Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) wants to team up with Democratic lawmakers to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Gaetz, a firebrand member of the House Freedom Caucus, has frequently criticized the Republican speaker. In January, amid a heated fight after Republicans took back the House of Representatives, Gaetz accused McCarthy of illegally occupying the speaker’s … Read more
President Joe Biden could have the power to ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok after legislation aimed at giving him the authority to do so passed the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The bill, which was backed by all of the panel’s Republicans and opposed by all its Democrats, passed in a 24-16 vote. … Read more
Artists are pushing back on imagery generated by artificial intelligence (AI) by using the technology to create content containing copyrighted Disney characters. Since the introduction of AI systems including DALL·E 2, Lensa AI, and Midjourney, artists have argued that such tools steal their work, given that they’ve been fed an endless supply of their pieces … Read more