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A panel of communications experts helped us test how well artificial intelligence tools write emails (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/26/2025 - 05:57Trump’s Washington runs on secret chat app Signal (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:19How should officials discuss military plans? Not over Signal, experts say. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:19Opinion | AI is about to make your doctor’s visit much better (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 06:17Editorial | A spotlight on Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/24/2025 - 06:47President Trump ends program millions in China use for internet, worrying Congress
The Trump administration’s move to shut down the Open Technology Fund (OTF), an internet freedom project that helped millions of people in China access the open web, has stirred concern from lawmakers, including Republicans, who argue the nonprofit is a crucial tool to counter the rise of Beijing. OTF, launched in 2012, was intended to allow people who live under repressive regimes to circumvent restrictions and access the internet.
Two Democratic commissioners fired from FTC
President Donald Trump fired the only two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, handing the remaining Republican commissioners exclusive control over the agency that oversees antitrust and consumer protection laws and serves as the U.S. government’s primary regulator of the tech industry. FTC Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter announced their dismissals on the social media site X, with both calling their firings illegal.