YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Batteries Are So Back
Plus, meddling homeowner associations are put in their place, retirees put up a good fight, and the left wins big across the pond.
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Big Tech Wants Your Paycheck
Tech companies and a corporate-funded right-wing bill mill aim to pave the way for app-based payday-lending scams.
The Unknown Toll Of The AI Takeover
As artificial intelligence guzzles water supplies and jacks up consumers’ electricity rates, why isn’t anyone tracking the resources being consumed?
How Your Life Savings Could Digitally Evaporate
A new banking startup lost track of peoples’ life savings and regulators are at a loss to help get it back.
TV’s Big Dark (Money) Secret
As political ads blanket our screens like never before, the broadcast and tech lobbies are reaping the benefits of protecting the secrets of their dark money benefactors.
“The Battle For Global AI Dominance”
A battle is brewing in the U.S. Copyright Office over artificial intelligence’s use of copyrighted material — and Big Tech is spending millions to ensure they win.
Rise Of The Robotruck Lobby
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes driverless truck safety bill after autonomous vehicle interests spent big on lobbying and wined and dined his top aides.
@BigBrother Is Following You
Inside ShadowDragon, the tool that lets immigration agents track expectant mothers and online gamers.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Wildlife Refuge Stays Wild
Also, New York passes worker protections, Oklahoma schools chart their own path, and the government comes for Big Tech.