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TECHLASH 3

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Cincinnati, struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s landmark net neutrality rules ,  ending a nearly two-decade effort to regulate broadband internet providers as utilities...

HIDDEN TRUTHS

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Suchir Balaji, an OpenAI whistleblower, was found dead inside his apartment in San Francisco . The medical examiner's office determined the manner of death to be suicide and police officials this week said there is " currently, no evidence of foul play "... Balaji grew up in Cupertino, California, before attending the University of California, Berkeley to study computer science. In October, the 26-year-old AI researcher had raised serious concerns about Sam Altman-run chatGPT maker OpenAI "breaking copyright law" . Balaji worked for nearly four years at OpenAI before quitting the company, after he realised the technology would do more harm than good to society , he told The New York Times. "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time”, said an OpenAI spokesperson. In a post on X in October, Balaji said: "I was at OpenAI for nearly 4 years and worked on ChatGPT ...

KILL THE BILL 2

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" REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL! " , Trump  said  on his social media platform, responding to   Jodie Ginsberg , CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)... Journalists and press freedom advocates responded to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's attack on a proposed federal shield law with renewed calls for the Senate to pass the House-approved bill. The bipartisan  Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act , which  passed  the House in January, would bar the federal government from forcing journalists and telecommunications companies to disclose certain information, to protect sources and reporting materials, with exceptions for threats of terrorism or imminent violence. Given Trump's long-standing hostility toward the press—which he has  called  " the enemy of the people "—there were fresh  demands  for Senate action. Noting that "Democratic administrations abused their powers to spy on journalists many...