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Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh has resigned amid fallout over a viral classroom video that resulted in a professor kicking a student out of class after an argument about gender identity.

OpenAI has announced plans to develop an automated age-prediction system to determine whether ChatGPT users are over or under 18, following a lawsuit related to a teen’s suicide. The teen’s parents claim that Sam Altman’s AI chatbot served as the boy’s “suicide coach.”

Library patrons are requesting non-existent books and media hallucinated by AI systems, leading librarians around the country on a wild good chase. The unlikely source for the non-existent books are reading lists published by major newspapers that mixed in AI-generated titles with the real thing.

BRUSSELS (AP) – A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic and caused delays at several of Europe’s major airports on Saturday, officials said, though the initial impact appeared to be limited. The disruptions to electronic systems initially

Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) campaign said that the Trump administration threatened ABC’s broadcast license, claiming that Jimmy Kimmel’s statement that the Charlie Kirk assassination may have been part of the “MAGA gang” was “political satire.”

Toyota is voluntarily recalling 591,377 vehicles due to a defect in an all-important instrument panel displayed on a 12-inch screen behind the steering wheel.

Leftist echo chamber Reddit is seeking to renegotiate its data-sharing agreement with Google, aiming for more users and revenue in exchange for the user content it provides to train AI models.

Elon Musk’s Tesla is rethinking the design of its iconic flush door handles following reports of children getting trapped inside vehicles and mounting regulatory pressure.

Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater said during a speech on Thursday that America First Antitrust can be used to ensure free information flows in American democracy and that artificial intelligence (AI) remains free of viewpoint bias.

The FTC has filed a bombshell lawsuit against Ticketmaster, accusing the online ticket broker of raking in profits through excessive fees and turning a blind eye to bots illegally reselling millions of tickets to customers.

A British police officer has been recorded confronting a Donald Trump supporter over a Facebook post that “upset someone.”

A lawyer in California was hit with sanctions by the courts after it was discovered that he had been citing cases that did not exist — and that were completely made up by artificial intelligence (AI) programs.

The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) is standing by one of its prominent professors, climate alarmist Michael Mann, who shared a post calling Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk the “head of Trump’s Hitler youth” after his assassination.

Grieving parents testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism this week, raising alarms about the dangers AI chatbots pose to children after their own kids suffered severe trauma and even suicide due to interactions with AI companions.

Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software has come under scrutiny as multiple Tesla owners report incidents of their vehicles failing to recognize and respond appropriately to oncoming trains at railroad crossings.

AI powerhouse Nvidia has announced a $5 billion investment in Intel, marking a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating advancements in artificial intelligence and personal computing. Intel shares have surged almost 24 percent at market open in response.

John Carroll University Director of Laboratory Services Jeffrey Your reacted to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk by sharing a slew of posts mocking and celebrating the murder of the 31-year-old husband and father of two.

Reuters published a false claim linking Charlie Kirk’s assassination to the “far-right” – and then tried to cover it up, editing the original article without informing readers of the change, according to the Foundation for Freedom Online.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday threatened action against late night television host Jimmy Kimmel, as well as Disney and ABC, after Kimmel said that that Charlie Kirk’s assassin may have been part of the “MAGA gang.”

Fired DOJ antitrust official Roger Alford has been portraying himself as a “genuine MAGA reformer” who supported “President Trump’s populist conservative agenda,” which he claims was undermined by “MAGA In Name Only” lobbyists. However, he recently appeared on a podcast to attack the Trump FCC and FTC for going after DEI and censorship.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Wednesday invited tech CEOs to testify about potential radicalization of online forums.

Elon Musk’s Tesla has settled two lawsuits related to fatal crashes in California involving its Autopilot driver-assistance software, according to recent court documents.

The mother of a 15-year-old boy from California has filed a lawsuit against online gaming platforms Roblox and Discord, alleging that her son was groomed and coerced into sending explicit images on the apps before tragically taking his own life.

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) said Florida nurse Nicole Easterling has been fired after she celebrated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

A consortium of investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz, is nearing a deal to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, as President Trump extends the deadline for banning the app to December 16.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville assistant professor Tamar Shirinian has been suspended and now faces firing after responding to the assassination of Charlie Kirk by claiming “the world” and “his kids” are “better off without him in it.”

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (A.I.) chatbots on Tuesday, September 16.

Clemson University has fired two more employees after facing backlash for refusing to take action on additional staff glorifying political violence in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

The antisemitic, Jew-hating Emmys hit their highest viewership numbers in four years — which means the ratings still suck.

The rapid pace of AI development and the impacts the technology are already having on employment, education, and mental health have underscored the fact that the future of artificial intelligence is not a black and white issue for conservatives. Many people within the MAGA coalition have nuanced views including concerns about safety, especially AI’s impact on children. To better understand conservative thinking on AI, Politico turned to Breitbart News’ Wynton Hall to address what he calls the “trillion-dollar question” of artificial intelligence.

Game publisher Bethesda, owned by Microsoft, is facing backlash after posting and later deleting a short video clip that is a reference to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

The FTC is probing whether Live Nation’s Ticketmaster has done enough to prevent illegal ticket resales by bots on its platform. Ticket bots are a constant plague on consumers simply hoping to buy event and concert tickets.

The woke mob came after “White Lotus” star Jennifer Coolidge after some social media users realized that she had “liked” conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s Instagram account.

Elon Musk’s has been accused in a lawsuit of favoring visa holders over American workers with the goal of paying lower wages.

Clemson University has suspended an employee following vile social media posts mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The university is facing massive pressure from conservatives based on its defense of multiple employees that cheered for the assassination.

President Donald Trump hinted that a deal has been reached regarding TikTok, the app called “a modern-day Trojan Horse” by the Chinese government, amid ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and China.