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Gavin Newsom takes a populist turn on AI ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run
AI is becoming a dominant political issue, with many on the right and the left coalescing around concerns about the rapid growth of the industry.
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The Pentagon is buying 300,000 drones in a competition designed for a new kind of war
Seeing the threat of Chinese components and the expansion of drone warfare, the Pentagon is pushing to catch up. 
Teachers union president calls for limits on AI and screen time in schools
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, wants to ban “social companion” chatbots for children under 16.
Tech titans mostly silent after Pope Leo’s warning about risks of AI
The AI boom’s most high-profile executives didn’t immediately weigh in on the pope’s encyclical, though some tech leaders signaled support for his message.
Vance calls Pope Leo’s AI warnings ‘profound’
Vance said in an interview with NBC News he is glad the pope tackled AI. He also discussed why X remains off his phone after he deleted it for Lent.
Gandalf, Picasso and MLK: Cultural references ground Pope Leo’s AI warning
The pope’s message is clear — in the battle for righteousness, human beings must remain at the center of civilization, not sidelined by AI.
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Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names
The journals falsely attributed articles to several professors, who say the fiasco is a warning about the future of knowledge.
Iranian hackers responsible for L.A. transit system breach, Israeli researchers say
The saboteurs stole at least 700 gigabytes of emails, backups and other files from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to Gambit Security, a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm.
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A million people on Mars, a billion SpaceX shares: Musk’s peculiar performance-based bonuses
Elon Musk is in for a major payday if SpaceX is able to establish a city on Mars. “I have a hard time taking it seriously,” one expert said.
China’s Huawei touts chip design breakthrough in bid to defy U.S. sanctions
The tech giant said it had achieved a breakthrough that would allow it to make cutting-edge chips within five years.
Pope Leo warns AI is fueling conflict, urges world to slow advances
The U.S.-born pope was writing in his first encyclical, a sweeping and eagerly anticipated manifesto.
