Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault is a writer covering weird tech, nuclear war, and video games. He’s worked for Reuters, Motherboard, and the New York Times.
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FAA Scraps Civil and Criminal Penalties for Flying Drones Near ICE Vehicles
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FAA Scraps Civil and Criminal Penalties for Flying Drones Near ICE Vehicles

You won’t go to jail for filming ICE with a drone, but the government may still shoot it down and it expanded the list of protected agencies to include the Department of Justice.
Ukraine Says Russians are Surrendering to Robots
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Ukraine Says Russians are Surrendering to Robots

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pitching his country as a global leader in robots for war and defense. Will the world listen?
Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit
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Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit

“This is the Strait of Hormuz in the data economy. If you want to make a change, this is where you cut it off. Anything short of that is theatrical political posture.”
Farmer Arrested for Speaking Too Long at Datacenter Town Hall Vows to Fight
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Farmer Arrested for Speaking Too Long at Datacenter Town Hall Vows to Fight

Darren Blanchard went a few seconds over his three minute time limit and found himself in handcuffs.
Maine Is Close to Passing a Moratorium on New Datacenters
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Maine Is Close to Passing a Moratorium on New Datacenters

The proposed legislation would be the first of its kind passed in the country, but there are similar bills popping up everywhere this year.
Journalist Sues FAA Over Drone No Fly Zone Designed to Prevent Filming ICE
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Journalist Sues FAA Over Drone No Fly Zone Designed to Prevent Filming ICE

A Minnesota journalist is challenging a 3,000 foot restriction on flying near DHS assets on First Amendment grounds.
Paul McCartney Banned From Reddit After Promoting Himself in Paul McCartney Subreddit
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Paul McCartney Banned From Reddit After Promoting Himself in Paul McCartney Subreddit

Reddit blamed a technical glitch for the removal of the living legend’s concert footage.
Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War
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Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War

“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.”
The People Left Behind by the Metaverse
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The People Left Behind by the Metaverse

"The way they have behaved here is profoundly harmful and I would deem it a type of psychological torture from corprotate neglect."
Tiny Township Fears Iran Drone Strikes Because of New Nuclear Weapons Datacenter
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Tiny Township Fears Iran Drone Strikes Because of New Nuclear Weapons Datacenter

The attorney for the township of Ypsilanti, Michigan, said the construction of the data center puts “a big bulls eye target on this entire township."
Government Registers Aliens.Gov Domain
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Government Registers Aliens.Gov Domain

There is no associated website yet, but the move comes after Trump ordered the release of files related to UFOs.
CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court
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CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court

The CEO of Krafton used ChatGPT to push out the head of the studio developing Subnautica 2 against the advice of his own legal team and failed miserably.