Welcome to the age of extreme job anxiety | Zoe Williams
Young, old, midlife – whatever your age, gender or sector, the unemployment crisis is hitting us all. The only way through it is together The personal experience of long-term unemployment is one people rarely share, for completely understandable reasons. There’s a bit of superstition that saying it out loud will bed it in, and there’s always one person in 100 who will choose to explain away the misfortune as your own personal failing. Even if they’re clearly in the grip of superstitions of their
Boeing takes the right approach on new planes. Plus, a word of caution this earnings season
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3 Contract Intelligence Use Cases Every Legal Team Should Know
[Sponsored] Some challenges show up no matter what industry you’re in. Contracting is one of them. The post 3 Contract Intelligence Use Cases Every Legal Team Should Know appeared first on Above the Law .
(g+) House & Home: How smart tech is being weaponised in the home
Remote access to domestic devices is increasingly being used to manipulate, intimidate and disturb. Policymakers and tech companies are grappling with safeguards. Von Emma Jacobs ( Security , Tracking )
Marine Corps selects new robotic weapon system for L-MADIS integration
The AI-powered robotic weapon, which weighs roughly 300 pounds and is capable of firing 850 rounds-a-minute, can detect and neutralize small unmanned aerial systems, Allen Control Systems said.
Cash out veterans’ preference in federal hiring, honor their debt
In government hiring, veterans’ preference is badly structured compensation that also fails on policy grounds. The post Cash out veterans’ preference in federal hiring, honor their debt appeared first on FedScoop .
FTTH: Telekom bereitet Einsatz von 50G-PON f�r Kunden vor
Die Deutsche Telekom plant den Einsatz von 50G-PON als Nachfolger von XGS-PON. Erste Labor-Tests finden bereits statt, um die Netze f�r Multigigabit-Bandbreiten vorzubereiten. ( Telekom , Huawei )
What The 2026 FIFA World Cup Taught Us About Global Events
The 2026 FIFA World Cup succeeded because millions of moving parts operated within carefully constructed legal frameworks that most fans never noticed. The post What The 2026 FIFA World Cup Taught Us About Global Events appeared first on Above the Law .
Nos divertía mucho ver peleas de robots. Hasta que vimos cómo uno decapitaba a otro de una patada
En el vídeo aparecen dos robots en un ring similar al de las peleas UFC. El cámara aleja el zoom y en ese momento uno de los robots lanza una espectacular patada circular y le da en toda la cabeza a su enemigo. Éste cae redondo como lo haría un humano. Probablemente un humano no se levantaría tras un golpe así. El robot sí lo hizo. Lo hace de una forma amorfa, muy de ciencia ficción, retorciéndose para que sus piernas vuelvan a permitirle hacerlo. La pelea continúa de una forma un po
Produits illégaux : Bruxelles inflige 550 millions d’euros d’amende à AliExpress
AliExpress a l’insigne honneur d’écoper de l’amende la plus élevée jamais infligée par la Commission européenne dans le cadre du règlement sur les services numériques (DSA). La plateforme de commerce en ligne opérée par le groupe chinois Alibaba fait l’objet d’une sanction de 550 millions d’euros pour manquement aux obligations d’évaluation et d’atténuation des risques […]
Hackers were inside South Korea's diplomat training system for 9 months
Unidentified hackers compromised an online education system used by South Korea's diplomatic academy, stealing personal information belonging to former and current employees of the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Joining GCAP would not impact current-gen fighter decision: Canadian defense minister
David McGuinty said Canada’s planned F-35 purchase is still under review and will remain so “until we take the time to get it right for Canadians.”
Why Launch Africa keeps writing early-stage cheques despite market slowdown
Launch Africa has invested in 15 startups so far in 2026, with a focus on early-stage startups, as other investors slow down on funding.
Trump Bit Off More Than He Could Chew Suing BBC, So DOJ Will Chew It For Him
Discovery's a bitch, man. The post Trump Bit Off More Than He Could Chew Suing BBC, So DOJ Will Chew It For Him appeared first on Above the Law .
Google is building a chip with Gemini baked into the silicon
Most AI chips are general-purpose. You load a model onto them, and they run it. Google is reportedly trying something stranger: a chip that is the model, with Gemini’s blueprint etched into the hardware itself. The project, informally called “Frozen v2,” was reported by The Information and picked up by Reuters and Bloomberg Law. Alphabet […] This story continues at The Next Web
EU-Leitlinien für KI-Kennzeichnungspflichten ab August wirksam
Die EU-Kommission hat Leitlinien zur Kennzeichnung von KI-Inhalten verabschiedet. Ab August müssen Anbieter KI-generierte Inhalte transparent ausweisen.
ICE Has Detained More Than 650 Kids in California Under Trump Deportation Crackdown
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has detained more than 650 children in California under President Donald Trump’s second term, an EdSource analysis of federal data has found. Most arrests happened in California communities, rather than at the border, and involved minors who resided and attended school in the state. The number of children detained in […]
Why blocking AI models won’t stop the cyber threats they create
AI companies can find vulnerabilities and write patches. But only the government can build the long-term defense strategy America needs. The post Why blocking AI models won’t stop the cyber threats they create appeared first on CyberScoop .
Senators cast doubt on success of new reconciliation bill
“There isn’t going to be a third reconciliation package. So anything that’s in there is not going anywhere,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.
Wall Street drifts as AI stocks hold steadier after last week’s losses
Asian shares are mostly higher but South Korea's Kospi has fallen nearly 5% as investors unload more stocks linked to artificial intelligence.
No longer token economy? SenseTime bets on ‘task economy’ as token prices set to drop
The commercialisation of artificial intelligence is poised to transition from a “token economy” to a “task economy” as token prices decline in the coming years, according to Chinese AI company SenseTime. “The pricing of tokens will inevitably drop, much like the cost of telecoms data did two decades ago,” SenseTime CEO Xu Li said in an interview with the South China Morning Post. After foundational models and computing power become basic infrastructure, the true commercial value will shift...
NVIDIA data center hardware is being cooled with water 'hotter than a hot tub'
It may seem counterintuitive, but 113-degree water is still cool enough to cool NVIDA's latest hardware.
Governing Agentic AI Workflows: Ensuring Accountability and Traceability in Banking
Banks are beginning to move beyond AI models that only score, classify, or recommend. The next wave ...
Morning Docket: 07.20.26
* After the Trump family and his administration prevailed upon Romanian officials to release suspected international sex traffickers, the Tate brothers are now set to be extradited to the UK. [ Forbes ] * Litigation funders getting squeezed on both sides. Some states have attempted to ban their work, and elsewhere investors are putting money behind law firms directly rather than work with a funder. [ Bloomberg Law News ] * ACLU gearing up to take on state surveillance tactics, which are much mor
The AI Agent Is Authorised. The Payment Can Still Be Wrong.
Agentic commerce has reached checkout. Yet much of its control architecture still stops at permissio...
Voters wary of government ownership in companies as Trump administration takes equity stakes
About half of voters believe it isn't appropriate for the U.S. government to own stakes in companies, a new CNBC poll found.
Researchers Detail How AI Systems Can Enable Authoritarianism
QuisLex launches AI capability framework as focus shifts from adoption to accountability
Alternative legal services provider QuisLex today (20 July) unveiled a new advisory framework designed to help legal departments and law firms build the institutional capability needed to produce AI-assisted legal work that […] The post QuisLex launches AI capability framework as focus shifts from adoption to accountability appeared first on Legal IT Insider .
Three InfoQ Certification Cohorts Start This August: Meet the Facilitators
InfoQ has opened enrollment for three five-week online certification cohorts starting in August, each led by a senior practitioner applying QCon talk frameworks to participants' own work: architecture with Luca Mezzalira, engineering leadership with Michelle Brush, and AI security and privacy with Katharine Jarmul. By Artenisa Chatziou
86% Of Enterprises Have Deployed AI Agents. Just 34% Trust Them, Boomi Study Finds.
Boomi, the data activation company for AI, today announced new research conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Boomi showing that despite rapid enterprise adoption of AI agents, trust hasn't kept pace with ambition.
Indonesia’s copyright rewrite would ban AI from imitating creators – and Google’s not a fan.
It would also make the use of copyrighted works to train AI models subject to fair-use limits or licensing agreements, Reuters reported. Source
FDA still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test result
Federal health officials have remained focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak despite inaccurate test results reported over the weekend.
Eskom Expo regional science fairs kick off across SA
More than 6 000 school projects will be on display at 38 regional fairs, with winners progressing to the Eskom Expo International Science Fair in September.
How Livestreamed Child Abuse Is Challenging How We Think About Online Privacy
Millions of children are exploited in private video calls, exposing gaps in how platforms detect abuse and protect their youngest users.
Europa obliga a identificar la IA: quiénes y cómo deberán advertir que publican contenido artificial
La Comisión Europea publica las directrices sobre transparencia para sistemas de inteligencia artificial como los populares chatbots y para detectar ‘deepfakes’ que entrarán en vigor el 2 de agosto
Senate Majority Leader Thune Backs Bill to Improve FCC Broadband Mapping and Challenge Process
'I thank FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for supporting our efforts and for his continued commitment to connecting households across our country to the Internet,' Thune said
ChatGPT Didn't Break the AI Act. It Showed Why Adaptive Regulation Matters
Playwright: qué es y para qué sirve esta herramienta para controlar tu navegador automáticamente
Vamos a explicarte qué es Playwright y para qué sirve esta herramienta gratuita de código abierto. Con ella puedes hacer que un navegador web funcione solo sin que nadie lo toque, y es algo de lo que seguro has oído hablar en el contexto de la inteligencia artificial y los agentes de IA . Se trata de un elemento cada vez más presente en el mundo de la IA, y merece la pena conocerlo. Por eso, aunque no tengas conocimientos técnicos vamos a intentar explicártelo de una manera sencilla. Qué es Play
Opinion: Screen Bans Can Be Education’s Dry January — Time for a Much-Needed Reset
More than 250 million American adults start the new calendar year with a pledge to complete Dry January. By giving up alcohol for a month, some hope for a physical or mental reset, while others hope to give up drinking for good. While more than a quarter of participants won’t make it through the full […]
U.S. death toll in Iran, 'The Odyssey' box office, WarshGPT and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.