Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden's 'second term' despite his making way for Harris

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention have approved the 2024 party platform

Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden's 'second term' despite his making way for Harris
Election|News|Political|Technology

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

A new report from Microsoft finds that Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
Opinion|Political

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
Election|Political|Technology

A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics

A video using an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of AI to mislead ahead of November’s elections

A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
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FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election

The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads

FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election
Opinion|Political

A conservative leading the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution

The leader of a conservative think tank planning for a massive overhaul of the federal government says we are in the midst of “a second American Revolution” that will be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”

A conservative leading the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution
Political|Technology

Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders

A new report from a digital civil rights group has found that publicly available artificial intelligence tools can be easily weaponized to churn out convincing election lies in the voices of top American and European politicians

Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
Political|Technology

FCC will consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio, but can't touch streaming

The nation’s top telecommunications regulator is introducing a proposal to require political advertisers to disclose when they use content generated by artificial intelligence in broadcast TV and radio ads

FCC will consider rules for AI-generated political ads on TV and radio, but can't touch streaming
Business|Political|Technology

Here’s how ChatGPT maker OpenAI plans to deter election misinformation in 2024

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has outlined a plan to prevent its artificial intelligence tools from being used to spread election misinformation in 2024

Here’s how ChatGPT maker OpenAI plans to deter election misinformation in 2024
Political|Opinion

Moms for Liberty to spend over $3 million targeting presidential swing state voters

The conservative parental rights group Moms for Liberty plans to spend more than $3 million on a multi-state advertising blitz to increase its membership and engage voters before November

Moms for Liberty to spend over $3 million targeting presidential swing state voters
News|Political

Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’

Republicans who view Donald Trump's felony conviction by a Manhattan jury as politically motivated are calling on GOP prosecutors to start charging Democrats with crimes

Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’
News|Political

Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging

In recent months, the specter of people who aren't American citizens and are voting in the United States has become a rallying cry for Republicans

Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messaging
News|Opinion

Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack

Former President Donald Trump is lamenting the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January 2021

Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
News|Political

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense

Preparing for the worst has become the leading strategy for Arizona election officials since 2020

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense
Business|News|Political

Website warning of cyberattack in Georgia’s largest county removed after it confused some voters

Officials in Georgia's most populous county have removed a banner from their website warning of an “unexpected IT outage” after it created confusion on the final day of voting for the presidential primary

Website warning of cyberattack in Georgia’s largest county removed after it confused some voters
News|Political|Technology

AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal

The Federal Communications Commission is outlawing robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence

AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
News|Political|Technology

Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year

An Oversight Board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta's policies on manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address online disinformation in a major election year

Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year
News|Political

Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality

Donald Trump is seizing on his party’s frustration with the recent surge of illegal crossings at the southern U.S. border to churn up fears around voter fraud

Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
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Moms for Liberty reports over $2 million in revenue, with bulk of contributions from two donors

Moms for Liberty has reported $2.1 million in total revenue in 2022

Moms for Liberty reports over $2 million in revenue, with bulk of contributions from two donors
Education|News|Political|Technology

Moms for Liberty removes two Kentucky chapter leaders who posed with far-right Proud Boys

Moms for Liberty says it's removed two Kentucky chapter chairs from leadership positions after they posed in photos with members of the far-right group the Proud Boys

Moms for Liberty removes two Kentucky chapter leaders who posed with far-right Proud Boys
News|Political

Abortion rights supporters far outraise opponents and rake in out-of-state money in Ohio election

Supporters of a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution are far outraising their anti-abortion opponents in the months leading up to the November election

Abortion rights supporters far outraise opponents and rake in out-of-state money in Ohio election
News|Political

RFK Jr.'s independent run for president draws GOP criticism and silence from national Democrats

Republicans are attacking Robert F

RFK Jr.'s independent run for president draws GOP criticism and silence from national Democrats
News|Political|Technology

RNC's livestreaming partner for the GOP debate is a haven for disinformation and extremism

The exclusive online livestream for the second Republican presidential debate this week will take place on Rumble, an alternative video-sharing platform that has been criticized for allowing far-right extremism, bigotry, election disinformation and conspiracy theories

RNC's livestreaming partner for the GOP debate is a haven for disinformation and extremism
Health|News|Political

There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway

Republicans are responding to a late summer spike in COVID-19 by raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are on the horizon

There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway

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