Rep. Ro Khanna will introduce the Human Control Over AI Act, with strict liability and a ban on recursive self-improving AI until government safeguards exist (Garrett Downs/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/khanna-ai-safety-bill.html
“We don’t need Canada, they need us,” Trump declared.
News this week of Donald Trump’s escalating trade spat with Canada has everyone worried.
Political and economic leaders and observers labeled the move an act of “hubris” ,
blamed Trump’s “ego”,
and called the escalation “insanity”.
But many are hoping that Trump’s imposition of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods this week will not last long,
with the upcoming midterm elections as a pivotal reason the plan m…
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I just refrained from sharing a link to a very compelling clip by one of the best history podcasts I've ever found, who unfortunately tends to spend most of his time in right-leaning spaces, although I've always found him to be a very levelheaded, evidence-based humanist.
This is Mastodon, after all.
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"Inside the Duchy of Cornwall’s people-first plan for net-zero"
#NetZero
https://www.edie.net/inside-the-duchy-of-cornwalls-people-first-plan-for-…
The Pentagon updated its official war casualty database over the weekend, adding more than 140 wounded service members.
The Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) also introduced a new casualty category labeled “Overseas Operations” for personnel killed and wounded “starting July 7”.
According to the updated database, the official toll for the earlier phase of the US-Iran war, known as Operation Epic Fury,
now stands at 14 service members killed and more than 400 wounded …
"Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature"
#Nature #Environment #Oceans
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and deputized to enforce federal immigration laws, according to a planning document published Friday.
ICE’s partnerships with local departments have soared since Trump returned to the White House last year
and may get an additional boost with liability insurance
by removing a hurdle that has made some local police departments reluctant to join.…