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CNBC: “President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday issuing a single regulation framework for artificial intelligence, undermining the power of individual states. To win, United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation,” the order says. “But excessive State regulation thwarts this imperative.” The Trump administration, with the aid of AI …
Washington Post gift article – A growing number of educators are finding that oral exams allow them to test their students’ learning without the benefit of AI platforms such as ChatGPT: “…Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence …
Ars Technica: “Smart TVs can feel like a dumb choice if you’re looking for privacy, reliability, and simplicity. Today’s TVs and streaming sticks are usually loaded up with advertisements and user tracking, making offline TVs seem very attractive. But ever since smart TV operating systems began making money, “dumb” TVs have been hard to find. …
Fast Company – “This incredible map shows the world’s 2.75 billion buildings Researchers mapped exactly where buildings are in the world and how much space they take up. The result is a mind boggling look at how the world develops. From the latest skyscraper in a Chinese megalopolis to a six‑foot‑tall yurt in Inner Mongolia, …
Bloomberg (no paywall): “In the final weeks of the 2025 fiscal year, the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agencies went on a spending spree to outfit officers as they fanned out across American cities: $12.2 million for rifles, $11.3 million on tasers and $3.7 million worth of chemical munitions and less lethal materiel. Those were among …
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) promise to improve productivity significantly, but there are many questions about how AI could affect jobs and workers. Recent technical innovations have driven the rapid development of generative AI …
Forbes via MSN – AI Is Forcing the Return of the In-Person Job Interview. More companies are returning to face-to-face meetings to counter cheating by candidates—and more ominous digital threats. A Japanese video game company has started using pen-and-paper art tests in job interviews to avoid generative AI fraud. A graphic designer at the (unnamed) …
Wired [no paywall]: “Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope. OpenAI has allegedly become more guarded about publishing research that highlights the potentially negative impact that AI could have on …
Todayville: “When Google flipped a digital switch in October 2025, few users noticed anything unusual. Gmail loaded as usual, Chat messages zipped across screens, and Meet calls continued without interruption. Yet, according to a new class action lawsuit, something significant had changed beneath the surface. We obtained a copy of the lawsuit for you here. Plaintiffs …
Library of Time – “The mission of this website is to create a collection of every calendar with a verifiable date at a specific point in time, as well as to display other methods of timekeeping. It is to be a celebration of time as counted by humans from all walks of life, displaying all …
Axios: “Construction work at the White House for President Trump’s $300 million ballroom is well underway — and all that’s left of the site where the 123-year-old East Wing once stood is rubble, photos taken this week show. The big picture: Trump said on Truth Social over the weekend that the ballroom would be “double …
NBC News: “The Trump administration plans to require travelers from more than 40 countries to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the U.S., according to a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register. The data would be “mandatory” for new entrants to the U.S., who hail from 42 countries …