Own yourself.
SOURCES THIS WEEK
NPR FACE MELT
NPR Editor Reveals Why Station Ignored Hunter Biden Laptop Story – ‘The Laptop Was Newsworthy’
“I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.”
ALEX JONES DEFAMATION CASE v. CIA
VIDEO: CIA Official Reveals Shocking Revelation about January 6th in Undercover Video
FISA DEAD-UNDEAD
Congressman Victimized by FBI Spying Votes for More Warrantless Spying Powers
c/o Lee Fang
EDITORIAL - FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE
“The FISA bill is dead but, like herpes, it’ll be back. It’s important to punish the people who pushed it.” - Tucker on X
Republican Mike Johnson Hits Walkoff Vote as Intel Community Edges 4th Amendment in 1-0 thriller
c/o Matt Tabbi @Racket News
After wailing for years about misuse of secret FISA surveillance against their own, House Republicans turtle, letting voters know exactly where they stand.
GEN AI, ENTERTAINMENT, LARCENY & LAW
AI Companies Take Hit as Judge Says Artists Have 'Public Interest' In Pursuring Lawsuits
Digital ID at center of Europe’s data sharing changes: report
Elon Musk Is Investigated by Brazil’s Top Censor After Refusing To Comply With Censorship Demands
Tennessee, All Shook Up Over AI-Generated Voice Replicas, Passes ELVIS Act
Tech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?
Midjourney Accuses Stability AI of Image Theft, Bans Its Employees
“At the moment, the situation is still unfolding, and there's limited information about the actual culprits behind the theft and whether or not Stability AI directed them to target their competitor. However, there's one thing I'm certain of – Midjourney being outraged about image theft is the absolute pinnacle of irony.”
“U.S. military was pitched OpenAI's tools months before previous reporting and trained staff to use U.S.-sanctioned Chinese facial rec; Scale AI pitched itself as "ammo factory" for "AI wars". - ALL SOURCE INTELLIGENCE FUSION
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