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Ann Arbor, Michigan, prepares to launch its own clean energy utility #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/BKweRPU2zr
Illinois regulators launch investigation into consumer protection against data center costs #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/aw3WBbqTms
Unpopular opinion: Today two pilots lost their lives because we have an air traffic control system inherently vulnerable to human error. Even great humans make mistakes sometimes. Machines should be issuing clearances, not human controllers.
The EU is desperate to preserve monetary sovereignty, which is under attack by US stablecoins. That’s why S&P’s analysis is good news for the EU and ECB, which is in damage control mode, speeding digital euro launch. S&P Global...
Your ID on the Blockchain Can Fight Tinder Fakes The biggest question remains: who should issue the ID? The technology used can be debated after determining who controls the ID. Should it be a form of state-issued Digital...
Singapore has decided to shift to an electric vehicle fleet. And so, it is. @leRaffl https://t.co/pwbx23EBnH https://t.co/Sx6tKLssSy
"Hydropower Line From Quebec to Queens Could Power a Million N.Y.C. Homes" https://t.co/CEfzSRT1cG "Its construction included the underwater installation of more than two million feet of cable imported from Sweden" https://t.co/xqTcpfviM5
This is why government digital ID is a terrible idea. Trusting these useless clowns with your personal data is a recipe for disaster.
One Overheated Circuit Board Grounded 5 D.C.-Area Airports — After FAA Dropped Maintenance On Old Systems - View from the Wing https://t.co/pDNl8gYFgu
“March 4 — the day after the Pentagon formally finalized its supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic — Under Secretary Michael emailed Amodei to say the two sides were “very close” on the two issues the government now cites as evidence...
the US relies on commercial AI models for the department of war. there is no AI manhattan project. this means we must ensure US AI models are the best in the world -- our national security depends on it
#WhosNext? Road cleaning crews? The latest #Innovation in cleaning truck #Technology has used #Automation to eliminate more laborious cleaning tasks. (GiGadgets) https://t.co/TBdM7aaSgS
Russia to give itself sweeping powers to ban or restrict foreign AI tools Foreign AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini could be banned or restricted inside Russia if they fail to adhere to new rules that would give Moscow...
Exclusive: Pentagon to adopt Palantir AI as core US military system, memo says. The apotheosis of mil civ fusion... https://t.co/Sp7uxEvsGv
what if i told you there’s a relatively simple fix to this mess and it involves ensuring the law is easily available and free to all citizens on the internet?
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 The White House introduces a national policy framework to guide AI regulation. https://t.co/lLgBBS8OkL
Customers were emailing government IDs because there was no portal. Sarah Ahmad says people will put up with an embarrassing product if the pain is real enough. Stop waiting for perfect. https://t.co/r7QoBVZraH
The new NIST Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide is out. Kudos to @Infoblox for helping author this and for also providing imho the world's best protective DNS service. https://t.co/vprZTZ5sfH https://t.co/OxZ0qSLxWK
The EU is moving to simplify its approach to AI regulation. As adoption accelerates, policymakers are trying to balance innovation with oversight, making rules easier to navigate while keeping safeguards in place. It signals a shift from heavy frameworks toward more...
Debt-laden South African municipalities may turn to solar-plus-battery backup solutions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/yVWOXGTUZe
I’m grateful to the task force for developing a framework to guide how Colorado uses AI. Under this proposal, Coloradans would get upfront notice when AI is used in major decisions, the ability to correct errors, and the right to...
#WhosNext? Road workers? These automated traaffic cones can protect road workers from accidents. But won't they also take away the jobs of those who used to move the regular traffic cones? (GiGadgets) #Automation https://t.co/BBX42XDPvd
Sorry that my overview of Bill C-22 (Lawful Access Act, 2026) was 40+ minutes long. The second half, starting here, is what I think Canadians should understand. The open internet should not be deputized to collect more information for cops...
glad to see Apple using account age as verification for the UK’s Online Safety Act in iOS 26.4. This is how you do it 👍 https://t.co/XghbR7Oi4w
YES BUT: ECB paves way for acceptance of DLT-based assets as eligible Eurosystem collateral 1. The Collateral Conundrum: "Eligibility vs. Scale" The ECB Move (Demand): By accepting DLT-based assets as collateral for credit operations, the ECB has given tokenized assets the...
Blockchain technology actually fixes fraud. Put any type of government money on the Blockchain and watch all fraud disappear.
My article in the Winter 2026 Issue of The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process—“Democratizing the Judiciary: Why Judges Should Engage ‘We the People’ Through Social-Media Platforms”—is now available at this link. I hope you enjoy reading it as much...
“As a work of the United States government, this project is in the public domain within the United States of America. Additionally, we waive copyright and related rights in the work worldwide through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.” The first...
One tool that seems to me would lead to large wins for safety at very low cost to civil liberties, is that everyone should have easy and deniable on-hand ways of calling the police. Think: you pre-select a few secret words,...
The Government of Canada is reconvening its expert panel on online safety to expand the focus to include "artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots and AI companions, as well as other evolving trends related to online services." Why this is in the...
Speaking at and attending @DellTech Symposium in Washington DC. The day kicked off with @MichaelDell, Dario Gil @ScienceUnderSec and Dell Federal VP @Surid. They’re framing how Dell and the U.S. Department of Energy aim to use AI, high‑performance computing, and...
Passw0rd podcast show is now prodly hosted on Podnion, tune into the latest episode here: "Your country wants to know you: Digital Identity Cards, deeply unpopular initiative from UK Gov is claimed will help some of the problems of illegal immigration.." https://t.co/3sR9ptMNjr
Chinese authorities moved to restrict state-run enterprises and government agencies from running OpenClaw AI apps on office computers, acting swiftly to defuse potential security risks https://t.co/m8f5iz16vH
GOOGLE $GOOGL DEEPENS PENTAGON AI PUSH Google is rolling out a feature that lets civilian and military personnel build custom AI agents for unclassified work on GenAI .mil, the Pentagon’s enterprise AI portal - CNBC
Cabinet revolt deals fresh blow to Starmer’s digital ID scheme https://t.co/zEruHhoJwo Scheme is probably a strong word, in the circumstances. I think it was more of a digital identity notion, really. https://t.co/5CrtaAkTco
new show with @cognition's @russelljkaplan on what software abundance could mean for state capacity. https://t.co/4r9Jhw6Jo6 we get into: Why government software is so broken — Despite spending over $100B annually on IT, critical systems at agencies like the Social Security Administration and U.S....
It was great to be invited to share my thoughts on @TechTVL’s programme on ID cards. Despite the governments u-turn this is a must-watch episode: https://t.co/nq5lBQUzsx https://t.co/rtUOJd8frY
Chinese local governments offer OpenClaw subsidies as security questions linger Shenzhen and Wuxi pledge subsidies to fuel OpenClaw adoption even as analysts warn of a ‘tricky trade-off between ease of use and privacy’ https://t.co/L1hQozQ83s via @scmpnews
CIA can't operate without it. Pentagon can't function without it. And Wall Street can't trade without it. Yet most people have no idea about what Palantir does. How the Government let a $300 Billion surveillance company track you everywhere:
Direct democracy with quadratic voting, to incur a cost to the vote, and eliminate casual / ignorant voting
One thing that it is worth re-thinking is our perspective on when, and how, it makes sense to build "democratic things". This includes: * DAOs and voting mechanisms in DAOs * Quadratic and other funding gadgets * ZKpassport voting use cases, incl freedomtool...
Could there be more to the new #AI guidelines from the US General Services Administration (GSA) than “a government-wide effort to strengthen #procurement of AI services” and mitigate #supplychain risks? Via @joemillerjr & @GeorgeNHammond @FT https://t.co/nB2mq431A9
The UAE Central Bank just built the world's first sovereign financial cloud — AI for AML, fraud, CBDC, zero-trust access, quantum-resistant encryption. Sovereign compute is now a national infrastructure decision, not a vendor one. World's First Sovereign Cloud System for Finance...
Swedish central bank urges public to horde cash in case of payments disruption https://t.co/ckNfNUQsve "The Riskbank is currently working on improving the possibility of making offline payments by card to strengthen resilience." https://t.co/yLYmWsDoh0
371 security/ privacy academics, including a Turing Award winner, just issued a letter saying age verification laws are building global surveillance infrastructure. Every search, message, and article read would require ID verification. Democrats are working w/ Republicans to push these laws...
A report from the National Association of State CIOs outlines how states are beginning to explore ways to use agentic AI across state agencies in ways that could transform how government work gets done and how citizens interact with government. https://t.co/6cNwEmicvl...
Unleashing new infrastructure builds. For too long, regulations have actually *required* providers to keep communities on slow, aging, & outdated copper networks—instead of allowing them to invest and build the modern, high-speed ones that consumers want. The FCC will vote this month...
One for the “but age verification means *everyone* has to show their gov ID or hand over biometric data” brigade. For the first time ever, I just got an age challenge on a social media platform: https://t.co/IidAL3Czai
When every state regulates consent differently, scale breaks. Mariann Yeager shares why model language and technical standards are critical for nationwide interoperability. 👇 https://t.co/Aa3zjJYTw4 @sequoiaproject #patientadvocates #HITSM https://t.co/I3cN0lmdLk
Not "could be", all adults WILL be forced to verify their ID on social media. You can't only verify children's IDs, you have to verify everyone's to know who is children.
