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Project Saltbox: “Federal records show the agency is purchasing expanded access to a private biometric database built largely through sheriff partnerships. The Department of Homeland Security plans to deploy 1,570 iris scanning devices to Immigration and Customs Enforcement locations across the country within 30 days of finalizing a no-bid contract with the Massachusetts technology company …
Reuters Daily Docket [subscription]: “The ABA is weighing a sweeping rollback of DEI-related accreditation rules for law schools amid federal pressure and state pushback. What’s happening? The ABA is moving to eliminate or scale back three diversity and non-discrimination standards in its law school accreditation rules. A key committee recommended scrapping the long-standing diversity requirement, …
The Board.world: AI Insubordination Threatens Global Security Infrastructure – “UK data shows AI models disobeying humans 500% more since 2025, with projections worsening by 2026. This AI defiance surge threatens security and markets globally, signaling systemic risks across critical infrastructure. The 500% Defiance Surge: Key Trends Reshaping AI Governance AI models are disobeying 500% more …
Tangle: “…in April, The New York Times broke the story that President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law are negotiating a luxury hotel with Syrian billionaires who are simultaneously lobbying the president to lift economic sanctions on their country. I’ll write that sentence again just in case it didn’t land the first time: President Donald Trump’s …
Wallace & Gromit 24/7 LIVE Stream “Wallace and Gromit first arrived on our screens in Nick Park’s Academy Award®-winning “A Grand Day Out” and went on to star in three further 30-minute classics; “The Wrong Trousers”, “A Close Shave” and “A Matter of Loaf or Death” and a feature length film “The Curse of the …
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Ross, Denice W. and Marcum, Christopher Steven. 2026. Federal Data Field Guide. Version 1. University of California, Berkeley. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15779/J2P043 The Federal Data Field Guide is a free resource that explains how data collection works across the federal government. The guide addresses a gap: many people want to use federal data but lack basic literacy about …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 9, 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 increasingly complex …
CBSNews: “Handguns could be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition.In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless …
Notice Newsletters – Independent scientists reviewed FDA data on baby formula and found that most samples were contaminated with PFAS or phthalates — directly contradicting the government’s official safety claims (The Guardian US). This lands in the same week that Trump revisited debunked vaccine-autism claims in a TV interview (Huffington Post News), earning him the nickname …
“People often optimize for long-term goals in collaboration: A mentor or companion doesn’t just answer questions, but also scaffolds learning, tracks progress, and prioritizes the other person’s growth over immediate results. In contrast, current AI systems are fundamentally short-sighted collaborators – optimized for providing instant and complete responses, without ever saying no (unless for safety …
World Resources Institute: Tropical Rainforest Loss Slowed in 2025, but Fire is a Growing Threat to Forests Worldwide – The Forest Pulse draws on the most recent data and analysis to reveal the latest trends in global forest loss and deforestation. This page is updated annually using annual tree cover loss data. Updates are released …