Lever News • Dec 14, 2025
LEVER WEEKLY: Are You On The FBI’s Naughty List?
Google wined and dined lawmakers, the Epstein files yield new revelations, and more from The Lever this week.
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Zeteo • Dec 13, 2025
Social Media Bans Aren’t About Protecting Kids. They’re About Censorship and Surveillance
US politicians want to replicate Australia's draconian law prohibiting children under 16 from using social media. But experts say such bans will actually make kids 'significantly less safe online.'
Semafor • Dec 13, 2025
Opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows in Washington
Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican with close ties to the White House, joined the mounting opposition in Washington to Netflix’s takeover of Warner Bros.
Semafor • Dec 12, 2025
Why high-quality content can thrive in an AI world
The Disney–OpenAI licensing deal is the latest example of a media company making a savvy move in the fog of AI economics.
Semafor • Dec 12, 2025
Why Excel is AI-proof
Microsoft recently upped the price of Excel which remains the company’s killer app, despite the rise of AI.
Semafor • Dec 12, 2025
Singapore startup builds AI-powered, self-running chemistry lab
The self-driving lab consists of AI software and robots that design experiments, run them, and gather data, with limited human intervention.
Semafor • Dec 12, 2025
Ancestry’s new AI feature narrates ancestors’ stories. But it won't make ‘dead people dance.’
The generative AI feature allows users to create narrated audio stories of their genealogy, but CTO Sriram Thiagarajan says they are mindful of risks in applying the new technology.
Drop Site News • Dec 12, 2025
12 dead and 27,000 tents destroyed in Gaza storms; Report finds $1 billion in revenue from Gaza aid extortion; Trump signs order blocking state laws on AI
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Scheer Post • Dec 12, 2025
Trump Gives Big Tech Friends an Early Christmas Gift With Order Against State AI Regulations
“This reward to Big Tech is a disgraceful invitation to reckless behavior by the world’s largest corporations,” said one watchdog group.
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Reclaiming water from contaminated brine can increase water supply and reduce environmental harm
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
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NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
The Conversation •
Building with air – how nature’s hole-filled blueprints shape manufacturing
The Conversation •
Whether it’s Valentine’s Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy about themselves
The Conversation •
From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action
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Is the whole universe just a simulation?
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Trump’s IRS Leak Suit Pulls Back the Curtain on a Government That Can’t Protect Its Own Data
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Short on resources, special educators are using AI – with little knowledge of the effects
The Conversation •
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