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The New York Times Gift Article: “Pretty much everyone agrees that artificial intelligence has the potential to reshape the economy in the coming decades. But no one is sure what effect the technology is having right now. According to some measures, A.I. is contributing to high unemployment rates among new graduates and might already have …
The New York Times Gift Article: “President Trump is trying to use the levers of the federal government, along with personal influence over state and local lawmakers, to reshape the rules governing the 2026 midterms and future elections in extraordinary ways. Many of these efforts have been blocked by courts, stymied by the Constitution or …
Above the Law: “A new poll from Verasight dropped this week, and its findings should be a wake-up call for everyone currently pretending the Supreme Court’s legitimacy crisis is a partisan fever dream. Short version: it isn’t. We’ve been tracking the Court’s legitimacy crisis for years now, and the numbers keep getting grimmer. Registered voters …
Fast Company: [Note – beSpacific added links to subject matter not found in the original article] “Tim Heidecker’s favorite form of comedy wastes your time. So there’s no better punch line than the internet, society’s ultimate time suck, which has woven its addictive, algorithmic tendrils into every single aspect of our lives, bottoming out in …
Gizmodo “Meteorologists simply aren’t able to gather as much data as they used to, and you’re suffering for it. Is there anything more annoying than leaving the house in shorts and flip flops, only to get caught in an unexpected downpour? The weather report is rarely spot-on, but if forecasts have seemed particularly inaccurate recently, …
Washington Post – no paywall: “Fireworks for this year’s July Fourth celebration are expected to cause hazardous levels of pollution around the National Mall and “very unhealthy” conditions in central D.C., according to internal National Park Service documents reviewed by The Washington Post. The show, billed by the Trump administration as the largest pyrotechnic display …
Murray, Michael D., Exposing the Risk Surface of Agentic AI in the Practice of Law (April 14, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6576480 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6576480 This article examines how the legal profession’s shift from passive generative AI tools to autonomous or semi-autonomous agentic AI systems dramatically expands the “risk surface” of AI in law practice. It …
The Leonardo Patent That Turns Your Devices Into a Location Fingerprint and Forecasts Where You’ll Go Next – The patent is US 12,236,780 B2, “Systems and Methods for Electronic Signature Tracking and Analysis.” It was granted on February 25, 2025, to Leonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions — the American arm of Leonardo, the Italian …
Brainyacts: What Karp Told CNBC and Why Law Firms Should Listen. Palantir’s CEO went on CNBC and bluntly described on live TV the exact trap your firm is walking into with AI. Not “AI is scary.” Sharper: you can pay a fortune, get modest value back, and quietly hand a vendor the three things that …
Worse on Purpose: Tracking the brands that got worse on purpose — and the ones that didn’t. The Brand Ledger tracks 215 brands across tools, bags, apparel, eyewear, and footwear. Who owns them, what they used to be, whether they’re still worth buying. Updated as things change. Search the Brand Ledger Browse all brands →Read …
“The Preliminary Report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI: Evidence-based assessment of opportunities, risks and impacts of AI is a first-of-its-kind independent scientific assessment of the capabilities, emerging opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence. The Panel, composed of independent scientists and experts from all 5 UN regions, outlines trends in AI. It’s central warning: …
Internet Archive Blogs: “As America celebrates its Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) this year, explore a curated list of materials preserved at the Internet Archive documenting the nation’s founding, the Declaration of Independence, past ephemera created for the nation’s anniversaries, and new efforts to capture and preserve the materials published by democracies. Democracy’s Library – The Internet …