Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS in a move that Democrats described […]
Category: Policy
Copyright Office suggests AI copyright debate was settled in 1965
Most people think purely AI-generated works shouldn’t be copyrighted, report says. Ars used Copilot to generate this AI image using […]
OpenAI teases “new era” of AI in US, deepens ties with government
On Thursday, OpenAI announced that it is deepening its ties with the US government through a partnership with the National […]
Democrat teams up with movie industry to propose website-blocking law
US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today proposed a law that would let copyright owners obtain court orders requiring Internet service […]
Trump cribs Musk’s “fork in the road” Twitter memo to slash gov’t workforce
Federal workers on Reddit slam Office of Personnel Management email as short-sighted. Echoing Elon Musk’s approach to thinning out Twitter’s […]
Trump admin rescinds controversial funding freeze after two days of protest
Skip to content Despite reversal, $42 billion broadband program could still be paused. US President Donald Trump at the 2025 […]
Science at risk: The funding pause is more damaging than you might think
Research that helps drive our economy is on hold and may face new ideological limits. UPDATE: Numerous sources are reporting […]
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Making AI crawlers squirm Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon. Last summer, Anthropic inspired backlash when […]
Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren
Ted Cruz vs. Wi-Fi hotspots Cruz: Hotspot lending could “censor kids’ exposure to conservative viewpoints.” Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted […]
Google goes gaga over the Gulf of Mexico
Well, that didn’t take long. Google Maps, the most popular mapping software in the world, said on Monday evening that […]