The Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration a green light to traffic humans to random countries around the world–including war zones where migrants face torture, slavery, or death. And they did so while offering literally zero explanation for why this is legal or constitutional.
The CDC’s once-revered vaccine panel is now a “farce,” and calls are growing to cancel its upcoming meeting. arstechnica.com
Infectious diseases physician Fiona Havers, who recently resigned from the agency in protest, said the CDC’s vaccine processes have been “corrupted in a way that I haven’t seen before.”
She said:
If it isn’t stopped, and some of this isn’t reversed, like, immediately, a lot of Americans are going to die as a result of vaccine-preventable diseases.
“The federal government has effectively given up on regulating driverless vehicles. That’s good news for Elon Musk.” theverge.com
The Middle East and Africa are hot spots for data center growth. fierce-network.com
“One of the most tech-savvy judges in the US has ruled that Anthropic is within its rights to scan purchased books to train its Claude AI model, but that pirating content is legally out of bounds.” theregister.com
The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun. HR departments are being overwhelmed by “hiring slop” — applicants using AI to bulk-generate resumes. arstechnica.com
The LA Dodgers claim they deterred an ICE raid, but the men in masks claim otherwise. techdirt.com
We’ve been traveling, and I’ve been mostly unplugged from the news during that time. I see we’re going to war in the Middle East again. I’m sure it will go well this time. Fourth time’s a charm, right?
A Republican lawmaker suffered delays receiving care for her life-threatening ectopic pregnancy, blames the left. Classic MAGA: Pass a bad law and then blame the people who opposed the law for the problems the law creates. theguardian.com
House staffers can’t have WhatsApp on their devices. The chief administrative officer claims the messaging app is “high-risk.” theverge.com
You sound like ChatGPT: AI is changing how we write and what we sound like when we talk. theverge.com
As ICE Raids Continue, Parts of a Vibrant City Go Empty. Missing vendors, markets of rotting food, and families too frightened to leave home: this is life in Los Angeles now. motherjones.com
Jio: ‘AI is the new UI and APIs are the new KPI’ — The telco discussed its ambitious plan to make AI inclusive and affordable for 1.4 billion Indians, at TM Forum’s DTW Ignite conference. My latest on Fierce Network.
“Let’s make sure that Venice is not remembered as a postcard venue where Bezos had his wedding but as the city that did not bend to oligarchs.” nytimes.com
Forms of Transportation that Were Supposed to Change the World (But Didn’t…). youtu.be