Defining America’s Strategy for a New Cold War with Russia and China
TL;DR Michael McFaul argues the United States lacks a clear strategy to manage strategic competition with Vladimir Putin’s Russia and…
LLVM’s draft AI policy requires ‘human-in-the-loop’ review of LLM output
TL;DR LLVM published a draft policy that allows contributors to use AI tools but requires a knowledgeable human to review…
Hong Kong rolls out Money Safe accounts that require branch visits to access funds
TL;DR Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority ordered all local banks to offer 'Money Safe' accounts that lock deposits until customers complete…
We don’t need more contributors who aren’t programmers to contribute code
TL;DR LLVM contributors may use AI tools, but the project draft policy requires a human to review and take responsibility…
2026 study: Drinking water quality differs widely across U.S. airlines
TL;DR A 2026 analysis from the Center for Food as Medicine and Longevity assessed onboard drinking water from 21 U.S.…
New York’s mayor-elect bars Raspberry Pi from inauguration block party
TL;DR Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani invited residents to a public block party for his inauguration but included Raspberry Pi on a…
Research: Honey Detects Testers and Conceals Affiliate Network Violations
TL;DR A VPT blog post says new research found the Honey browser extension not only violated affiliate network "stand-down" rules…
NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives
TL;DR A post on the Adafruit blog reports that New York City's mayoral inauguration will prohibit devices including Raspberry Pi…
Foreign tech workers are increasingly avoiding travel, jobs, and conferences in the US
TL;DR Tech professionals and researchers from abroad are declining US job offers and skipping conferences amid tougher border enforcement and…
2025 Ranks as Second-Hottest Year, Continuing Unexplained Recent Warming
TL;DR Copernicus data show 2025 will finish as the second-warmest year on record, following 2024, and the last three years…