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Elon Musk's DOGE Expands Grok AI In US Government, Raise Conflict Concerns
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyze data potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information of Americans.
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Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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Russian-Born Harvard Researcher Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos Into US
The scientist, 30-year-old Kseniia Petrova, was arrested earlier this year and placed in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre.
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Trump To Sign Order Targeting Cities Defying Immigration Laws
US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday directing the attorney general and the secretary of Homeland Security to identify within a month the cities and states that are not complying with federal immigration laws.
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Uber Sued by FTC Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Sign-Ups
Uber was sued by the US Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed Monday, the FTC alleges the company charged consumers for its Uber One product without their consent, misled users about the program’s savings and made it “unreasonably” burdensome to cancel the service.
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"Visiting America Is Not...": Top US Diplomat Defends Trump's Visa Policy
Since coming to power in January, Donald Trump has deported some foreign students, has revoked multiple visas and has warned universities of federal funding cuts over pro-Palestinian protests.
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US Federal Workers Turn To Social Media For Support Amid Musk Job Cuts
A spoon emoji, a subreddit, a viral song: US federal workers are finding sweet succor in the bosom of the internet as President Donald Trump takes an ax to their jobs.
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Indian Student Missing In Dominican Republic May Have Drowned During Swim: Cops
A 20-year old Indian student has gone missing while on vacation in the Dominican Republic and US federal law enforcement agencies are working with authorities in the Caribbean country on the investigation in her disappearance.
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Simultaneous Polls Not Undemocratic: Law Ministry To Joint Panel
Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.
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Kash Patel, A Trump Loyalist, Confirmed As FBI Director
The Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, a staunch loyalist of President Donald Trump, to be director of the FBI, the country's top law enforcement agency.
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TikTok Stops Working For US Users Ahead Of Federal Ban
"A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US," said a message to users attempting to use the app.
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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Elon Musk Sued by US SEC Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake
In a complaint filed in Washington, D.C. federal court, the SEC said Musk violated federal securities law by waiting 11 days too long to disclose his initial purchase of 5% of Twitter's common shares.
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Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected users' personal data. Users of Android and non-Android mobile devices accused Google of invading their privacy and violating a California law against unauthorised fraudulent computer access by intercepting and saving their personal browsing histories w...
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"Not Tampering With State Powers": Law Minister On 'One Nation, One Poll'
A proposal to hold simultaneous federal and state elections - the 'one nation, one poll' proposal - is a long-pending piece of electoral reform and will not damage the Constitution, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon.
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Elon Musk's DOGE Expands Grok AI In US Government, Raise Conflict Concerns
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyze data potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information of Americans.
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Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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Russian-Born Harvard Researcher Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos Into US
The scientist, 30-year-old Kseniia Petrova, was arrested earlier this year and placed in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre.
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Trump To Sign Order Targeting Cities Defying Immigration Laws
US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday directing the attorney general and the secretary of Homeland Security to identify within a month the cities and states that are not complying with federal immigration laws.
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Uber Sued by FTC Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Sign-Ups
Uber was sued by the US Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed Monday, the FTC alleges the company charged consumers for its Uber One product without their consent, misled users about the program’s savings and made it “unreasonably” burdensome to cancel the service.
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"Visiting America Is Not...": Top US Diplomat Defends Trump's Visa Policy
Since coming to power in January, Donald Trump has deported some foreign students, has revoked multiple visas and has warned universities of federal funding cuts over pro-Palestinian protests.
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US Federal Workers Turn To Social Media For Support Amid Musk Job Cuts
A spoon emoji, a subreddit, a viral song: US federal workers are finding sweet succor in the bosom of the internet as President Donald Trump takes an ax to their jobs.
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Indian Student Missing In Dominican Republic May Have Drowned During Swim: Cops
A 20-year old Indian student has gone missing while on vacation in the Dominican Republic and US federal law enforcement agencies are working with authorities in the Caribbean country on the investigation in her disappearance.
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Simultaneous Polls Not Undemocratic: Law Ministry To Joint Panel
Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.
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Kash Patel, A Trump Loyalist, Confirmed As FBI Director
The Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel, a staunch loyalist of President Donald Trump, to be director of the FBI, the country's top law enforcement agency.
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TikTok Stops Working For US Users Ahead Of Federal Ban
"A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US," said a message to users attempting to use the app.
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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Elon Musk Sued by US SEC Over Late Disclosure of Twitter Stake
In a complaint filed in Washington, D.C. federal court, the SEC said Musk violated federal securities law by waiting 11 days too long to disclose his initial purchase of 5% of Twitter's common shares.
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Google Must Face Mobile Phone Privacy Class Action, Possible Trial
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected users' personal data. Users of Android and non-Android mobile devices accused Google of invading their privacy and violating a California law against unauthorised fraudulent computer access by intercepting and saving their personal browsing histories w...
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"Not Tampering With State Powers": Law Minister On 'One Nation, One Poll'
A proposal to hold simultaneous federal and state elections - the 'one nation, one poll' proposal - is a long-pending piece of electoral reform and will not damage the Constitution, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon.
