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Semafor – [reg. required to read all articles] “Trump on Wednesday [July 23, 2025] unveiled his long-awaited AI Action Plan, a national strategy accompanied by a trio of executive orders meant to replace his predecessor’s safety-first directives. The new roadmap focuses on deregulation and industry growth to better compete against China. In response, left-center policy …
TechSpot – “Plan demands deletion of 100,000 regulations, projecting $1.5 trillion in savings by 2026 A hot potato: Elon Musk may have long departed the Department of Government Efficiency, but DOGE is still causing controversy. A new report claims that the agency is using a new artificial intelligence tool to create a list of federal …
AboveTheLaw: “At AALL’s annual meeting, the research profession searches for its war footing. Librarians don’t come across as folks who storm the Bastille. But when the 118th annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries met in Portland this week under a banner exhorting the group to “Be Bold,” deep thoughts about the Dewey …
Internet Archive Blogs – July 24, 2025. “Announced today, the Internet Archive has been designated as a federal depository library by Senator Alex Padilla. The designation was made via letter to Scott Matheson, Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Senator Padilla explained the designation in a statement to KQED: “The Archive’s digital-first …
Washington Post no paywall: “The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post and four government officials familiar with the plans. The …
Mind-War – “As my readers know, I have been doing a lot of testing and reporting on AI—what’s it’s useful for, and what it’s not, along with some remarkable analyses of Stephen Miller and Donald Trump. I also recognize the downsides. But we must fight on the battlefield that exists, not the one we hope …
OSINTMe – “Reddit remains to be a useful source of intelligence for OSINT professionals and enthusiasts, given the presence of unfiltered user content and niche communities. Obviously, the contrast between “normal” user interactions and AI-generated slop on social media in general is what makes Reddit stand out. At the same time, Reddit communities often host …
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) – “The Social Security and Medicare trust funds are only a little more than seven years from insolvency, based on projections from the programs’ own Trustees in combination with our estimates of the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The law dictates that when the …
Bleeping Computer – “BleepingComputer previously reported that OpenAI is testing a new ‘Study together’ feature, and today, a new announcement within the ChatGPT web app confirms it. This announcement is titled ‘Study and Learn,’ and it looks like the feature will be called Study Together. With the Study Together feature on ChatGPT, you’ll be able …
The New York Times – no paywall: “The science on climate change has long been settled. Now the law is, too. On Wednesday, the International Court of Justice, the judicial branch of the United Nations, recognized for the first time that there is no way to solve the climate crisis or atone for its devastating …
American Prospect: “Climate disasters are causing “record-high insurance losses,” a recent CNN article began, citing insurance industry research. The first half of 2025 brought about “a new market reality,” it said, with climate-related losses for insurers setting a record for the January-to-June period. It is true that insurance companies have made some large payouts for …
