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A Trump administration once eager to gun for technological supremacy is now, for the first time, reckoning with the power AI could unleash if left unchecked. LA Times
Walt Disney Co. has picked up a vocal ally in its fight against the Federal Communications Commission: one of the panel's three commissioners. LA Times
City Council Democrats agreed to drop a planned disciplinary action against a Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino over X statements calling for the "expulsion of Muslims,". New York Post
VOA VIEW: Muslims do not do well in assimilation.
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WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is investigating more than 120 biological laboratories abroad that were funded by US taxpayer dollars for decades, as part of an effort to end potentially risky experiments with viruses pursuant to President Trump’s executive order on so-called “gain-of-function” research. New York Post
Nearly 20 countries are interested in drone deals with Ukraine, and four agreements have already been signed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. New York Post
More than 20 oil rig workers have been evacuated after a fire broke out on a platform off the Southern California coast. The blaze ignited on Platform Habitat, nine miles off Carpinteria, early Monday morning as Harbor Patrol were seen trying to douse the flames. Twenty-six staff were rushed to safety with two minor injuries... New York Post
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Kennedy has been advised to tone it down.
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Under pressure from the economic fallout of the war in Iran and politically emboldened, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asks Indians to sacrifice. New York Times
With peace talks on ice and Ukraine now more self-reliant, President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to be stepping away from the United States. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Zelensky's loss.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth escalated his long-standing feud with Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly on Sunday, accusing the retired Navy captain of disclosing classified information during a nationally televised interview. OANN
VOA VIEW: Kelly did make the mistake.
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American passengers on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Atlantic have been repatriated to the United States, with one individual having tested "mildly PCR positive" for the virus and another showing symptoms. OANN
Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned Friday amid a looming state investigation into allegations she carried on an improper relationship with an attorney who argued before the court, citing the toll further scrutiny would take on her family. Washington Times
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says. CBS
Six people were found dead in a Union Pacific Railroad boxcar in Laredo, Texas, at the Mexican border, police there said, without offering any details. CBS
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As public support for large-scale data center buildouts declines across the U.S., a new type designed to operate inside individual homes is coming. CNBC
Target is refreshing its baby category as part of a broader effort to offer better products and more convenience to compete with Walmart and Amazon. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
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Alabama woman Jaclyn Skuce gets life in prison for hiring a hitman to kill Anthony Sheppard to prevent him from gaining custody of their child. FOX News
Two police officers were shot and a third injured in Syracuse as authorities report an active shooter situation with residents urged to shelter in place. FOX News
Second Amendment advocates sound alarm on Connecticut bill they say bans most Glock-style pistols and limits self-defense options for gun owners. FOX News
A 16-year-old girl and a man were charged with three counts of murder after the teen's parents and grandmother were found dead in North Carolina. FOX News
A Pennsylvania man allegedly set a home on fire after allegedly being rejected by a woman, killing an Army veteran and injuring two others, according to police. FOX News
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to visit South Korea before heading to China for a U.S.-China summit, his social media post showed Monday. UPI
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For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to avoid legal exposure for content on their platforms, thanks to a law that differentiates the companies from online publishers. But those safeguards appear to be weakening. Change has long been needed.
Meta and Google, which dominate the U.S. digital ad market, find themselves as defendants in a host of lawsuits that collectively serve to undermine the long-held notion that they have legal protection for what surfaces on their sites, apps and services. Companies like TikTok and Snap are in the same predicament.
The unifying aspect of the recent cases is that they’re crafted to circumventSection 230of the Communications Decency Act, which Congress passed in 1996 and President Bill Clinton signed into law. Established in the early days of the internet, the law protects websites from being sued over content posted by their users, and allows them to act as moderators without being held liable for what stays up.
Last week, ajury in New Mexicofound Meta liable in a case involving child safety, while jurors in Los Angeles held the Facebook parent and Google’s YouTubenegligent in a personal injury trial. Days after those verdicts were revealed, victims of the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed aclass action lawsuitagainst Google and the Trump administration over allegations related to the wrongful disclosure of personal information.
In that complaint, the plaintiffs argue that Google’s AI Mode, which serves up AI-powered summaries and links, is “not a neutral search index,” a clear effort to make the case that Google isn’t just a platform sitting between users and the information they seek.
“The plaintiffs’ bar is winning the war against section 230 through systematic, relentless litigation that is causing there to be divots and chinks in its protection,” said Eric Goldman, a law professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, in an interview.
