National Security Strategy of the United States November 2025

The New York Times Gift Article – Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy. President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians Lawfare: “On Dec. 4, the Trump administration released its National Security Strategy (NSS). The strategy …

Subjects: Defense, Government Documents, Legal Research

Explore NASA Science e-Books

From Earth and the other planets in our solar system, to supermassive black holes and the distant galaxies that contain them, explore NASA science and imagery through our library of e-books. Earth History Planets Image Books ISS Researcher’s Guides Children’s Books and Activities More NASA e-Books

Subjects: E-Government, Education

University of Chicago Law School AI Lab Launches LeaseChat

LawSites – “LeaseChat [in Beta] it is a free AI tool designed to help renters across the United States analyze their leases and understand their legal rights. With more than 40 million rented properties nationwide, the tool aims to level the playing field for tenants navigating complex lease agreements and landlord-tenant law. LeaseChat provides four …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Economy, Housing, Legal Research

The Loyalty Trap: How Loyalty Programs Hook Us with Deals, Hack our Brains, and Hike Our Prices

Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator & UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice – “…But today, as seen with McDonald’s, loyalty programs have evolved into data-harvesting machines that lawmakers should scrutinize as closely as any other surveillance-based business model. They track not just what consumers buy, but who we are, what we search for, and …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research, Privacy

Real or AI? The 7 Telltale Signs Every Fake Image Still Can’t Hide

PCMag: “AI-generated images aren’t going away anytime soon. In fact, they continue to look increasingly realistic thanks to the likes of Gemini’s advanced Nano Banana Pro image model, among others. You might not be able to immediately tell what’s fake in every instance, but it’s still worth checking for a few telltale signs. Below are …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania

Literary Hub: Ed Simon Considers the Many Different Ways an Obsession Can Manifest. “Desiderius Erasmus lived his happiest months from late 1507 into 1508 at the Venetian print-shop of Aldus Manutius. A peripatetic scholar, the Dutch scholar had lived in Rotterdam and London, Basel and Paris, true to the dictum that where the humanist goes …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management

Study – AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions

NBC News: “Artificial intelligence chatbots are very good at changing peoples’ political opinions, according to a study published Thursday, and are particularly persuasive when they use inaccurate information. The researchers used a crowd-sourcing website to find nearly 77,000 people to participate in the study and paid them to interact with various AI chatbots, including some …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Education, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

FDA Expands Use of Advanced AI for Safety Reviews and Inspections

Civil Eats: “December 4, 2025 – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that it has deployed a version of artificial intelligence called “agentic AI” for “all agency employees” to assist with complex tasks, including safety reviews, inspections, and compliance. While the release did not specifically mention food safety, the agency is responsible …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Full report on Hegseth’s use of Signal from Pentagon IG

AP – “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. troops at risk by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a Pentagon inspector general’s report made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved messaging apps and devices across the Defense Department. Hegseth had the authority to …

Subjects: Defense, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Say goodbye to the billable hour, thanks to AI

WSJ – via MSN w no paywall [Note – we have heard this mantra for decades….is change arriving in 2026?]: “Rita Gunther McGrath is an academic director in executive education at Columbia Business School and author of “Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen.” Is the billable hour about to …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing