A.I., Journalism and the Uncertain Future of the Public Square
Publisher A.G. Sulzberger warns A.I. companies are violating settled law and urges news organizations to stand up for their rights to ensure a sustainable future for reporting.
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Diplomacy in decline
NBC News: “Roughly 2,000 U.S. diplomats have been laid off or forced to retire, taking with them decades of institutional knowledge, crisis response experience and highly specialized language skills…” See also At the Breaking Point – The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025 – A Report by the American Foreign Service Association
Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent
The New York Times Gift Article: “President Trump’s upheaval of the federal government has led to an exodus of more than 10,000 lawyers since the beginning of 2025, a striking loss of legal talent that has left some agencies pushing to find attorneys to carry out his agenda. Roughly one in five lawyers who worked …
AI in Finance and Banking May 31, 2026
Via LLRX – AI in Finance and Banking May 31, 2026 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 29, 2026
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 29, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …
Kirkland & Ellis to spend $500mn building its own AI technology
FT.com [no paywall]: “Kirkland & Ellis has set aside $500mn to create its own AI platform, as the world’s highest-grossing law firm seeks to develop proprietary technology rather than rely only on tools available to its competitors. The US-based firm expects to spend more than $100mn this year and hundreds of millions more in the …
Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting
Democracy Docket: “The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday [May 29, 2026] that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government. The proposed rule, which will be formally published next week, is an alarming …
Companies Are Getting Burned by Burning Tons of Tokens
Gizmodo – Wait, this costs money?: “Just last month, the most important metric in Silicon Valley was tokens burned—the units of measurement for the computing power being used by AI models. CEOs were giving employees the Matthew McConaughey “those are rookie numbers, you gotta pump those numbers up” speech from The Wolf of Wall Street. Now, …
A global dataset of microplastics in urban stormwater runoff (2018–2024)
Urban stormwater runoff (2018–2024). Sci Data 13, 784 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07137-y. “Microplastic (<5 mm) pollution is a growing environmental concern, with urban stormwater systems serving as critical transport pathways. While microplastics predominantly originate and circulate within urban environments, transported via stormwater runoff to receiving water bodies, existing datasets focus almost exclusively on marine and coastal waters. This …
2026 U.S. Midterm Election Threat Outlook
Check Point – 2026 U.S. Election Threat Outlook: “The 2026 U.S. midterm election cycle is expected to drive elevated cyber threat activity across the broader election ecosystem, including political organizations, fundraising and media platforms, government services, campaign personnel, and the providers that support them. Current intelligence and reporting indicate that the most likely 2026 election-related …
Trump is looting our country. He just gave us (more) proof.
Lawyer Oyer – Trump is looting our country. He just gave us (more) proof. “This week [May 17, 2026], Trump filed a government ethics disclosure known as Form 278-T. It’s a roadmap to the corruption and conflicts of interest that have pervaded his presidency. Call me old fashioned, but it continues to surprise me that …
Law Students for Climate Accountability
Above the Law: “The Law Students for Climate Accountability puts together an annual report ranking the Vault 100 on how much fossil fuel work they do. In the era of on-campus interviewing, the Spring presented an excellent opportunity to do some research before selling your services to a law firm defending the rights of companies …
