Trump Administration Hires Oracle for Government HR Platform
The 🇺🇸 Trump administration awarded Oracle $ORCL a contract to provide a government-wide HR platform - Reuters
Data Quality Now a Legal Liability, Not Just Cost
The DOJ now uses data analytics to triage whistleblower fraud. Within 60 to 120 days. Your messy data isn't just an operational cost anymore. It's discoverable legal exposure. Capability is the commodity. Verifiability is the moat.
Trump Orders Early Government Access to Corporate AI Models
JUST IN: Trump signs executive order asking companies to provide early government access to AI models
Oracle Health Powers Nova Scotia's One Record Initiative
I’m proud of the work @OracleHealth teams are doing to support @nsgov and @HealthNS's One Person One Record project. With Oracle's unified, integrated clinical platform, we can improve the quality and accessibility of care for Nova Scotians. https://t.co/2rsPSQCBoA
Canada Funds AI Independence While Maintaining US Partnership
"Sovereignty is not solitude." Canada's AI Minister announced $300M for compute & a digital independence strategy, keeping US ties. My latest at Forbes: https://t.co/EbQUZDb4e9
Colorado Refines AI Law, Targets Decision‑Making Systems Only
Colorado just rewrote its AI act. Not refined -- rewrote. Dropped the broad "high-risk AI system" framework. Replaced it with a narrower target: AI that makes real decisions about real people. Smarter approach. A recipe chatbot and a mortgage evaluator are not the...
AI Drones Patrol Chinese Roads, Catch Violations Live
These #AI #Drones Are Monitoring Traffic Violations Across China in Real Time by @IntEngineering #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/UEgERGq0ws
OpenGov Streamlines SF Permits Amid Union NIMBY Push
OpenGov is bringing transparency and streamlining to San Francisco permits, one of the most notoriously disastrous bureaucracies in the world Of course Connie Chan and her public sector union paymasters are sniffing around: they're NIMBYs who don't want this to be...
From AI Principles to Real Public Service Workflows
WSIS Forum 2026 approved my session: Responsible GenAI in Public Services: From Policy Principles to Deployable Workflows. Most governments now have AI principles and AI policy guidance. Too few have deployable workflows in digital government that improve service delivery. This session is built for...
UK Gov Relies on AI to Draft Laws, Raising Risks
The UK government is so deep on generative AI it’s using chatbots to write laws. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. On Tech Won’t Save Us, I spoke with Will Dunn to discuss why the UK has gone so...
Bermuda Mandates AI Confidentiality by Design for Citizen Data
Bermuda is setting a standard for governments’ use of AI for handling citizen data with @near_ai. When a public servant submits their personal data to AI, even the infrastructure provider shouldn't be able to see it. AI systems that handle...
UK Government Partners with Wayve to Lead Autonomous Driving
Today @peterkyle visited @wayve_ai HQ as we signed a new partnership with the UK government 🤝 After a decade building this technology, it’s great to formalise our collaboration with Government and build a national champion for self-driving across the UK. 🇬🇧...
XRP Offers BRICS a Sovereign, Unfrozen Settlement Layer
Governments will not use RLUSD. They want their own stablecoin, their own treasuries, their own interest. RLUSD is also an issued asset Ripple can freeze. XRP cannot be frozen, clawed back, or minted by anyone. Swift participation means you can...
Risk‑Based Framework Safeguards Kids Without Broad Age Checks
Age assurance posed a real cost to privacy, access, and speech. @publicknowledge new white paper proposes a narrower, risk-based framework that protects child safety online without making an ID checkpoint of the entire internet. https://t.co/2pgu04cZ90
AI Policing Mistakes Cause Real Harm; Oversight Essential
AI errors in policing are not abstract technical problems. They can change lives instantly. From false gun detections to mistaken facial recognition matches, flawed systems are already contributing to wrongful arrests and traumatic encounters. That is why oversight matters. When AI enters...