A Hacker News user asks whether to lead with or bury AI in product marketing, citing Pew Research data that 50% of Americans are more concerned than excited about increased AI use. The user, who added…
Google completed its biggest search overhaul on July 10, 2026, with Gemini 3.5 Flash now powering AI Overviews for every query, causing roughly 60% of searches to end without a click and publisher cli…
Israel has spent more than $45 million on an AI-driven influence campaign targeting U.S. public opinion, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. The campaign, run by former Trump digital adv…
Public opinion is turning against AI, with communities protesting data centers and most Americans believing AI is moving too fast, according to Pew Research. Journalist Jasmine Sun argues the backlash…
Power companies are using eminent domain to seize private land for transmission lines serving AI data centers, even as 70% of Americans oppose such construction in their communities, according to a Ga…
Power companies are using eminent domain to seize private land for transmission lines serving Big Tech data centers, with Meta spending $50 billion to expand its Hyperion data center in Louisiana. The…
A new study by online HR services provider Gusto found that 64% of men leveraged AI to launch a business in 2025, compared to 56% of women, but 54% of women who use AI said it made launching their bus…
A Verasight poll finds 69 percent of Americans support Senator Bernie Sanders' proposal requiring top AI companies to place 50 percent of their stock into a public sovereign wealth fund, which Sanders…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order today temporarily halting state approval of new permits for data centers 50 megawatts or larger, making New York the first state to enact such a mo…
Anamnesis, an open-source AI platform built on the Anthology and Alterity frameworks, allows researchers to prototype surveys on simulated virtual populations, generating immediate AI responses that m…
A randomized field experiment by ISB Institute of Data Science researchers in early 2026 found that when an AI summary appears, outbound clicks to publishers fall by 38%, while the Tow Center reports …
Instagram launched a new AI feature that collects extensive user data to personalize experiences, raising privacy concerns among advocates. Critics argue the tool prioritizes data harvesting over user…
For 250 years, work has defined American identity, but the rise of AI is ending that era. The biggest question is not just job displacement but what happens to a society built around work when it is n…
A finance professor warns that AI chatbots providing financial advice pose a risk of confident but wrong answers, citing a survey where 19% of U.S. adults lost over $100 by following such advice. The …
Meta is using Instagram users' public photos by default to power a new AI image tool called Muse Image, allowing strangers to remix pictures without consent. Privacy advocates warn the feature could e…
Meta launched Muse Image, an AI image generator that can use photos from public Instagram accounts, sparking privacy concerns. Users can opt out by toggling off "Allow people to create with and reuse …
The Daily Yonder mapped data center development in rural America, finding that about 6% of operating data centers and 12% of in-progress projects are in rural counties, driven by the AI boom. Rural co…
A growing number of Americans are using AI chatbots for financial advice, but a 2025 survey found 19% lost over $100 by following such guidance. Finance professor Dr. Jain warns that chatbots' confide…
A growing number of Americans are turning to AI chatbots for financial advice, but a 2025 survey found 19% of users lost over $100 by following such guidance. Finance professor warns that AI's confide…
AI engines use brand information in two distinct ways: usage (ingesting content without citation) and citation (directly referencing the brand as a source). A Pew Research study found users click link…