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Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/nicaragua-government-tied-to-illegal-land-invasions-in-wildlife-refuge-documents-suggest/…

Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest
A protected wildlife refuge in Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by controversial land deals allowing settlers to clear the rainforest for farming, mining and cattle ranching. Government officials and even some Indigenous community leaders have overseen the land deals in Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge, an ostensibly protected area […]

https://news.sky.com/story/russian-linked-hackers-posing-as-journalists-targeted-ministry-of-defence-government-says-13376229
Russia-linked hackers posing as journalists targeted staff at Britain's …

Russian-linked hackers posing as journalists targeted Ministry of Defence, government says

A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest,
far more than usual
PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.”
But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government

Elon Musk announces exit from US government role: https://benborges.xyz/2025/05/29/elon-musk-announces-exit-from.html

Toward Effective AI Governance: A Review of Principles
Danilo Ribeiro, Thayssa Rocha, Gustavo Pinto, Bruno Cartaxo, Marcelo Amaral, Nicole Davila, Ana Camargo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23417

Toward Effective AI Governance: A Review of Principles
Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance is the practice of establishing frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure the responsible, ethical, and safe development and deployment of AI systems. Although AI governance is a core pillar of Responsible AI, current literature still lacks synthesis across such governance frameworks and practices. Objective: To identify which frameworks, principles, mechanisms, and stakeholder roles are emphasized in secondary literature on AI governance. Method: We…

IGF25: Wer schaut der Tech-Branche in Konfliktzonen auf die Finger?
Tech-Unternehmen verhalten sich in Kriegsgebieten zum Teil problematisch, wird auf dem Internet Governance Forum berichtet. Kontrolle sei jedoch schwierig.

Under Pressure From Trump, UVA President Reportedly Resigns https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/06/27/university-virginia-president-resigns-after-trumps

University of Virginia President Resigns After Trump’s Demands
The move is a “major blow” to the independence of American institutions, one expert said.

OpenAI is expanding its consulting-like service to refine its models and build bespoke apps for large enterprise and government clients spending at least $10M (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-takes-page…

OpenAI Takes a Page From Palantir, Doubles Down on Consulting Services
As OpenAI pitches its artificial intelligence to big companies and government agencies, it’s taking a page from the playbook of many software firms by offeringin-house researchers and software engineers to customize AI for customers. OpenAI is adding staff and resources for a consulting-like ...

IGF25: Diktatoren und Demokraten im globalen Süden als Kunden von Spyware
Spyware wie Pegasus von der NSO-Group wird zunehmend ein politisches Problem. Das war eine der Erkenntnisse des Internet Governance Forums in Norwegen.

A group of 17 GOP governors write to Senate majority leader and House speaker urging for the state AI bill moratorium to be removed from the reconciliation bill (Ashley Gold/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/tech-policy/2025

Exclusive: Republican governors want state AI pause out of budget bill
Many Republican-run states have passed AI-related laws and don't want to see them knocked down.