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“The horrific kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie and the ongoing search for her has brought attention to the FBI’s Combined Index System (CODIS). The Bureau has prepared these FAQS CODIS and NDIS Fact Sheet — FBI on CODIS and the National DNA Data System (NDIS) that should be useful to our users.” [Professor Bert Chapman, Purdue …
Politico: “The European Parliament has disabled AI features on the work devices of lawmakers and their staff over cybersecurity and data protection concerns, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO. The chamber emailed its members on Monday to say it had disabled “built-in artificial intelligence features” on corporate tablets after its IT department assessed …
FT.com – no paywall – “…So, how exactly can you buy a law firm if you are not allowed to buy a law firm? The answer is that the law firm gets split into two parts: one entity, fully controlled by lawyers, that provides legal advice to clients, and a second, called a management services …
RefSeek is a web search engine for students and researchers that aims to make academic information easily accessible to everyone. RefSeek searches more than five billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers. RefSeek’s unique approach offers students comprehensive subject coverage without the information overload of a general search engine—increasing the visibility of …
ProPublica: “…The source of the bad data was a Department of Homeland Security tool called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE. Once used mostly to check immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits, SAVE has undergone a dramatic expansion over the last year at the behest of President Donald Trump, who has long falsely claimed …
W. A. Lawrence – “Marc Andreessen’s firm bankrolled Substack and donated $39 million to Trump’s orbit. Its former executives now serve in his administration. If you publish political journalism here, you should know whose roof you’re under. That is the sentence every political writer on Substack needs to sit with, because almost none of them …
The New York Times: “After nearly 90 years, the Gallup Organization will no longer track presidential approval ratings, which served as a steady way to measure Americans’ views of their elected leaders. The polling firm, which has been tracking presidential approval since Franklin D. Roosevelt, said that the decision was based on a shift in …
Open Culture: Hear Moby Dick Read in Its Entirety by Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, John Waters, Stephen Fry & More – “We’re glad to say the project reached its successful conclusion. And they certainly called on an impressive roster of celebrity readers: Stephen Fry, Neil Tennant, Fiona Shaw, Will Self, Benedict Cumberbatch, China Miéville, Tony Kushner, …
W. A. Lawrence – URGENT: Free Emergency Voter Documentation Guide 69 million American women could lose their right to vote. If your birth certificate shows your maiden name but your ID shows your married name, H.R. 22 (the SAVE Act) could block you from voting. This 4-page guide tells you: ✅ What documents to order …
“In the near term, CBO anticipates, U.S. businesses will absorb 30 percent of the import price increases by reducing their profit margins; the remaining 70 percent will be passed through to consumers by raising prices . . . the net effect of tariffs is to raise U.S. consumer prices by the full portion of the …
Follow up to No One, Including Our Furry Friends, Will Be Safer in Ring’s Surveillance Nightmare – See Also How to Geek – “Picking a video doorbell that doesn’t rely on the cloud means you can save footage locally and not rely on pricey subscriptions. Pair it with a smart home platform like Home Assistant, and …
MakeUseOf: “There’s a little thrill in seeing 100% glowing in the corner of your laptop screen. It feels like topping off the tank before a long drive or walking into the week with a perfectly clean desk. Older nickel-cadmium batteries led us to believe that reaching full charge was not just good but necessary. That …
