FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts about AI risks and open source

The Federal Trade Commission has removed three blog posts from the Lina Khan era that addressed open-source AI and risks of AI to consumers, according to a Wired report. One post, titled “On Open-Weights Foundation Models,” was published on July…

Amazon outage breaks much of the internet

An outage affecting web hosting giant Amazon Web Services disrupted vast portions of the internet, including websites, banks, and some government services. Amazon stated that the outage was fully mitigated and that most services were returning to normal after an…

X to launch marketplace for buying inactive handles

X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles that will allow Premium subscribers to request and purchase usernames. The marketplace will offer both free and paid options for requesting or acquiring eligible handles. The company states that rare handles could…

Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land

The AI era is providing the fracking industry with a surprising second act. This is a new chapter for a sector that, even during its early 2010s boom, faced criticism from climate advocates for issues like poisoned water tables, man-made…