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The UK has spun up a new government cyber unit – led by BAE veteran Bella Powell as “government CISO” – to lead on cross-department cybersecurity, under a £210 million Government Cyber Action Plan
https://www.thestack.technology/government-cyber-unit-210m-investment/

UK spins up cross-government cyber unit, led by CISO Bella Powell
HMG touts £210 million plan, highlights tech debt

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar clarifies the startup is not seeking a government "backstop" for its infrastructure deals, saying her use of the word "muddied the point" (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/openai-cfo

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says company isn't seeking government backstop, clarifying prior comment
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said in a LinkedIn post that the artificial intelligence company is not seeking a government backstop for its infrastructure commitments.

Now the government’s recommendation is to “limit” drinking,
without specifying safe amounts for men and women.
The guidelines also no longer warn that alcohol may heighten the risk of breast cancer and other malignancies.
It is the first time in decades that the government has omitted the daily caps on drinking that define moderate consumption
— standards that are used as benchmarks in clinical studies,
to steer medical advice,
and to distinguish moderate…

New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol
Now the government’s recommendation is to “limit” drinking, without specifying safe amounts for men and women. The guidelines no longer warn of risks like cancer.

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1: Think first, AI second 
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Think First, AI Second
Three principles for keeping your cognitive edge while leveraging AI's capabilities

Kalifornien stärkt Datenschutz: Das Ende des Cookies, wie wir ihn kennen?
Der kalifornische Gouverneur Gavin Newsom hat ein Gesetz unterzeichnet, das den Datenschutz verbessern soll – mit möglichen Folgen für Nutzer der gesamten USA.

'Fanning the flames': 3 ex-GOP governors slam Trump's 'infuriating' use of National Guard - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-national-guard-governors-gop/

Furious Democrats threaten government shutdown after Minneapolis shooting (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/08/democrats-ice-government-shutdown-minneapolis
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p147#a260107p147

This is hard for me to understand. I mean, why not label China as a security threat?
I understand that China is a powerful economic partner, but I'm missing something here.
China spy case collapse due to Labour government, prosecutors say
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China spy case collapse due to Labour government, prosecutors say
The Director of Public Prosecutions said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) tried to take evidence from the Labour government on the case.

Protege, which offers an AI data platform to access high-quality, proprietary training data at scale, raised $30M from a16z, extending its $25M Series A (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/08/protege-raises-30m-grow-…

Protege raises $30M to grow governed marketplace for AI training data - SiliconANGLE
Protege raises $30M to grow governed marketplace for AI training data - SiliconANGLE

Congressional Democrats are introducing a bill that would provide childcare relief to federal workers affected by the shutdown of the federal government,
as it drags on through a second week.
Parents would be reimbursed for fees paid to childcare facilities during the shutdown under plans initiated by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.