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Proposed billionaires' tax in California rattles Silicon Valley, entangles Gov. Newsom

A proposal to tax the accumulated wealth of California billionaires has ignited a political uproar in Silicon Valley and across the state

The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to at least 2,571, activists say

Activists say the death toll from the protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500 people

Satellite internet provider Starlink now offering free service inside Iran, activists say

Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is facing global criticism for generating sexualized deepfakes

Iranian state television acknowledges high death toll in nationwide protests, saying country had ‘a lot of martyrs’

Microsoft's Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to 'pay our way' for AI data centers amid rising opposition

Microsoft is trying to win over communities concerned about AI data centers

Death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spikes to at least 2,000, activists say

Malaysia will take legal action against Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot

Malaysian authorities have announced legal action against Elon Musk's social media platform X and its AI unit xAI

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s AI engine inside the Pentagon network

Apple calls on Google to help smarten up Siri and bring other AI features to the iPhone

Apple will lean on Google to help finish its bungled attempts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze