A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and activists is pushing back against Flock Safety's network of 120,000 AI-powered license plate readers, citing privacy and civil liberties concerns. Senate Republ…
Flock Safety, a surveillance company valued at $8.4 billion, has installed 120,000 AI-powered license plate cameras across every US state except Alaska, used by 7,000 law enforcement agencies (40% of …
Cloudflare recorded AI 'user action' crawling growing more than 15x across 2025, with retail and computer software drawing the most AI crawler traffic. A developer argues that merchants should cache t…
Cory Doctorow's latest Locus column introduces the concept of 'reverse centaurs' to explain the AI paradox, where some users find AI empowering while others experience it as a hellish ordeal. He illus…
Microsoft's internal strategy documents reveal the company plans to make users "addicted" to its new AI personal assistant, Scout, before expanding its capabilities. The documents outline a three-phas…
Google is paying select Android app developers for access to their Play Store code, according to a 404 Media report based on an email sent to a developer with millions of downloads. The program, descr…
AI-generated writing is increasingly infiltrating everyday communication and professional spaces, from personal texts and work emails to literary magazines and opinion sections, according to an editor…