Congress extended a controversial surveillance law for 45 days on Thursday, hours before its latest expiration following an earlier extension. The Senate passed — then the House cleared — a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes warrantless surveillance of foreign targets. But those targets are sometimes communicating electronically…
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Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed
The latest attempt to re-up a controversial expiring surveillance law has failed to placate vocal critics on both the left and right of the political spectrum. Two House votes failed last week to extend the spying powers under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 18 months without changes, leading to Congress…
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Palantir Will No Longer Profit Off of New Yorkers’ Health Data
A controversial multimillion-dollar deal between New York City’s public hospital system and military contractor Palantir, first reported by The Intercept, is coming to an end, according to recent testimony before the city council. Related Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars From New York City’s Public Hospitals The Intercept reported in February that the New York City…
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Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars From New York City’s Public Hospitals
New York City’s public hospital system is paying millions to Palantir, the controversial ICE and military contractor, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. Since 2023, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation has paid Palantir nearly $4 million to improve its ability to track down payment for the services provided at its hospitals…
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Inside OpenAI’s Decision to Kill the AI Model That People Loved Too Much
ChatGPT’s 4o model was beloved by many users, but it was controversial for its sycophancy and the real-world harms linked to some conversations.