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OpenAI Plans Parental Controls for ChatGPT

Sam Altman’s OpenAI, the company behind AI powerhouse ChatGPT, says it will launch extensive parental controls aimed at making its technology safer for teenage users. The announcement comes in the wake of a lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of serving as a teen’s “suicide coach” before he took his own life.

sam altman trying to work his way around teen suicide

Musicians Vs. Machines: First Ever Record Contract to AI Music Creator Prompts Panic, Protest

Oliver McCann, 37, who has a background as a visual designer, started experimenting with AI to see if it could boost his creativity and “bring some of my lyrics to life.” Last month, he signed with independent record label Hallwood Media after one of his tracks racked up 3 million streams, in what’s billed as the first time a music label has inked a contract with an AI music creator.

A robot performs at a music talent show at the 2025 WAIC World Artificial Intelligence Con

Elon Musk Lawsuit: ‘Chinese National’ xAI Employee Stole Trade Secrets Before Leaving for OpenAI

Elon Musk’s xAI has filed a lawsuit accusing former employee Xuechen Li, which the suit describes as a “Chinese national,” of stealing confidential information and trade secrets before resigning to join rival company OpenAI. Musk has been a long-time champion of H-1B visas and bringing in engineers from China and India, claiming they have talent that Americans lack.

Elon Musk with a pensive look on his face

Hegseth Ends Microsoft’s ‘Digital Escort’ Program After Pentagon Systems Exposed to Chinese Coders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon has shut down Microsoft’s decade-old “digital escort” program, first implemented under a Democrat administration, which allowed Chinese engineers supervised by U.S. contractors to work on sensitive defense cloud systems. He said the Defense Department has launched audits and investigations to assess the program’s impact on national security.

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House Republicans Launch Probe into Wikipedia

Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have initiated an investigation into accusations of organized efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries and the organization’s responses to these alleged actions. Wikipedia has long served as a key component in Big Tech’s censorship and bias machine.

Nancy Mace investigates WIkipedia

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Urges Google and Fox to ‘Get a Deal Done’ Before Channels Go Dark on YouTube TV

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has called on Google and Fox Corporation to resolve their ongoing carriage dispute, which threatens to remove several Fox channels from YouTube TV. Carr says removing Fox from YouTube TV would be a “terrible outcome” that would not only impact customers’ access to Fox News, but also major sporting events including college football and the kickoff of the NFL season.

Brendan Carr FCC boss