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Chicago mayor seeks to block data center expansion: ‘We are not for sale’

The Hill - Sep 23, 2026

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a data center expansion moratorium ordinance, saying that the city is “open for business” but “not for sale.” The ordinance acts as a 12-month temporary pause to give city officials time to develop long-term policies concerning energy and pollution risks for Chicagoans. It will be referred to a Chicago City...

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Zelensky says AI will soon 'decide what happens on the battlefield'

Sep 23, 2026

Zelensky says AI will soon 'decide what happens on the battlefield'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used in war to "decide what happens on the battlefield." "As early as next year, there is already a real possibility that AI –– not only people –– will begin to decide what happens on the battlefield," Zelensky said in his address...

Schumer, Senate Democrats push for stricter rules on AI chip sales ahead of Xi visit

Sep 23, 2026

Schumer, Senate Democrats push for stricter rules on AI chip sales ahead of Xi visit

Top Senate Democrats are pushing for Congress to pass a trio of bills cracking down on AI chip sales to China as President Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) argued Wednesday that the U.S....

Watch live: Hawley turns spotlight on Flock, AI-powered cameras

Sep 23, 2026

Watch live: Hawley turns spotlight on Flock, AI-powered cameras

A Senate Judiciary Committee panel will put Flock Safety’s sprawling network of AI-powered license plate cameras under the microscope Wednesday amid concerns over privacy and potential misuse. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who chairs the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, recently opened an investigation into Flock and how data collected by its more than 120,000 cameras...

Voters are turning to AI on politics. Is it up to the task?

Sep 23, 2026

Voters are turning to AI on politics. Is it up to the task?

Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in how voters get information about politics and elections, raising fresh questions about how the technology could influence the way voters stay informed. From chatbots to standard internet searches, voters this election cycle are interacting with AI-generated content, even when they may not realize it. Recent research on...

Bipartisan senators press Blanche for guidance on automated license plate readers

Sep 22, 2026

Bipartisan senators press Blanche for guidance on automated license plate readers

A bipartisan pair of senators are pressing the head of Department of Justice to provide guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies to prevent the misuse of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) as backlash against the technology grows across the country. In a letter sent Monday, Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.)...

Melania Trump says country entering 'technological revolution,' announces new Fostering the Future Together push

Sep 22, 2026

Melania Trump says country entering 'technological revolution,' announces new Fostering the Future Together push

Melania Trump says the country is experiencing "an extraordinary moment in human history" at the "threshold of a technological revolution," as she touted new events and partnerships as part of her Fostering the Future Together initiative. "Fostering the Future Together is a global coalition with a unified mission: to empower children through technology and education,"...

5 things to know about Trump’s speech to the United Nations

Sep 22, 2026

5 things to know about Trump’s speech to the United Nations

President Trump used the United Nations podium to issue an ultimatum to Iran on Tuesday: Pursue a deal to settle the war, or risk annihilation. The president used a large portion of his 40-minute speech to defend the war, which is deeply unpopular at home and abroad, contributing to economic chaos globally by disrupting major...

Trump failing to block China’s access to American AI technology, say senior Senate Democrats 

Sep 22, 2026

Trump failing to block China’s access to American AI technology, say senior Senate Democrats 

A group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday said President Trump is failing to block China from accessing sensitive American technology to accelerate its development of artificial intelligence, ahead of the Chinese leader's state visit to Washington this week. Trump must close loopholes that China has used to subvert U.S. export bans on sensitive American technology,...

73 percent say AI firms not doing enough to prevent disaster: Survey

Sep 22, 2026

73 percent say AI firms not doing enough to prevent disaster: Survey

Nearly three-quarters of Americans are worried that artificial intelligence companies have not done enough to prevent the technology from causing serious harm, according to a new survey released Tuesday. The Reuters/Ipsos poll found 73 percent of respondents did not agree that the technology companies have implemented safeguards to prevent serious harm, sharing in the rising...

What are Flock cameras, other ALPRs looking for?

Sep 22, 2026

What are Flock cameras, other ALPRs looking for?

You may have noticed more ALPRs around you. Here's what they're looking for.

Trump says AI will be renamed 'super intelligence' in all US documents

Sep 22, 2026

Trump says AI will be renamed 'super intelligence' in all US documents

President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents. “The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump...

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