Sources: The US DHS is investigating whether 6 CISA staffers who were suspended in July misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph, which he failed (John Sakellariadis/Politico) https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/21/cisa-acting-director-madhu-gottumukkala-polygraph-investigation-00701996
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Sources: DHS is investigating whether six staffers misled CISA
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The Academy signs a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars, beginning in 2029 and running through 2033 (Scott Feinberg/The Hollywood Reporter)
Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029
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The Academy signs a multi-year deal that will give YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars, beginning in 2029 and running through 2033
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Tech whistleblowers like YaΓ«l Eisenstat say coming forward has unexpectedly derailed their lives and careers; Meta is in litigation with Sarah Wynn-Williams (Naomi Nix/Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/15/big-tech-whistleblowers-speak-out/
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Tech whistleblowers like Yaël Eisenstat say coming forward has unexpectedly derailed their lives and careers; Meta is in litigation with Sarah Wynn-Williams
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Sources: the UK government wants Apple, Google, and others to block explicit images at the OS level by default to protect kids and have adults verify their ages (Financial Times)
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Sources: the UK government wants Apple, Google, and others to block explicit images at the OS level by default to protect kids and have adults verify their ages
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To build more powerful AI systems, some AI leaders are focusing on pursuing an approach called continual learning, which mimics how people learn over time (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-11/ai-leaders-eye-new-breakthrough-to-build-more-powerful-models?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NTYxMTMyNiwiZXhwIjoxNzY2MjE2MTI2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNzRKOVNLSVVQU1UwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwNEFGQkMxQkYyMTA0NUVEODg3MzQxQkQwQzIyNzRBMCJ9.zwH4midx4FkNSHSfLqp5WE0DGH9nqCmgspHZxarSBzA
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To build more powerful AI systems, some AI leaders are focusing on pursuing an approach called continual learning, which mimics how people learn over time
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The EU opens investigations into Temu and airport scanner maker Nuctech to assess whether they unfairly penetrated the EU market thanks to Beijing subsidies (Francesca Micheletti/Politico)
EU investigates China’s Nuctech, Temu for unfair foreign subsidies – POLITICO
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The EU opens investigations into Temu and airport scanner maker Nuctech to assess whether they unfairly penetrated the EU market thanks to Beijing subsidies
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