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What the DEI backlash means for tech’s next generation
Conservative attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have sent a chill across the tech sector. University science and engineering programs have curtailed race-based admissions and scholarships after last year’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
How to stop Musk’s disinfo on X? Try begging (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 08/05/2024 - 16:22How Maryland is pitching itself for the AI future (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 07/29/2024 - 17:045 questions for the AI Safety Institute’s Elizabeth Kelly (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 07/26/2024 - 15:30What voters want on AI from Trump
The Artificial Intelligence Polling Institute asked nearly 1,000 respondents to rate the sometimes conflicting views that Trump allies and the man himself have expressed on AI. What they found might give pause to open-source acolytes and out-there accelerationists alike — and, perhaps unexpectedly, to the Republicans who are ready to line up behind Trump’s desire to
Washington’s most powerful interests don’t know whether to cheer VP Harris — or dread her (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 07/24/2024 - 06:25California re-enters the showdown over the future
After a campaign that started out looking like a Queens vs. Scranton rematch, Americans are all but certain to be asked to choose between two visions of the future shaped by California. One is the pioneering candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, a Bay Area-born politician who would become both the first woman president and woman president of color.
FTC set to look into unequal online pricing scheme
A great deal of the Biden administration’s economic agenda has focused on protecting people from getting ripped off: The ever-shrinking Snickers bar, fighting
From Thiel-ism to Trumpism
The politics of Sen JD Vance (R-OH), Donald Trump’s new running mate, might require a lot of explanation if you’re still accustomed to the traditional Democratic/Republican divide — a Yale-educated former venture capitalist and economic nationalist with ties to Catholic integralists and an