Prince Harry and Meghan call out the harmful effects of social media on today’s youth

Prince Harry and Meghan call out the harmful effects of social media on today’s youth

The guests sipped prosecco and chattered away while dessert was served at the third annual Project Health Minds Gala on Thursday night in New York.   The evening was winding down, but there was still one big award to give out: Humanitarian of the Year, which this year would be honoring Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, for creating…

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Salesforce CEO says National Guard should patrol San Francisco — stunning his own PR team

Salesforce CEO says National Guard should patrol San Francisco — stunning his own PR team

Marc Benioff has long been San Francisco’s liberal-leaning billionaire, the tech executive who funded homeless services, donated to the city’s public schools, and hosted Hillary Clinton fundraisers. But in a new, wide-ranging phone interview with the New York Times from his private plane, Benioff revealed a political transformation that seemed to surprise even his own…

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Homeland Security reassigns ‘hundreds’ of CISA cyber staffers to support Trump’s deportation crackdown

Homeland Security reassigns ‘hundreds’ of CISA cyber staffers to support Trump’s deportation crackdown

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reassigning hundreds of employees across several of its agencies to assist in the Trump administration’s broad immigration crackdown, and will dismiss staffers who refuse to comply, according to news reports. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the department moved staffers from the U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA, many of whom focus…

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California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash 

California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash 

SB 53, the AI safety and transparency bill that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week, is proof that state regulation doesn’t have to hinder AI progress.   So says Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI, on today’s episode of Equity.  “The reality is that policy makers themselves know that we have to do something, and…

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