarding Passes in Apple Wallet

The boarding pass feature within Apple Wallet has received a significant upgrade with the launch of iOS 26, and United Airlines has become the first carrier to support the enhanced…

What the Government Shutdown Really Means for Immigrant Health Care

The government shutdown messaging battle is escalating, putting Republicans in a difficult spot because the Democrats’ demand to extend popular Obamacare subsidies is widely supported. In response, GOP leaders have…

Discord Breach Exposes Customer Support Data, Including User Info and IDs

Discord has disclosed that an unnamed third-party customer service provider has been compromised in a recent data breach carried out by an unauthorized group, raising significant safety and security concerns.…

Google’s Gemini App Reportedly Set for Major Redesign

Following the substantial success of OpenAI’s video editing application, Sora, which has reached the top of the U.S. App Store charts, Google appears to be considering a more visually focused…

Trump Administration Plans Cash Offers to Migrant Teens Who Voluntarily Leave U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reportedly preparing a new policy that will offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the United States the option to voluntarily leave the country in…

Supreme Court to Rule on Guns on Private Property

The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will decide whether states have the authority to prevent individuals from carrying firearms on private property without the express permission of the owner.…

Amazon Prime Air Drones Collide with Crane in Arizona

Two of Amazon’s MK30 Prime Air delivery drones crashed into a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, on a Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)…

Statue of President Trump and Epstein Reinstalled in DC

A controversial statue depicting President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has been reinstalled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., following its removal by the National…

Hackers Claim Theft of 1 Billion Records Across 39 Companies

A recent surge in data thefts has culminated in a group of hackers threatening to publicly release 1 billion stolen records allegedly taken from 39 major companies, including well-known brands…

U.S. Launches Strike on Boat Near Venezuela, Killing Four, Defense Chief Says

The US military executed another strike on a boat operating in the Caribbean on Friday morning, which officials deemed a “narco-trafficking vessel,” according to a social media post by Secretary…

Gmail Business Accounts Gain Ability to Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone

Google has introduced a valuable new cybersecurity feature for its business-tier Gmail users. In a company blog post, Google announced that enterprise Gmail customers can now send end-to-end encrypted emails…

TikTok Accused of Suggesting Pornographic Material to Minors in New Report

According to a new report from the human rights campaign group Global Witness, TikTok’s algorithm actively recommends pornography and highly sexualized content to accounts designated for children. Researchers created dummy…