@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-18 17:10:56
How the Trump administration shifted from a "light-touch" approach to AI policy to an interventionist stance that led to restrictions on top AI models in the US (Leo Schwartz/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trumps-ai-agenda-collide…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-19 19:18:31
Does Cuba Really Have Iranian Drones, as Trump claims?
Experts say Trump is laying the pretext for U.S. military action against the island
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/17/cuba-iran-drones-trump-venezuela-us-military/
@nohillside@smnn.ch2026-09-20 09:05:21
TL;DR Trump had another brain fart. Nevertheless it’s unlikely anything good will come out of it.
Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal - Slashdot https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-08-19 07:30:38
Analysis: Trump, his businesses, and his administration have been involved in 61 media and defamation lawsuits since 2015, with 16 in 2025 and 9 so far in 2026 (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/18/trump-media-defamation-lawsuits
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-19 20:50:10
Not another Trump sycophant': Democrats lambast Trump's nomination of Overton for FDA chief
And we’re already getting some sense from senators of how that might go. Democrat Patty Murray, of Washington, who sits on the Senate health committee, shared this on X:
Heidi Overton is a far-right, anti-abortion extremist who has no business leading the FDA.
The American people deserve someone who will put science and facts FIRST,
not another Trump sycophant who will …
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-20 04:20:35
Draft: the Trump admin plans to use the UN General Assembly to push a global "freedom of expression" declaration that EU lawmakers call an attack on tech rules (Eliza Gkritsi/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-admi…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-20 15:27:05
CAISI Director Chris Fall is resigning just three months after taking over the federal AI testing institute (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/20/trump-ai-security-agency-head-resigns
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-18 16:50:51
Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could soon declare that pygmy rabbits or Florida manatees are threatened with extinction.
But under a policy change issued by the Trump administration on Friday, Americans could still kill, trap and harass them.
That action
— paired with another issued Friday that requires regulators to consider the economic toll of habitat protection
— is part of Trump…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-20 15:29:26
Gift article:
Trump’s Broken Promises, in 11 Charts
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/18/opinion/trump-economy-campaign-promises.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-20 02:47:04
For years Natalie Harp has only been a minor character in the Trump Cinematic Universe.
But all that changed this week when Jon Ossoff, a Democratic senator and possible 2028 presidential contender,
accused Trump in a campaign speech of wanting to “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” instead of doing his job.
The remark triggered a tsunami of online speculation about the precise nature of the relationship
and a furious backlash.
On Monday Trump lashed ou…
