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Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’

WIRED — AI · October 08, 2026 · International · Privacy Law

The Center for Humane Technology helped spark a movement against excessive screen time, but internal tensions over its direction and strategy have simmered for years, sources tell WIRED.

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Deep Signal · Part I of III

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Federal rulemakers are deciding what to do when artificial intelligence produces the kind of conclusion that once required an expert. They disagree about how to regulate it. They also disagree about whether the problem has arrived.

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Credit Monitoring Will Not Protect an FBI Agent

The FBI breach exposes a flaw in how we think about stolen data. For some people, stolen data is not about credit. It is a matter of life and death.

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Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’

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The Algorithm Said So

Credit Monitoring Will Not Protect an FBI Agent

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