Planned Parenthood’s Funding Ban Ended — But Money Isn’t Flowing in Every State
Standard federal Medicaid reimbursement should have automatically resumed in about three dozen states.
As Flock Vandalism Goes Mainstream, One Grand Jury Says Alleged Flock Vandal Did Nothing Wrong
Flock Safety has been on the wrong side of the press cycle — if not the wrong side of history — for most of the last couple of years. Flock’s automated license plate readers…
US Considers Fresh Round of Tariffs On Semiconductors
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly considering new tariffs on semiconductors used in the U.S., as tech…
The Man Behind the Anti-Flock Darth Vader Mask Wants to Know: 'When Will This End?'
Anthony Ralphs has been speaking against Flock at San Diego City Council meetings for almost a year straight. When he showed up as Darth Vader, the world started watching.
Exploited Data Workers Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Workers in the Global South are deliberately invisibilized by the companies that produce AI, says a sociologist.
"Keeping human skills alive" as a source of meaning under full automation
A widely-discussed problem with full automation of the economy is that, in a world where AI can do everything better, people might have trouble feeling like anything they could do…
On MS NOW's The Weeknight, Angelo Carusone discusses how election denialism has gone from the fringes to "Republican orthodoxy"
Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
"From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship."
Bill Gates Proposes Major Limits On AI Development
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates argued on Wednesday that artificial intelligence needs significant limits or else the harm to humans…
Inference-Time Inoculation Against RL-Induced Misalignment
Reward hacking during RL can induce split personas in models, some of which are highly misaligned. However, RL is very useful for learning capabilities. Thus, a core problem seems…
Important Update: Trump Furious With White House Social Media Team, Big Epstein Developments, RFK Jr. Lied Under Oath
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Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
Cancellations have accelerated.
Inkhaven 3: Nov 10 - Dec 11 2026
Inkhaven returns, baby! Go to inkhaven.blog to apply. I'm very excited about our advisors for Inkhaven 3. Our initial lineup is Scott Alexander , Alexander Wales , Justis Mills ,…