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Trump's new AI executive order preserves the cybersecurity provisions of the EO canceled less than two weeks ago while emphasizing that it does not create mandatory licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirements for AI developers.
https://www.

Trump revives parts of canceled AI order with cybersecurity-focused directive
Less than two weeks after canceling a broader AI executive order, the White House issued a directive focused on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and cooperation on advanced AI systems.

Bloody hell, this was going to be held almost down the road from us. Can you imagine the stench?
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/wicklow-hotel-cancels-secretive-peter-thiel-conference/
Good on them for cance…

Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel conference
Event hosted by Palantir cofounder was due to be attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials

Lot's of stability changes to Arcaneum queued up for the next release.
If a user, please pip install -e . main and give it a spin. also updated docker dependencies, so restart the containers (no dataloss)
https://github.com/cwensel/arcaneum

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Forbes: In BCI, safety is a design decision https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/07/02/in-bci-safety-is-a-design-decision/ "Reversibility is an ethical property, not just a technical one";

In BCI, Safety Is A Design Decision
A BCI that works once but becomes harder to tolerate over time is not a mature system; it is an unfinished one.

Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/world/middleeast/un-security-council-lebanon.html

Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Solarmodul zerlegt Plastikmüll in Wasserstoff und andere Chemikalien

Solarmodul zerlegt Plastikmüll in Wasserstoff und andere Chemikalien
Forscher haben ein Verfahren entwickelt, um Plastikmüll mithilfe von Sonnenlicht zu zerlegen und daraus Wasserstoff sowie weitere nützliche Stoffe zu gewinnen.

Texas AG Ken Paxton opens an investigation into StubHub following complaints of last-minute ticket cancellations for FIFA World Cup matches (Giles Turner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-03/stubhub-…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
The Chemical Brothers:
🎵 Live Again
#TheChemicalBrothers
https://mellowd.bandcamp.com/track/the-chemical-brothers-live-again-feat-hallo-maud
https://open.spotify.com/track/55djbD8EGJOd3akmGMXqw6

America's 250 th anniversary coincides with sweeping rollbacks of civil rights,
deteriorating relations with traditional allies
and growing domestic opposition to the administration’s handling of immigration and free speech.
Against this backdrop, many Americans say they feel increasingly cynical about the country’s future.
For Laurie King, a Georgetown University anthropology professor in Washington DC, anxiety defines the moment.
“I’m very anxious.
T…

‘The wheels are coming off’: readers reflect on the 250th anniversary of the American experiment
Against a backdrop of sweeping rollbacks of civil rights and deteriorating relations with allies, many are feeling cynical

Just pushed a 0.5.0 release of Arcaneum
- https://github.com/cwensel/arcaneum
Mostly stability fixes, but no guarantees it will work on your system. Embedding pipelines are hard.

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