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NASA’s Mars Exploration Lab Lays Off 570 Workers Because Congress Can’t Get It Together
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory put robots on Mars, but Congressional foot-dragging is forcing the space agency to lay off hundreds of workers.
Democratic Congress Members Call on Biden To Fight Criminalization of Homelessness
Rep. Barbara Lee and three of her colleagues expressed their “deep concerns” about the issue in a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Anti-China TikTok Panic Derailed the Senate’s Big Tech Child Safety Hearing
The hearing on child safety frequently took bizarre turns into panic over TikTok’s Chinese parent company and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
A U.S. Politician Is Robocalling Voters With an AI Chatbot Named ‘Ashley’
Pennsylvania Democrat Shemaine Daniels’ campaign for the House is the first to use AI to seek a Congressional seat.
Congress Pulls Bill That Would Massively Expand Surveillance After 'Dramatic Showdown'
The House was set to vote on two competing bills reauthorizing a powerful mass surveillance tool, but faced backlash from rights groups.
CEO Senator Tries to Physically Fight Teamsters President Over Tweet In Wild Hearing
Bernie Sanders told Senator Markwayne Mullin to sit down, saying, “God knows the American people have enough contempt for Congress, let’s not make it worse.”
Could the Speaker Race Get Even Uglier? Of Course.
A number of Republicans are reporting death threats and harassment as the hard-right of their party turns against them for voting against Jim Jordan.
OpenAI Tells Congress the U.S. Should Create AI 'Licenses' to Release New Models
Many AI researchers see this as an anti-competitive move, as requiring licensing will be much more beneficial for larger companies than smaller ones.
Arkansas Makes It Illegal For Minors to Be on Social Media Without Parental Consent
The state’s governor signed a new bill requiring social media companies to obtain a photo ID of every new user, to prevent teens from lying on the internet more.
Billionaire Howard Schultz Whines It’s ‘Unfair’ to Be Called a Billionaire
The Starbucks founder made the comment to Senator Bernie Sanders during a hearing called “The Need to End Illegal Union Busting at Starbucks.”
CYBER: Why Does Congress Want to Ban TikTok?
The CEO of TikTok just testified on Capitol Hill. It was a shitshow.
Congress Shocked to Discover 10 Year Olds Check the ‘I’m Over 18’ Box Online
The Congressional TikTok hearing is a shitshow of conflicting interests and ignorant assertions about how fundamental parts of the internet have worked for decades.