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Quartz – The topline number — 63,000 private-sector payroll jobs added in February, for the best showing since July 2025 — “appears, at first, to be good news. But glancing even just a few lines down the report changes the story and brings something alarming into view, with the ADP table showing that professional and …
“Fluid Dynamics – The situation in Iran and the region is fluid. Two fluids in particular might drive the course and duration of the war. You can probably guess the first one. Wall Street Journal Gift Article: Strait of Hormuz: The Oil Bottleneck Threatening the Global Economy. But there’s another fluid that could also be …
“Participatory science helps advance climate change research – In participatory science, people from all walks of life contribute to research projects that build toward a better understanding of the natural world. Usually designed and managed by professional scientists, these programs allow an organization to gather a larger amount of data, perhaps over a bigger area …
Medias: Private Credit and the Shadow Banking Crisis – “In this week’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump played the hits. He demonized immigrants, he lied about the state of the economy, chastised the Supreme Court over tariffs and called Democrats “crazy.” As evidence of his magnificence he of course touted the stock market, …
Aaron Zamost, a former employee of Block, examines that company’s recent layoffs made in the name of AI, and what they might mean for both the future of public companies and the stories they spin. The New York Times Gift Article: I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem. “Block stunned …
“Navigate AI with confidence. Protect legal advice privilege.As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in day to day business and legal workflows, protecting legal advice privilege has never been more critical. AI tools can be powerful, but they are not always privileged. Used incorrectly, they can expose confidential legal communications and result in the loss of privilege. …
“….These are among 198 lawsuits in the past year identified by The New York Times [Gift Article] that challenge how Mr. Trump has leveraged federal funding to carry out his agenda without the consent of Congress. And they reflect one remarkable feature of the campaign: It has proceeded undeterred by losses in court. With that …
Updated March 22, 2026 – Above the Law: Biglaw Executive Order Fight Heads To D.C. Circuit (For Real This Time). After dropping and un-dropping its appeals, DOJ now has a date to explain itself…The DOJ filed a full-throated defense of the EOs, pointing to the yellow-bellied nine Biglaw firms (A& O Shearman; Cadwalader; Kirkland & …
How to Geek: “Thanks to the internet, it’s incredibly easy to open an app and immediately get a detailed weather report. But what you might not realize is that your phone has some precise weather instruments of its own. Most phones have a barometer inside, and it’s more useful than you might think. What does …
Proton Blog: “From Minneapolis to Munich to Tehran, people are taking to the streets as a form of political expression. The right to peaceful assembly and protest are bedrocks of democracy, and we support everyone’s ability to exercise these rights. Proton’s mission is to protect people’s privacy and freedom from surveillance and censorship. For this …
Lifehacker: “If you’re tired of X and Threads, it might be time to move to greener, or perhaps bluer, pastures…It turns out that, with the right platform, it’s possible to like social media again. Bluesky is quite unlike most other social media networks. You have a lot of control over who sees your posts and …
Follow up to Open AI and Anthropic respond to Defense Department demands differently – See also Lawfare – Pentagon’s Anthropic Designation Won’t Survive First Contact with Legal System. “This is designation as political theater: a show of force that will not stick. On Feb. 27, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic—the maker of the AI …
