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Bryan Cranston Was Bothered by Sora 2, But Now He’s Praising OpenAI

The Breaking Bad actor apparently likes OpenAI's "guardrails" so much he's touting them publicly.

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MAGA Judges Insist You Shouldn’t Take Trump’s Social Media Too Seriously

Social Media Matt Novak

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Signal President Spars With Elon Musk Over Trust in Private Messengers

Privacy & Security Kyle Torpey

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DHS Asks OpenAI to Unmask User Behind ChatGPT Prompts, Possibly the First Such Case

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek

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United Airlines Flight Sustains Impact From Possible Space Object

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‘Tron: Ares’ Is an Even Bigger Bomb Than We Thought

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Disney+ and Hulu Subscription Cancellations Doubled After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

Tech News Matt Novak

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FTC Disappears Lina Khan’s Thoughts on AI

Artificial Intelligence AJ Dellinger

Artificial Intelligence

Bryan Cranston smiling in a black fedora, with his fingers pinching the rim

Bryan Cranston Was Bothered by Sora 2, But Now He’s Praising OpenAI

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl

Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, and police officers, attempt to keep protesters back outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on October 06, 2025 in Portland, Oregon.

DHS Asks OpenAI to Unmask User Behind ChatGPT Prompts, Possibly the First Such Case

Artificial Intelligence Lucas Ropek

Lina Khan at the Fast Company Innovation Festival

FTC Disappears Lina Khan’s Thoughts on AI

Artificial Intelligence AJ Dellinger

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Mike Pearl Oct 18

AI Is Killing Wikipedia’s Human Traffic

Bruce Gil Oct 17

Looks Like JD Vance Didn’t Get the Memo That This Admin Hates AI Guardrails

AJ Dellinger Oct 17

OpenAI Blocks Users From Making AI Videos of Martin Luther King Jr.

Bruce Gil Oct 17

Privacy & Security

Elon Musk attends the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.

Signal President Spars With Elon Musk Over Trust in Private Messengers

Kyle Torpey Oct 20

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Went to the Protests Over the Weekend? Here’s How You Might Be Surveilled Now

Mike Pearl Oct 20

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You Only Need $750 of Equipment to Pilfer Data From Satellites, Researchers Say

Bruce Gil Oct 14

Creepy Israeli Spyware Vendor NSO Group Reportedly Sells to U.S. Company at the Worst Possible Time

Lucas Ropek Oct 10

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California Lets Residents Opt-Out of a Ton of Data Collection on the Web

Lucas Ropek Oct 9

Does Windscribe Work In China

China’s Latest Digital Headache for American Corporations: ‘Export-Only’ Piracy

Bruce Gil Oct 1

Cryptocurrencies

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Palmer Luckey’s AI and Crypto-Focused Bank Wins Conditional Approval

Cryptocurrencies Matt Novak

Key Speakers At The Shape The Future Blockchain Global Summit

Under Trump, ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ May Be Redeemed

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Elon Musk Fans Are Still Losing Ridiculous Amounts of Money to Crypto Scams

Matt Novak Oct 3

Trump Is Launching a Crypto Debit Card

Ece Yildirim Oct 1

Feds Scrutinizing Potential Insider Trading in Major Crypto Deals

Bruce Gil Sep 27

Dogecoin Has Made It to Wall Street

Bruce Gil Sep 25

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‘I Think It’s Quite a Scandal’: Plug-in Hybrids Not as Climate-Friendly as They Seem, Researchers Say

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China Is Racing Ahead in EV Sales as US Retreats From the Industry

Ece Yildirim Oct 15

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GM Says It Will Take a $1.6 Billion Hit as EV Sales Plunge

Bruce Gil Oct 14

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Dayvid Figler, City Cast Las Vegas Oct 13

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Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

Matt Novak Oct 10

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Ece Yildirim Oct 8

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Even with AI, Google's third-gen foldable can't clear the Z Fold 7 bar.

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Google Pixel Buds 2a Review: A Better Value, but Nothing Mind-Blowing

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Lenovo Legion Go 2 Review: A Handheld Made For Big, Meaty Claws

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‘Star Wars’ Tried to Bring Kylo Ren Back to Life in a Steven Soderbergh Movie

Adam Driver reveals there was a script he called 'The Hunt for Ben Solo,' but Disney executives killed it.

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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a United Airlines plane that was flying over Utah when something smashed into its windshield.

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House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on Toxic Forever Chemical

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Researchers argue that retired or damaged wind turbine blades could be reurposed into durable sand barriers.

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