Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Tag: AI

Big Tech accused of AI ‘greenwashing’

A new report has found that “the promises of planet-saving tech remain hollow.”

The War intervention: AI, data centers, and the environment 

This increasingly inextricable partnership between AI and the war economy is throwing us into a fast track of climate and environmental chaos that threatens us all.

Trump family businesses rake in $4 billion after his re-election with...

With investments across sectors like real estate, hospitality, media, cryptocurrency and more, the Trumps are “increasingly integrating their business empire” into the wider U.S. economy.

Instacart ends use of AI-powered pricing experiment on consumers

Instacart's Eversight pricing tool allowed retails on its platform to experiment with pricing using AI, which could cost the average household up to $1,200 every year in additional spending.

States introduce AI bills affecting health care

More than 250 AI bills in health care were introduced in 47 states since October.

Microsoft faces reckoning for assisting Israel’s genocide in Gaza

A new legal and shareholder campaign warns that Microsoft’s military contracts expose the company and its executives to international and domestic liability.

Technology empires and the race to cement dominance

American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.

Trump’s $625 million coal bailout draws fire from climate and health...

Administration announces $625 million for coal plant life-extensions while Interior opens 13.1 million acres for leasing and EPA scraps pollution limits; advocates warn the public will “pay the price” through higher bills, dirtier air and stalled clean energy.

Will artificial intelligence (AI) only serve billionaire dominance—or end up educating,...

Potential AI benefits for the people won’t come easy and there’s never a free lunch for truly mind-boggling new gadgetry with enormous potential.

California Assembly introduces law to advance safety of artificial intelligence and...

Artificial intelligence (AI) presents "substantial risks" and experts said California is setting the path to manage those risks.

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Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America—if we survive!

So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.

Trump administration threatens media licenses and treason charges over Iran war coverage

Critics warn FCC pressure on broadcasters and presidential threats of treason charges represent a dangerous escalation against press freedom during an active military conflict.

Neocon nightmare: Americans flee Iraq as US embassy is hit and oil ports are...

Now that the US is again involved in a major war in the region, Iraq tilts to Washington’s enemy, Iran.

Million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for 2026

Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.

Big oil knew it was wrecking Louisiana’s coast, records show

Now, parish lawsuits, including one in front of the Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the state’s vanishing marshes.