Category «E-Records»

The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency

Susan B. Glasser in The New Yorker: The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency [no paywall]. “The point is that no matter how much you might want to avoid paying attention to this truly unsavory story, it is not going away. The veteran journalist Jonathan Alter, who’s covered his share …

Subjects: Congress, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate

NOTE – The Epstein emails released on Wednesday November 12, 2025 are not the files the White House is fighting so hard to keep from coming out. See also Zeteo Scoured 26,000 Epstein Docs. Here’s What We Found You can search and review the emails here. Read what Epstein said about Trump, and his emails …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops

ProPublica: “When President Donald Trump told reporters on Sept. 5 he’d started looking at sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, he said it was because of something he saw on television. He said the city was being destroyed by paid agitators. “What they’ve done to that place, it’s like living in hell,” he said, …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Defense, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Inside Harvey: How a first-year legal associate built one of Silicon Valley’s hottest startups

TechCrunch: “Legal AI might not sound like the sexiest category in Silicon Valley, but Harvey‘s CEO Winston Weinberg has captured the attention of virtually every top-tier investor in the Valley. The company’s cap table reads like a who’s who of venture capital: the OpenAI Startup Fund (its first institutional investor), Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Elad …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

Omdia’s 2025 AI Market Maturity Survey Data

Overview available free – survey requires subscription: “The efficiency and value of AI Proof of Concept (PoCs) projects and pilots are the subject of heated debate, fuelled by reports claiming that only a handful make it to production. This has been interpreted as proof that generative AI is failing to scale, that stalled PoCs mean …

Subjects: E-Records, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

OSINTCon November Videos

@osintambition held a free online #osint conference with dozens of speakers and thousands of participants. If you missed anything, you can watch videos of the talks in this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist From Program One “Investigators can’t afford to spend endless hours chasing a single target. Classic OSINT skills are essential, but they eventually hit limits of …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone

404 Media: “A judge in Washington has ruled that police images taken by Flock’s AI license plate-scanning cameras are public records that can be requested as part of normal public records requests. The decision highlights the sheer volume of the technology-fueled surveillance state in the United States, and shows that at least in some cases, …

Subjects: Courts, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Legal Research, Privacy

Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

The New York Times Gift Article – “Epstein Files Live Updates: Trump Named in Emails Released by Democrats and Republicans. Messages in which Jeffrey Epstein discussed President Trump were among 20,000 documents posted online. Mr. Trump blamed Democrats as the White House rushed to block further revelations. The mocking and accusatory voice of Jeffrey Epstein …

Subjects: Censorship, Congress, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots

The New York Times Gift Article: “Experts say the new policy, which ditches software that automatically captured text messages, opens ample room for both willful and unwitting noncompliance with federal records laws. The Department of Homeland Security has stopped using software that automatically captured text messages and saved trails of communication between officials, according to …

Subjects: Data Governance, E-Government, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Google Maps will start incorporating generative AI to create an “all-knowing copilot”

Semafor: “Users can ask open-ended questions, such as “What’s parking like at my destination?” or “Is there a good restaurant nearby?” It’s part of Google’s wider move toward AI: Google’s Meet, Docs, and Calendar all have AI functionality via the company’s Gemini model, and its AI can also read all of your Gmail messages. As …

Subjects: AI, E-Mail, E-Records, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Search Engines, Transportation

Google’s Hidden Empire

Google’s Hidden Empire: This paper presents striking new data about the scale of Google’s involvement in the global digital and corporate landscape, head and shoulders above the other big tech firms. While public attention and some antitrust scrutiny has focused on these firms’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities, Google has also been amassing an empire …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines