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The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia’s AI ‘Fuckup Finder’

My Word

The $28 Million Mistake That Inspired Estonia’s AI ‘Fuckup Finder’

A single wording mistake cost the government millions. Now Estonia is using AI to spot legal errors before they become law—and to automate more of the state.

Chris Stokel-Walker

Canada Missed Chances to Inspect OceanGate’s Titan Before Fatal Implosion

Warning Signs

Canada Missed Chances to Inspect OceanGate’s Titan Before Fatal Implosion

Mark Ellis Harris

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

Money Talks

YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

David Gilbert

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The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

First Amendment

The Manhattan Institute Helped Kill DEI. Now It’s Coming for Protests

Ali Winston

Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill

Safety Bill

Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America’s Strongest AI Safety Bill

Maxwell Zeff

Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia

New Bearings

Waymo Takes Its Self-Driving Cars to Virginia

Aarian Marshall

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Say What?

‘Creepy’ Listening Tool for Targeted Ads Didn’t Actually Work, FTC Says

Maddy Varner

NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs

Jump Start

NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs

Aarian Marshall

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

Parting Ways

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

Matt Burgess and Vittoria Elliott

An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings

Trigger Warning

An ICE Firearms Trainer Was Involved in At Least 4 Deadly Shootings

Ali Winston

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Well How About That

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Maria Gallucci

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Master of Disguise

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Fernanda González

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Faking It

The Latest Push to Extend Key US Spy Powers Is Still a Mess

Dell Cameron

The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights

LGBTQ Rights

The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights

Vittoria Elliott

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Blockades

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Dell Cameron

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

Direct Access

The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

Dell Cameron

John Deere Is Paying Farmers $99 Million for Allegedly Monopolizing Repair

Right to Repair

John Deere Is Paying Farmers $99 Million for Allegedly Monopolizing Repair

Boone Ashworth

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Life Goals

Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets

Maddy Varner

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

Coin Toss

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With Charlotte’s Web Characters in Riot Gear

Maddy Varner

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

Use of Force

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

Ali Winston and Maddy Varner

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Piece of Yellowcake

How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work

Caroline Haskins

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

Private Eyes

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

Dell Cameron

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Power Tool

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine

Dell Cameron