Protestors Unveil ‘What Iceberg?’ Sculpture at OpenAI Event, Placing Leaders on a Sinking Ship
A Bay Area studio installs a papier-mâché protest sculpture at an OpenAI developer event, comparing AI's costs to the Titanic's doomed lower decks.
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Category: Tech Policy
Protesters Gather at OpenAI’s DevDay, Chanting ‘Put People Over Profit’
Protesters rallied outside OpenAI's DevDay in San Francisco, targeting its ICE contract, military work, and data center footprint.
Democratic Rep. Mike Kelly presses China’s AI firms on whether they’re slowing their operations
A top Democrat presses Chinese AI firms on superintelligence, kill switches, and a US-China treaty banning RSI.
Artificial Intelligence Chiefs Gather at the White House as Experts Warn of Technology Risks
AI leaders meet at the White House for lunch with Trump and Johnson, amid warnings of rapid tech threats.
Medicare Ends Special Treatment for FDA ‘Breakthrough’ Devices This Month
Medicare ends special payments for FDA 'breakthrough' devices, closing a door opened in 2020 that now has a final list of devices grandfathered in.
Flock Is Fighting to Keep Its Surveillance Camera Map Online as Privacy Groups Push Back
A map reveals where Flock Security cameras watch you. Now the company demands it be taken offline.
Parley Fixes The Bug That Made Nicknames Wake Everyone Across The Federation
A chat system with no central server, wherein every person runs their own instance, and names are read as shown.
Nvidia Advisor Says the Company Owes Him a Billion Dollars in Stock
A man who advised Nvidia in 1993 says he's owed a billion dollars in stock, after discovering a vesting error.
ASML Confesses No European Sales at All in Its 2026 Report
ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026. Here's why European chipmakers aren't buying its gear.
MIT Faculty Respond to Campus Surveillance Cameras by… Bedazzling Them
MIT faculty are bedazzling surveillance cameras with glitter gems in protest of the administration's secret AI camera tests.
Zuckerberg Defends Ray-Ban Meta Glasses by Saying Phones Lack Lights
Zuckerberg argues Meta glasses are more obvious than phones since they have a light on when recording. The Vergecast debates the ethics.
Solar Growth Cools as Installed Capacity Stops Climbing in the US
The US grid's solar boom may have run its course — demand and generation growth both show a slower pace in 2026.