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What my politically divided family teaches me
Tami Pyfer has five kids who belong to five different political parties, and sometimes family conversations get heated. Drawing on her work as a former policy advisor to the governor of Utah, she wanted to find a healthier way for people to talk about politics without contempt. The result is the Dignity Index: an eight-point scale that measures the language we use to disagree, aiming to ease political divisions. What score do you think your last conversation would get? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Work needed to fortify systems against quantum threats, watchdog says
None of the 24 agencies the Government Accountability Office audited had fully addressed selected post-quantum cryptography practices.
Steven Pinker on AI Doom and Consciousness
Why Pinker thinks intelligence isn’t a superpower, the doom scenarios don’t hold up, and AI systems (probably) aren’t conscious – and what he got wrong about neural networks
Podcast | Football never stopped doing business with Russia
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Western governments tried to slow down business with Russia. In football, the country was banned from major international competitions. But the money flows in football haven’t stopped. Journalist Krijn Schramade found that European clubs continue to do millions of euros worth of business with Russian clubs.
How the US financed World War I using Charlie Chaplin and Girl Scouts
The first world war was one of the deadliest conflicts the world has ever seen. And when the US entered the war in 1917, it faced a massive financial challenge: how to pay for its contribution? Enter Treasury Secretary William McAdoo who launches the groundbreaking Liberty Loan Programme and - alongside an unprecedented national propaganda campaign featuring silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin, Girl Scouts, even a captured German submarine in Central Park - encourages thousands of Americans to ‘buy a bond’ as part of their patriotic duty.
The EU shelved AI liability rules. Sam Altman has revived the debate
OpenAI’s CEO triggers ‘told you so’ moment for fans of liability laws in Europe.
‘Hallelujah’: Stakeholders react with praise and concern to GSA AI acquisitions clause
The long-awaited clause was issued as a regulation deviation last week, and while some previous commenters are relieved, they still have worries about it in practice.
German search engine ditches Mistral, bets on Chinese open-source AI
"We are disappointed with the quality of Mistral," Ecosia founder and CEO told POLITICO.
The government is buying AI by the token. It should buy results
A former DOD official argues for more outcome-driven pricing over usage pricing.
The wonder of weightlifting
With humor and hard science, obstetrician and gynecologist Jaime Seeman reveals why building muscle is one of the best ways to combat women’s top health risks. Learn the truth behind three weightlifting myths that prevent women from getting serious about strength training — and why your future self will thank you for picking up those dumbbells. (This episode originally aired in 2025.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jailed Albanian mayor uses AI avatar to make deepfake speech
TIRANA, Albania — Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj has caused a stir with a video pledge of free school lunches for all the capital’s children. There’s one problem: Veliaj is currently in prison, and the blue-suited figure making the heartfelt announcement is AI-generated.
CFPB can’t say if it secured IT assets at regional offices it vacated, OIG says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau isn’t sure if it properly secured IT assets at four regional office spaces whose leases were terminated last year, an oversight that a watchdog said could have exposed the private information of individuals and businesses.
Inside a Frontier Open Model: Nemotron 3 Ultra Explained ft. NVIDIA’s Chris Alexiuk
open models are infinitely interesting to me. being able to peek under the hood and look at the interconnected pieces that each hums and work in a specific way to feed the whole is a blessing.
What outer space teaches federal agencies about secure AI infrastructure
Agencies have to consider changes in how AI infrastructure is evaluated and how risk is managed.
The secret to lasting love
Social psychologist Eli J. Finkel has spent decades studying what makes partnerships successful. In a practical talk drawing on lessons from pop culture, he explores why so many of us struggle to be true to ourselves in our relationships — and what the happiest couples do differently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emmanuel Macron is most impressive world leader on AI, says Sam Altman
OpenAI’s Sam Altman named French President Emmanuel Macron as the world leader who stands out for their approach to AI in an exclusive interview with Decoded by POLITICO.
The joy of foraging your own food
There’s a whole world of food growing right outside our doors — in our backyards, on sidewalks, in the parks we walk through every day — and most of us pass by it without a second glance. Alexis Nikole Nelson wants to change that. A self-described “ethnobotany nerd,” she’s spent years teaching people how to forage the wild food hiding in plain sight. She explores how paying closer attention to what’s already around us can reconnect us to the land, our communities and each other.
New TMF investments: $83M for agentic AI, fast environmental reviews and more
Four new investments at the departments of State, Agriculture and Transportation aim to speed up permitting and integrate artificial intelligence into the agency’s tech portfolio.
Watchdog: IRS skipped step meant to prevent ‘unnecessary spending’ on procurement hub
The agency’s “expedited” deployment of a platform to track costs as part of the Trump admin’s “defend the spend” initiative bypassed the market research phase, TIGTA found.
TSA’s weak IT access controls increased likelihood of ‘catastrophic damage,’ watchdog finds
The Transportation Security Administration suffered from several access control oversights, per an audit of its protocols, documentation and management that was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.
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