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- Look what youve done to my children!: a tale of winter wonderland disasters <p>These events are meant to make Christmas magical, and while many do, a few fall spectacularly short. Here, in no particular order, are some of the worst offenders</p><p>Its the most wonderful time ...
- Why small farmers cant fix our hunger problem | Cassandra Loftlin <p>Big farmers grab the lions share of US government support, and recent cuts have chipped away at small growers markets and margins</p><p>The most significant food system failure since the pandemic w...
- Rightwingers are trying to destroy womens right to vote | Moira Donegan <p>Calls for disenfranchisement rest on a single assumption: that womens citizenship is partial and conditional</p><p>Sexism can be very modern and tech savvy. Misogyny is an ever-evolving idiom, and ...
- Chatbots can sway political opinions but are substantially inaccurate, study finds <p>Information-dense AI responses are most persuasive but these tend to be less accurate, says security report</p><p>Chatbots can sway peoples political opinions but the most <a href="https://www.theg...
- The Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explained Nearly a quarter century ago, in Atkins v. Virginia (2002), the Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to execute offenders with an intellectual disability. Next Wednesday, however, the Suprem...
- Dem Rep. Himes: Video of Boat Strike Sure 'Looked Like' a War Crime to Me <p>Thursday on CNN's "The Arena," Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) said the video he saw today during a briefing with top intel committee lawmakers from a September 2 attack in the Caribbean Sea looked like a wa...
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Meets with Trump to Discuss AI Export Controls, State-by-State Regulation <p>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss AI chip export restrictions and voiced his opposition to state-level regulation of artificial intelligence.</p> <p>Th...
- Pentagon Claims It Absolutely Knows Who It Killed in Boat Strikes. Prove It, Lawmaker Says. <p>Rep. Chrissy Houlahan said, If there is intelligence to absolutely confirm this, the Congress is ready to receive it.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/12/04/boat-strikes-evide...
- The Strange Disappearance of an Anti-AI Activist Sam Kirchner wants to save the world from artificial superintelligence. Hes been missing for two weeks....
- NYC Civil rights attorneys troubled by appeals court ruling lowering bar for police stops based on anonymous phone tips Anonymous phone tips from someone claiming personal knowledge of a recent crime can be enough for police to conduct a car stop, the Court of Appeals ruled in a 5-2 decision that civil rights attorneys...
- Clash of the Mayors: Mamdani to review Adams executive order barring Israel boycotts Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani left open the possibility Thursday of reversing some of outgoing Mayor Eric Adams executive orders, including the most recent barring city agencies and pension funds from...
- Commissioner Tisch offers apology after brother calls Mamdani an enemy of the Jewish people, says Mayor-elect Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch apologized to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdanis team after her brother called the long-time pro-Palestine advocate an enemy of the Jewish people, Mamdani said Thursday. Mam...
- Exclusive: Some AI dangers are already real, DeepMind's Hassabis says <p>Some of the biggest dangers of AI, like attacks on infrastructure, are already real and need to be guarded against, Google DeepMind CEO <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/21/ai-deepmind-ceo-dem...
- Exclusive: "Transformative" AGI is on the horizon, DeepMind's Hassabis says <p>AI is hurtling toward a "transformative" moment in human history, Google DeepMind CEO <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/21/ai-deepmind-ceo-demis-hassabis" target="_blank">Demis Hassabis</a> sa...
- Exclusive: Sierra co-founder sees an AI bubble but there will be winners <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/10/29/sierra-bret-taylor-175-million" target="_blank">Sierra co-founder</a><strong> </strong>Bret Taylor said the artificial intelligence boom "probably is a bub...
- Hegseth in the hot seat as Venezuela strike spurs congressional calls for transparency <p>Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon release additional documents and details on a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/02/hegseth-survivors-boat-strike-venezuela" target="_blank">second strike</...
- Exclusive: AI customers demand responsible development, Microsoft exec says <p>AI customers are already making it clear that they want the booming industry to develop responsibly as it rolls out across their lives, Sarah Bird, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/16/microso...
- Scoop: Trump plots a travel blitz to tout his economy <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">President Trump</a>, staring down criticism that he's prioritized global issues over pocketbook worries, next week will ...
- Gen Z loses faith in America <div>Data: Harvard Youth Poll; Chart: Axios Visuals</div><p>Young Americans say the country is heading <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/22/poll-us-wrong-track-economy-immigration" target="_blank...
- iHeartMedia, Implementing a Guaranteed Human Policy, Hears Americas Call To Silence AI Voices The company, whose broadcasts reach nine out of 10 Americans every month, becomes the first in the industry to limit the use of artificial intelligence....