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The update brings a low-latency profile, speeds up search, and patches hundreds of flaws. The latest Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 is among the heaviest in recent memory, bringing a new low-latency mode for smoother system navigation in addition to new features and hundreds of bug and exploit patches.
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TL;DR The White House wants to preempt state AI laws for three years in exchange for passing KOSA, the NO FAKES Act, and age verification. Free speech groups object. The White House is negotiating with key senators to bundle federal preemption of state AI laws with three online safety
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TL;DR Microsoft’s Brad Smith wrote a 3,000-word essay responding to graduates booing AI. He called it a wake-up call but offered no policy changes. Just adapt. Microsoft President Brad Smith has responded to the wave of graduating students booing AI at commencement ceremonies with a 3,000-word
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TL;DR Stockton approved $3.15M for Flock police drones that respond to 911 calls in 30 seconds. Council voted 7-0 despite major public opposition over surveillance. Stockton, California, has approved a $3.15 million investment in police drones that can respond to 911 calls in as little as 30
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TL;DR Anthropic proposed giving governments legal authority to block dangerous AI models, with fines tied to global revenue. A second framework covers worker protections. Anthropic has published two policy frameworks calling for governments to have the legal authority to block dangerous AI deployments and for economic safeguards to protect
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TL;DR Paramount is merging Pluto TV, BET+, and Paramount+ onto one backend by mid-2026. It’s the rehearsal for absorbing HBO Max after the Warner Bros. deal closes. Paramount is unifying the tech stacks behind Paramount+, Pluto TV, and BET+ onto a single backend infrastructure by mid-2026. CEO David
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TL;DR Chaotic Eclipse dropped RoguePlanet, their seventh Windows zero-day, hours after Microsoft’s record Patch Tuesday. It grants SYSTEM access on fully patched machines. Chaotic Eclipse, the security researcher Microsoft threatened with criminal prosecution, has published a seventh Windows zero-day exploit. Called RoguePlanet, it grants attackers SYSTEM privileges on
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TL;DR Palantir’s Karp predicts full AI nationalization in two years. He says Sanders’ 50% proposal will look moderate. Trump, Sanders, and Karp agree the shift is coming. Palantir CEO Alex Karp says full nationalization of AI companies is coming, and that Senator Bernie Sanders’ proposal for 50% public
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Wrongful arrest lawsuit Lawsuit: “Police let an error-prone AI system stand in for an investigation.” A man suing Florida police alleges that cops relied on a faulty facial recognition match and concealed exculpatory evidence when they arrested him on a charge of attempting to lure a child in August 2024.
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Amid intense backlash, the head of the American Diabetes Association posted a video Wednesday apologizing for the organization’s decision on Friday to forcefully remove five leading diabetes scientists from the association’s annual meeting. The scientists were ejected for handing out copies of an April editorial—published in the
