Tag: policy

• The year of technoligarchy

  January 7, 2026

  In 2025, Trump brought tech executives into power to dismantle regulators and write their own rules. But the instabilities they’re creating may be their downfall. https://www.citationneeded.news/the-year-of-technoligarchy/ more ›

• Treat AI Like a Public Utility

  January 7, 2026

  It seems increasingly likely that artificial intelligence will mean major changes to the economy and daily life. We need a public jobs program for displaced workers, and we should regulate… more ›

• China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption

  December 30, 2025

  China’s central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026. https://www.theblock.co/post/383824/china-interest-digital-yuan more ›

• Marshall Islands launches world’s first universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency

  December 18, 2025

  Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/17/marshall-islands-launches-universal-basic-income-scheme-offering-cryptocurrency-in-world-first?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• Opinion | The West Is Lost

  December 15, 2025

  Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/west-europe-america-lost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.fmj5.leL4plCy7p0w&smid=url-share more ›

• We Failed The Misinformation Fight. Now What?

  December 13, 2025

  Defending democracy in the digital age will require moving beyond the focus of fighting online misinformation. https://www.noemamag.com/we-failed-the-misinformation-fight-now-what more ›

• The Gulf World That Air Conditioning Wrought

  December 7, 2025

  From Saudi Arabia to Qatar, rulers have used modern air conditioning to control landscapes and lives, forgoing traditional methods of keeping cool. As climate change drives regional temperatures higher, and… more ›

• Inside Hollywood’s AI Freak-Out, Featuring Darren Aronofsky, Natasha Lyonne, Tilly Norwood, and a Lot of Nervous Anonymous Sources | Vanity Fair

  November 28, 2025

  Hollywood knows AI is a profound technology, bound to be transformative, and also bound to replace humans. But the players are having an incredibly hard time being honest about it… more ›

• Private AI Compute: our next step in building private and helpful AI

  November 19, 2025

  Introducing Private AI Compute, our new way to bring you helpful AI with the power of the cloud, while keeping your data private to you. https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-private-ai-compute/ more ›

• Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws | The Verge

  November 19, 2025

  The European Commission has proposed changes weakening EU privacy legislation and delaying parts of the AI Act to make the bloc more competitive globally. https://www.theverge.com/news/823750/european-union-ai-act-gdpr-changes more ›