Data-mining company Palantir is poised to turbocharge its sales to the U.S. military under President Donald Trump, amid signs that his administration plans to loosen the hold of traditional defense contractors and tap Palantir executives for key government positions.
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The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think
While J.D. Vance has his own controversies, his close connection to billionaire Peter Thiel, who is poised to have unprecedented influence in a new Trump administration, should deeply unsettle every American who cares about freedom, privacy and reining in the surveillance state.
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DOD Developing AI Weapons? Beware the Frankenstein Chatbots
Big Tech is rushing ahead of any legal framework for artificial intelligence, or AI, in the quest for big profits, while pushing for self-regulation instead of the constraints imposed by the rule of law.
DOD Developing AI Weapons? Beware the Frankenstein Chatbots
Lab-created bird flu virus accident shows lax oversight of risky ‘gain of function’ research
Inside the high-security Influenza Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, two experienced scientists were pulling ferrets out of their HEPA-filtered cages on a Monday in December 2019. Another researcher, still in training, was also in the room to watch and learn.
Lab-created bird flu virus accident shows lax oversight of risky ‘gain of function’ research
Trump tech advisor reportedly urged Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to “combat misinformation”
Internal Twitter documents claim the Trump admin wanted tech companies to combat “misinformation that could stoke panic buying and behaviors.”
Trump tech advisor reportedly urged Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft to “combat misinformation”
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REPORT: Trump And Biden Admins Pressured Twitter To Suppress Critics Of COVID Narrative
The pressure campaign from the White House reportedly began during the Trump administration and continued into the Biden administration, according to Zweig. Both administrations “directly pressed Twitter executives to moderate the platform’s pandemic content according to their wishes,” Zweig said.
Biden Administration Announces All Publicly Funded Research Should Be Available For Free To The Public
Here’s some amazingly good news amidst all of the nonsense of late. On Thursday, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) at the White House announced that they were updating policy guidance to mandate that all taxpayer-supported research should be immediately available to the public at no cost. According to the actual policy guidelines, US departments and agencies have until the end of 2025 to make this change (though, it’s not clear that there’s any remedy if they don’t). This is really huge — and it seems to have come out of nowhere.
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Of course, it also wouldn’t surprise me if Congress comes back with bills to lock up such research again — or a future administration flip flops on this. But… for now… good news!
Huge News: Biden Administration Announces All Publicly Funded Research Should Be Available For Free To The Public
MIT professor wrongfully accused of spying for China helps make a major discovery
Months after an MIT professor was cleared of spying for China, he helped make a major scientific discovery. But he says the success has been bittersweet.
MIT professor wrongfully accused of spying for China helps make a major discovery
‘Nuclear Winter’ Discussed in Newly Released Reagan-Era Documents
Newly released government documents from the 1980s outline the devastation that would be wrought on the planet if nuclear superpowers go to war—which should serve as a reminder for policymakers to prioritize peace negotiations as the war in Ukraine rages on, according to Scott Horton, editorial director of Antiwar.com.
‘Nuclear Winter’ Discussed in Newly Released Reagan-Era Documents
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U.S. Excluded China From International Space Projects – It Built Its Own
There was a time when the U.S. was open to international cooperation in space. It gained prestige and influence from these projects. But fear of competition from China and Russia have led to attempts to exclude these countries from international projects.
U.S. Excluded China From International Space Projects – It Built Its Own
Digital Health Pass: IBM and Moderna Hook Up to Capitalize on COVID Reset
USING WHAT HAVE ALREADY BECOME CLICHÉD INDUSTRY BUZZWORDS LIKE “TRANSPARENCY,” “TRUST,” AND EVEN “PRIVACY,” IBM’S DIGITAL HEALTH PASS MARKETING DESCRIBES THE MASS TRACKING APP AS A “SMART WAY TO RETURN TO SOCIETY” THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO “RETURN TO THE ACTIVITIES AND THINGS THEY LOVE.”
Digital Health Pass: IBM and Moderna Hook Up to Capitalize on COVID Reset
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