*Well, he said it would, so I have to pause a moment to give Casaleggio some credit here. Pity he didn't live to see it, but that's almost a standard in the prophesy biz.
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The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure
The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.
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How to Follow the Trajectory of Comet 3I/Atlas
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Ex-L3Harris Cyber Boss Pleads Guilty to Selling Trade Secrets to Russian Firm
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing trade secrets and selling them to an unnamed Russian software broker.
Can a Hydroelectric Dam Really Make the Days Longer?
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Physicists Create a Thermometer for Measuring ‘Quantumness’
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