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Axios: “Facebook has shaped political discourse, family dynamics and entire news cycles for years. Its algorithm reflects years of your clicks, relationships and habits, so your feed may be showing you a version of the world built from your past, Axios’ Herb Scribner writes. Why it matters: Facebook doesn’t have to be a pit of …
The New Yorker [no paywall] – New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI. “…Many technology companies issue vague proclamations about improving the world, then go about maximizing revenue. But the founding premise of OpenAI was that it would have to be different. The founders, who …
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 4, 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 …
Liu, Xinyue and Mireshghallah, Niloofar and Ginsburg, Jane C. and Chakrabarty, Tuhin, Alignment Whack-a-Mole : Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in Large Language Models (March 20, 2026). Columbia Public Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6449179 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6449179 Frontier LLM companies have repeatedly assured courts and regulators that their models do not …
Follow up to DOJ reverses course and seeks to defend orders targeting law firms – See also Amicus Brief Defends Constitutional Separation of Powers and Rejects Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Attempt to Punish Law Firms Standing Up to Executive Coercion. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Judiciary Democrats in filing an amicus …
Security Week: “Like an inverted pyramid, the range of different attack modes are now built on top of the single point of identity abuse. Stolen credentials are a major threat. Legitimate credentials illegitimately acquired provide legitimate access to illegitimate actors. Once inside the network, these bad actors have greater ability to move and act in …
The EU treats big tech platforms like public infrastructure. If your platform is big enough that people and businesses have no real alternative, you play by public rules. And that’s a great way of seeing it. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. Over 1.2 billion people and hundreds of millions of businesses depend on …
“Trump has proposed a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, significantly increasing military spending compared to previous years [44-percent increase from the 2026 enacted level.] The plan includes pay raises for troops, funding for a missile defense system known as the “Golden Dome,” and replenishment of critical munitions amid ongoing conflict. At …
EFF: “The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight restriction preventing private drone operators, including professional and citizen journalists, from flying drones within half a mile of any ICE or CBP vehicle. In January, EFF and media organizations including The New York Times and …
Follow up to Searchable database for the Epstein Files – Only Fraction of Files Released – See Why Are FBI and DOJ Hiding 976 Victim Interviews??? Compiled by Joseph Elfelt. Version 1 April 2, 2026. Download this PDF – “Recently I finished making a list of the unique FD-302 victim interviews that have been released. …
Zev Shalev – The Narativ: “President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, removing the nation’s top law enforcement officer after months of growing frustration over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and what Trump saw as her failure to prosecute his political enemies aggressively enough. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche — …
CRS Report No. R48889. March 31, 2026. Availability of Federal Data: Policy Considerations for Disclosure, Preservation, and Governance – Federal data can provide valuable information for various audiences—from farmers seeking to protect bats that eat crop-harming insects to local efforts determining where to rebuild to avoid coastal flooding. In 2013, the Office of Management and …
