FAA Targets 2026 Approvals, Fleet Upgrade by 2028
Timeline on issue per OIG: "In our latest update from FAA, it stated the engine-level approval is expected in the 2nd quarter of 2026 and the airplane-level approval is expected in 3rd quarter of 2026. Further, once Boeing publishes its service bulletin, FAA plans to issue a proposed Airworthiness Directive for public comment with a 6- month compliance time for the software update. Accordingly, FAA is expected to complete the upgrade across the affected fleet, based on completion of the certification project and availability of service information from Boeing, by mid 2028" https://t.co/mhK7euxpRX
ID Checks for Device Use Echo Dystopian China
Requiring you to show ID to use a computer or other device at all is about the most dystopian thing I've heard all day. What is this, China?
Japan Turns Earthquake Resilience Into Data-Driven Design
Japan does not treat earthquakes as rare events. It treats them as a design requirement. That is what I find so striking. Japan sits in one of the world’s most earthquake-prone regions, yet it has spent decades building resilience into the system through...
AI Surveillance Threat Grows Despite Lack of Concrete Evidence
There’s plenty of precedent for AI being used for mass surveillance. While there’s not yet any smoking-gun evidence that the US government (or anyone else) is using LLMs to conduct surveillance in the way that could constitute a crime against...
AirSpaceIntel Leads the Way to FAA Reform
Incredible work from @AirSpaceIntel and team. This is the path to fixing our FAA and improving air safety.
Japan Finance Minister Meets Banks on Claude Mythos Cyber Threat
JUST IN: Japan's finance minister is holding talks with major banks to tackle cybersecurity threats from Claude Mythos.
Replit Backs BASED Act to Curb Marketplace Rigging
Replit testified in support of the BASED Act: Stopping Big Tech from rigging software marketplaces (very unbased). https://t.co/ZZwIzxgAVb
Sec. Duffy Seeks $10 B for ATC Modernization
.@SecDuffy told me today he wants $10 billion from Congress for next round of ATC reforms (mostly for software but some surface and tower funding as well) https://t.co/p3yujwifiS
TAS Portal Boosts Taxpayer Wins in Congressional Cases
Sounds like a win for #taxpayers - TAS Portal Proving Effective for Congressional Constituent Cases https://t.co/cFbY4U4l7n @TaxNotes @cady_stanton
UK Government Deploys Facial Recognition After Legal Defeat
Facial recognition systems are being rolled out by the government en masse in the UK after a legal challenge failed https://t.co/MBGN9olCI6
Hybrid Street Lights Power Rural China with Wind, Solar
Hybrid Street Lights: How Wind and Solar Are Powering Rural China by @XueJia24682 #Innovation #Sustainability #CleanEnergy #Technology https://t.co/4nI8jteca0
NRF Opposes FCC Call Center Rule, Cites Job Losses
The National Retail Federation says they oppose the FCC’s call center proposal. The FCC’s proposal would require operators to speak English and disclose the country they’re located in while onshoring call center jobs. They say this will cost overseas jobs. What do you...
Four New Synchronous Condensers Boost State Grid
“1,000 tonnes of spinning metal:” Network inks deal to add four syncons to state grid #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/sWQ456veP4 https://t.co/Y6NY82NzHY
UK Cuts Red Tape, Lets Curbside EV Chargers Install Freely
NEWS: UK is rolling out a rule allowing households without driveways to install pavement charging gullies without planning permission. Turns out one of the UK's barriers to really widespread EV adoption was ...bureaucracy. https://t.co/mgdzayOFPi
FAA Projects Paper Strip Phase‑out Not Until 2029
The @FAANews said in 2022 it would take until 2029 to end the use of paper strips at major airports https://t.co/YCVLCoNFhK
Waller to Outline Fed Modernization Plans After Warsh Hearing
After you watch Warsh's confirmation hearing, turn to Fed Gov Christopher Waller @BrookingsInst talking about his quest to modernize the Fed's operations. 2:30 PM EDT in-peson and live-streamed. https://t.co/jOfmxMqFip
Presenting the New ABCs of Digital Identity
Excited to be hitting the Inner Forum Stage at #Money2020EU today to discuss 'The New ABCs of Digital Identity - Access, Business, and Consent'. See you at 16:00! @chyppings @money2020 #Money2020Asia
Netherlands Hides Trash Underground for Spotless Streets
Underground Waste Systems: The Netherlands’ Secret to Spotless Streets by @HowThingsWork_ #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/5uMNGFKUqk
Voluntary Security Attestations Boost Open‑Source Supply‑Chain Safety
Our colleagues at Open Regulatory Compliance have released statement on article 25 of the EU's CRA. Voluntary security attestations can help sustain open source and improve supply chain security. We support the joint ORC statement. 👇 https://t.co/3iGhnJ58RT
Navy Admits IT Structure Turns Paperwork Into Poor Digital Products
“Our IT structure is challenging,” said Admiral Daryl Caudle today. “The Navy has gotten good at turning crappy paperwork into a crappy digital products.” https://t.co/1Bflg1bkG7
Government AI: More Show Than Substance, Duplicity Reigns
Ai seems to be largely 'performative' in government.... given the pronouncements there's a great deal of duplicity here. Practice what you preach.
AI and Automation Essential for Scaling Government Assistance
When ~140M+ Americans are in government programs, scalability becomes everything. This is where digital infrastructure, automation, and AI-driven coordination can move from ‘nice to have’ to ‘system-critical’- especially in managing transitions https://t.co/eCgASwgofi
Japan Leads with Cutting‑Edge LiDAR and CityGML Digital Twins
The Japanese take their digital twins very seriously. Some amazing LiDAR and CityGML 3D datasets released by them too.
Tech Firms Shield Datacenter Metrics, Thwart EU Transparency Push
So, the EU commission wanted to oblige datacentre operators to report data on key performance indicators. But then tech companies successfully "pushed to classify all individual information on datacentres as confidential, citing commercial interests" https://t.co/qmPgzunR0w
France to Use OneWeb and SatcomBw-4 Until Iris2 Ready
French @Armees_Gouv: @defis_eu #Iris2 constellation won't be ready by 2030, we'll use @EutelsatGroup #OneWeb until it is; we're looking at @bundeswehrInfo SatcomBw-4 as well for redundancy. @esa https://t.co/X0LJDmrh0y https://t.co/s5zObHgnqk
AI Firms Must Audit Global Compliance Amid Rising Regulations
xAI is suing a US state over its AI law. One question for Monday morning: Could your AI deployments survive a regulator audit in every jurisdiction you operate in today? Name the country where you'd be exposed. What's missing. That's your Q2 priority. https://t.co/a9mS4eS9VC
Frontex's Fingerprint Failure Highlights EU Tech Incompetence
EU Border Agency Frontex is shambolic. They chose wrong tech (fingerprints) as slow, face recognition was better choice. Their trial in Krakow (their HQ) was a disaster as is the rollout. I had debates with senior people, including boss about...
Gamer Recruitment Drive Yields 6,000 ATC Applications
JUST IN: DOT Secretary Duffy's gamer recruitment idea sparks over 6,000 applications for air traffic controller positions.
Court Blocks TSA's Push for Shoe Removal, Face Scans
Court Ruling Makes It Harder For TSA To Reinstate Shoe Removal Or Mandate Face Scans - View from the Wing https://t.co/JcY1z8fdK2
Palantir Forces Public Sector Transparency, Threatening Opacity
How many people know that Palantir has always explicitly sought to create an operational environment in which decisions, data, and actions by the PUBLIC SECTOR are so thoroughly recorded and linked that they can always be reconstructed and scrutinized after...
Governments Must Leverage AI to Protect Productivity and Cohesion
Governments Must Act with #AI To Safeguard Productivity and Social Cohesion by @antgrasso #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML #DL https://t.co/Qv2YSBOCRs
UK Water Utilities Lag AI Leak Detection Adoption
Estelle Brachlianoff is pointing to a missed opportunity. UK water utilities are lagging in using AI to detect leaks, despite the technology being widely applied in more water-stressed regions. It highlights a broader issue. In some sectors, the challenge is not capability,...
White House, Anthropic Resume Talks Over Powerful AI Model
JUST IN: White House and Anthropic are resuming negotiations due to concerns about a powerful AI model.
China Rolls Out Autonomous Police Cars for Constant Surveillance
24/7 Smart Surveillance: China Deploys #Autonomous Police Cars by @niccruzpatane #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation #Tech #FutureTech https://t.co/n21ucgn5fH
Puerto Rico Greenlights Aggregated Residential Storage Pilot
Puerto Rico approves aggregated residential energy storage motion from Tesla, Sunrun, and SunStrong #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/TI9aIg2i25
Law Would Force Refrigerators to Verify Your Identity
Disgusting overreach and yet another reason Midnight exists. This law would require even your refrigerator to ID you.
China Uses Humanoid Robots for Power Grid Maintenance
China Deploys Humanoid Robots To Maintain Power Grid | Future Of Energy https://t.co/TnqjCgv6ye via @YouTube #electricity #energy #powergrid #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #AI #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #PhysicalAI @lexfridman @KirkDBorne @Ronald_vanLoon @erikbryn @antgrasso @sallyeaves @Nicochan33 @HaroldSinnott @mvollmer1 @marcusborba @CatherineAdenle @vinod1975 @YuHelenYu @ingliguori @fogoros...
State Threatens to Intervene over EV Charging Tariffs
State to “step in” if regulator and network fail to remove EV charging “handbrakes and sort out tariffs #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/TnXmAWWV3C https://t.co/qdFWboEvmI
Pentagon Embraces AI: From Drone Swarms to War Agents
Great interview from @Kantrowitz, who visited the Pentagon earlier this week to talk with the DoD's CTO. The video also shows some videos featuring the ways the government is using AI in military situations.
NASA Force: A Fresh Take on Federal Hiring
NASA and OPM have launched the NASA Force website. https://t.co/9rEOw3lBsv Not your typical government employment website...
US Military Embraces AI, Transforming Warfighter Readiness
lots of non-generative AI uses cases being woven into the fabric of the department of war of the united states of america. fair use and training AI is assumed.
E‑commerce Brands Face Aggressive Multi‑state Tax Enforcement
Five years ago, you could sell in 30 states, and nobody came looking. That era is over. States have figured out that ecommerce brands are sitting on millions in uncollected sales tax, and they finally have the tools to go collect...
Telecom Policy Buzz: FCC Updates, Broadband Push, Space Threats
■ @BrendanCarrFCC Tosses Support Behind Updating 1996 Telecom Act ■ @BrendanCarrFCC to @tedcruz, @SenatorCantwell @NXSTMediaGroup - @TEGNA Merger Was By the Book ■ @EWScrippsCo Needs @FCC Waivers to Own Three TV Stations in Eight Markets ■ Analysts Urge Mayor @NYCMayor to Build...
Ziply CEO Pushes Back on FCC Foreign
D.C. Memo: @ZiplyFiber CEO Urges @BrendanCarrFCC to Back Away from Foreign Call Center Regulation; Carr wants to onshore call centers to provider U.S. consumers with a better experience and limit the ability of foreign bad actors to get their...
AI Boosts CFTC Surveillance Amid Staff Cuts
NEW: 🇺🇸 CFTC Chair Selig said AI is helping offset staff cuts by improving surveillance and investigations as the agency takes on growing crypto and prediction market oversight
Maine Poised to Veto First Statewide Data Center Ban
Will Maine Veto the First State-Wide Data Center Ban? #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/viJay8jkWW https://t.co/0mviuwfCSG
Claude Will Require Government ID for User Verification
Claude users will soon need to use government ID to prove who they are and use the platform. https://t.co/LL7aqOItFS
SEC Opens Public Comment on Consolidated Audit Trail
NEW 🚨: SEC Seeks and... Receives Public Comment on the Consolidated Audit Trail and Other Audit Trails and Data Sources, by @BlueLedgerAI co-founder @palikaras Full Submission details and extracts in the thread below👇 https://t.co/ckLYcFw4ko
AI Revolution Shifts From Banks to Citizens, Including Government
New on the not-a-newsletter: Joined Up Government https://t.co/uQuV5muDqI I have long bored people senseless with repeated claims that the revolution in financial services is customers getting AI rather than banks getting AI. Well, the same may well be true of government. Good....
NYC AV Permits Persist Despite Expired State Framework
“The city permit program still exists,” says NYCDOT’s Kelsey Taeckens on testing AVs. It’s basically as of right if you meet the requirements. But the state law framework under which the city issues the permits expired with the (now late)...