Cut Through GenAI Confusion: Eight Definitive Reads

MIT Sloan: “Are you confident about how to navigate the what, where, when, and why of generative AI? MIT SMR expert authors offer some much-needed clarity for leaders. Generative AI has become a part of many people’s workdays and organizations’ work processes. And yet many leaders struggle to determine the … As generative AI becomes …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies

Washington Post via MSN: “Smaller law firms are being pressed to their limits as they try to pick up the legal slack. The largest law firms in the United States have been far less likely to challenge President Donald Trump’s policies than they were during his first term, and smaller firms are carrying much more …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Free Speech, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

We’re Good at Search Just Not the Kind That the AI era Demands

We’’re Good at Search”… Just Not the Kind That the AI era Demands – a Provocation Oct 23, 2025. Abstract: Derived from Perplexity.AI. This essay by Aaron Tay explores the evolving landscape of search in the age of AI, focusing on the shifting challenges and skillsets faced by librarians and information professionals. Tay argues that …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Who’s on your Wi-Fi?

PCWorld: “Here’s how to see every device on your home network. The best way to see which devices are connected to your Wi-Fi (and find out their IP and MAC addresses) is to use the open-source tool Angry IP Scanner. It’s lightweight, runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and doesn’t even need to be installed. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Privacy

SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine

SearXNG is a free internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from up to 245 search services. Users are neither tracked nor profiled. Additionally, SearXNG can be used over Tor for online anonymity. Get started with SearXNG by using one of the instances listed at searx.space. If you don’t trust anyone, you can set up your …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines

ICE recruitment ads appearing on Spotify, HBO Max and other streaming services

Note: ICE has the thirteenth largest military budge, in the world. ICE boosts weapons spending 700%. A Popular Information investigation reveals tens of millions in new ICE spending on guns, chemical weapons, and explosives. The Independent: “Customers of many of the country’s most popular streaming services have expressed concerns after Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruitment …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Internet, Legal Research, Social Media

I’m drowning in AI features I never asked for and I absolutely hate it

MakeUseOf: “At first, all of this AI stuff felt exciting. I was curious to try everything (I was actually one of the few naive people who thought the Rabbit R1 was a good product before it eventually launched), and for a while, it felt useful.But over time, I realized AI isn’t just affecting smartphones; it’s …

Subjects: AI, E-Mail, E-Records, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Microsoft, Search Engines

Tech, crypto, tobacco, other companies fund Trump’s White House ballroom

Follow up to previous post – Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing is nearly complete, see also: Via Bellingcat – New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House – and as follows: The New York Times “Obituary” A Pile of Rubble: After …

Subjects: Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

‘Irreparably Damaged’: Former Senior Official Details the Darkest Days of the CDC Under RFK Jr.

Gizmodo: “To put it bluntly, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in a complete freefall. Under the reign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the longtime crank turned U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, thousands of people have lost their jobs, the organization’s policies have been hijacked by allies of the anti-vaccination movement, …

Subjects: Censorship, Health Care, Medicine

Check This Database to See If Your Email Credentials Have Been Leaked

Lifehacker: “Breaches are an unfortunate reality of the digital era. Chances are, some of the companies you trust your data to are going to get hacked, and sensitive information stored on those servers is going to leak. If you’ve been online for a long time, that means quite a bit of your data is floating …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Mail, E-Records, Internet, Privacy

Courts Adapt to the Challenges of Generative AI

Via LLRX – Courts Adapt to the Challenges of Generative AI – AI in Law & Legal Tech Expert Nicole L. Black frames how AI is changing how legal work gets done, and the effects aren’t limited to law offices. Other legal organizations are equally impacted, including the courts. As judicial offices around the country grapple with …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research