Artificial Intelligence

Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot we caught telling businesses to break the law

New York mayor says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap

January 30, 2026 12:00 p.m. UTC

Privacy

‘We’re basically pushers:’ How a battle over kids on social media is unfolding in two California courtrooms

Lawsuits in California federal and state court are unearthing documents embarrassing to tech companies — and may be a tipping point into federal regulation.

January 30, 2026 8:30 a.m. UTC

Hello World

We posted a job. Then came the AI slop, impersonator and recruiter scam

Red flags that both job seekers and employers should watch for, in an era of AI slop and application scams

January 24, 2026 8:00 a.m. UTC

Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI is eating culture. See how close it’s getting to disrupting dance

Dancers say their craft can’t be duplicated by AI. Our tests show they’re right — for now.

January 21, 2026 8:30 a.m. UTC

Show Your WorkArtificial Intelligence

How we tested and evaluated AI-generated dance videos

None of the videos produced by the leading AI platforms showed the actual dances we requested.

January 21, 2026 8:30 a.m. UTC

Artificial Intelligence

California investigates Elon Musk’s AI company after ‘avalanche’ of complaints about sexual content

Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office is looking into whether a new AI image editing tool from Elon Musk's company violates California law.

January 14, 2026 4:15 p.m. UTC

Privacy

How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers

A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.

January 8, 2026 8:30 a.m. UTC

News

Could this mysterious California news site influence the 2026 election?

The California Courier uses the name of an established paper and doesn’t disclose apparent Republican ties. Critics call it “pink slime”

January 5, 2026 8:30 a.m. UTC

Impact

Dating App Rape Survivors File Lawsuit Accusing Hinge, Tinder of “Accommodating Rapists”

The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, citing the Dating App Reporting Project, argues that dating apps could kick off serial rapists, but don’t.

December 16, 2025 12:22 p.m. UTC

Artificial Intelligence

Trump orders crackdown on state AI regulation. Here's why California is hardest hit

Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials.

December 11, 2025 8:45 p.m. UTC