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The friendship between Elon Musk and Larry Page collapsed amid disagreements over the use of artificial intelligence, according to a new book on Musk. Read More.

The UN human rights chief Volker Turk rallied against criticism of attempts by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to suppress online speech, particularly on X. Read More.

Aside from the 50 state governments, there are more than 3,000 county governments, 19,000 municipalities, roughly 16,000 townships and over 12,000 independent school districts, according to the U.S. Census. There are also more than 37,000 special districts, such as water authorities, parks districts, and other public entities that perform vital functions and are under the auspices of town and county governments. Why exactly do we need a federal government if it subverts our national security, orchestrates an invasion, and targets political opponents? Read More.

New research from Visa finds that small businesses are overwhelmingly open to the use of AI tools and automation to be more competitive, but are worried about keeping up with tech. Read More.

France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits. Read More.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to Silicon Valley next week to meet with X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to discuss artificial intelligence. Read More.

Antonio Rangel took the stand for the second day and said Google has leaned heavily on default settings to keep users hooked on its search engine and other lucrative services. Read More.

 Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota reintroduced legislation on Tuesday to prevent unelected officials from moving forward with a central bank digital currency. Read More.

This week's major Ukrainian attack on the Russian port of Sevastopol in Crimea was likely the largest strike on Russian naval targets since the war's start. Read More.

The Center for American Liberty announced on Wednesday that a woman who underwent gender transition as a minor and has since realized she is not male and detransitioned is taking legal action against the University of Nebraska Medical Center for manipulating her into getting a double mastectomy at age 16. Read More.

Over the next 10 weeks, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, as well as top executives from a slew of tech companies, are expected to be called as witnesses. Read More.

Several tech CEOs are among the figures appearing in Washington this week as lawmakers search for a consensus on how to deal with the rise of artificial intelligence. Read More.

Inflation increased to a 3.7% rate for the year ending in August, the second such increase after a full year of declines, driven in large part by rising gas prices. Read More.

On Monday, Senator Elizabeth Warren, one to never waste an opportunity to call for investigations into Elon Musk, demanded a comprehensive investigation into the idea that Musk personally halted Ukraine’s access to the Starlink satellite network during a potential attack on Russian warships near Crimea. Read More.

Most people think everything is fine. The Fed is getting inflation under control and soon they’ll be able to cut interest rates, keeping the economy from falling into a deep recession. In his podcast, Peter Schiff poured cold water on this narrative. He explains why the Fed won’t be able to repeat the magic it pulled off after the financial crisis and COVID. Read More.