The IRS Is Buying an AI Supercomputer From Nvidia
How exactly the IRS will use the SuperPod AI hardware is unclear. But it comes amid a push for automation in government.
Technology
Democrats Swear They’ll Fight Elon Musk. But What About the Cash They Took From SpaceX?
Musk has emerged as Trump’s far-right-hand man, creating some awkwardness for the president’s Democratic foes.
The War on Immigrants
ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party
The “privacy-first” company surprised its user base when CEO Andy Yen lauded Trump on social media.
Trump Appointees Can’t Own Crypto. That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Trump Himself.
For many government employees, merely owning cryptocurrency is off-limits. Not for Trump, who created a “very grifty” meme coin.
Washington’s TikTok Ban Hypocrisy: Internet Censorship Is Good, Now
With the Supreme Court approving the TikTok ban, the U.S. is embracing the type of internet authoritarianism it long opposed.
Government Sites Across the U.S. Are Awash in Hardcore Porn
The Intercept found dozens of government websites exploited by spammers to redirect to porn. Here’s how this hack happened.
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Under Meta’s relaxed hate speech rules, users can now post “I’m a proud racist” or “Black people are more violent than whites.”
Voices
My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information
Whether it’s banning articles on X or killing fact checks on Meta, the only constant is that it benefits the powerful.
To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment
Critics worry that a sweeping ban based on predictions rather than more concrete proof of TikTok’s security risks sets a precedent in line with repressive regimes.