Californians: call your state senators. AB 2047, the bill that requires your CNC machine or 3d printer to have AI-based recognition firmware/software blocking you from creating parts that *resemble* gun parts, just passed the state assembly on its way to becoming law. Your slicer or CAM will stop you, so don't get smug with owning an older machine. Link
[Sounds absurd, but has been very real for decades:] Delaware court upholds voting by corporations in small town's election. Link
Increasingly common AI-critical sentiments are reportedly raising flags with the federal government - Federal intelligence agencies and domestic law enforcement are targeting “anti-technology extremists.” Link
BofA says you’ll be 10x more productive with AI. Ignore the 0.1% result so far. Link
DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search. Link
ETH Zurich built an ultra-stable quantum gate across 17,000 qubit pairs. Link
The Pope Just Low Key Declared Holy War on Artificial Intelligence. Link
Robinhood launches agentic trading, announces credit card for AI agents with 3% cash back. Link