Richard Blumenthal

Families of Boeing 737 Max Crash Victims Want Former Executives Prosecuted

Fri, 06/21/2024 - 09:15

Boeing has been having serious problems all year but it’s beginning to look like the company may actually be in pretty deep shit.

Boeing 737, Boeing, boeing 737 max certification, business finance, paul g cassell, Department of Justice, dave calhoun

Congress: Maybe We Shouldn't Let AI Destroy the News Media

Sat, 01/13/2024 - 07:30

Gizmodo

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.

OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, synthetic media, Donald Trump, kelly carlin, george carlin, gpt 4

Should Section 230 Protect AI Companies From Being Sued Out of Existence?

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 17:20

Gizmodo

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.

Section 230, artificial neural networks, hill, amazon, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, generative pre trained transformer

'Our Kids’ Lives Are at Stake:' 100 Parents of Trans Kids Beg Lawmakers to Kill Kids Online Safety Act

Tue, 09/12/2023 - 06:30

Gizmodo

Parents of more than 100 trans and gender-expansive children are urging lawmakers to turn their back on the “dangerous and misguided” Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) currently winding its way through Congress.

kids online safety act, Marsha Blackburn, kosa, Instagram, Biden, mary, Internet Privacy

The Worst Internet Bills of 2023, So Far

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 16:45

Gizmodo

2023 has been a doozy of a year for anyone keeping their ear to the ground on technology-related legislation.

Trump, Marsha Blackburn, tiktok, apple, meta, google, Richard Blumenthal

Congress sat back and let trucks become heavier, taller, and deadlier. Now pedestrian fatalities are at a 40-year high.

Fri, 03/24/2023 - 10:25

Tech Insider : Politics

A large black truck looms over a smaller car. The driver of the smaller car looks up at the truck, confused. — iStock; Robyn Phelps/Insider

politics, News, Trucks, INSIDER Data, Analysis, blind spot, blind zone

Regulators need to report SVB executives' potential 'outrageous and indefensible' behavior to Congress to avoid mistakes made after the 2008 financial crisis, 2 top Democrats say

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:10

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Sen. Elizabeth Warren co-wrote a letter to the DOJ and SEC calling for an investigation of SVB's collapse.
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

economy, politics, Silicon Valley Bank, Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Elizabeth Warren, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal

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