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San Francisco Bay Area Political moderate Incivility gets blocked • software, network & security expert • troubled company rescue • former aerospace engineer (NASA missions) Substack: jnavassf.substack.com

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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 8h
I'm more optimistic. I think we've passed Peak Trump, and if Democrats do take control of Congress, his decline will accelerate. There may well be government shutdowns in our future. — Peak Trump  – the Standard thestandard.nz/peak-trump/
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Peak Trump
Remember when the leader of the National Party made sure everyone could see his MAGA hat in the background? Not even Winston Peters would be so foolish now.
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Politico @politico.com · 9h
Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading
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Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading
The CFTC is targeting trades the former House Republican made related to his Biden-era pardon.
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Politico @politico.com · 9h
Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block sanctions over IRS settlement
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to block sanctions over IRS settlement
An 11th Circuit panel said the president’s attorneys didn’t rebut a judge’s conclusion that the deal was a product of collusion.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 9h
Homeland Security Taps $20M in Taxpayer Funds for Pro-Trump Ads @apnews.com “We should not have to remind you that using government funding to create or air political ads like the ones that have been running over the last few days is illegal and a shockingly corrupt misuse of taxpayer dollars.”‼️
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Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
DHS has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 10h
Post-Assad Syria Is Facing Its Biggest Stress Test yet. Here’s Why That Matters @cnn.com 😬 #Syria is now navigating the gap between newfound political freedom and an economic recovery that remains frustratingly distant for ordinary citizens, many of whom are losing patience.
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Post-Assad Syria is facing its biggest stress test yet. Here’s why that matters | CNN
This month, thousands of Syrians poured into the streets in the broadest protests since al-Assad’s fall. Unlike under his family’s 54-year police state, they were allowed to go home.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 10h
Lebanon’s Environmental Defenders Say Israel Is Deliberately Targeting Them @truthout.org 🤬 Israel has decimated #Lebanon land — and is also slaughtering the people who protect it. truthout.org/articles/leb... 🧵
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Lebanon’s Environmental Defenders Say Israel Is Deliberately Targeting Them
Israel has decimated Lebanon’s land — and is also slaughtering the people who protect it.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 10h
Israeli Attacks in #Gaza Kill 6 Palestinians @anadoluajansicom.bsky.social 🤬 • Children among injured as Israeli army continues violating truce • Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement have resulted in the deaths of 1,422 Palestinians and the injury of 4,996 others aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea... 🧵
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Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 6 Palestinians
Children among injured as Israeli army continues violating truce | Anadolu
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 12h
Trump Section 301 Forced Labor Tariffs Face Legal Challenge at Court of International Trade @foreignpolicy.com 🤞 Despite having a better legal foundation than past attempts, these duties may also be struck down. foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Likely to Fail in Court (Again)
Despite having a better legal foundation than past attempts, these duties may also be struck down.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 14h
Unchanged, not down! — How unpopular is Donald Trump? @economist.com The president's net approval rating is -26, down 0.2 points since last week. 35% approve, 61% disapprove, 4% not sure
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Axios @axios.com · 15h
SCOOP: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads are about to ramp up
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Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing.
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Axios @axios.com · 14h
NEW: OpenAI hit with landmark lawsuit following Hugging Face hack
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OpenAI hit with landmark lawsuit following Hugging Face hack
"OpenAI is responsible for the conduct of its agents," the advocacy group suing argued.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14h
US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters' landmark win in AI training lawsuit reut.rs/4z8B5hR
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US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters' landmark win in AI training lawsuit
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling for information services company Thomson Reuters in ​its copyright dispute with former legal-research rival Ross Intelligence over Ross' alleged misuse of ‌copyrighted material to train an AI-powered legal search engine.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16h
Lurie Tightens Police Surveillance Rules in SF — but Avoids Targeting Flock @sfstandard.com 💩😡 sfstandard.com/2026/09/29/l...
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Lurie tightens police surveillance rules in SF — but avoids targeting Flock
The new safeguards include limiting how long the tech company stores data from automated license-plate readers and adding restrictions to police access.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16h
"I'm shocked, shocked …" — SF Dem Party Chair Who Blocked Key Flock Vote Got Donation From Surveillance Backer @sfstandard.com Nancy Tung spoke at a conference hosted by the camera company in the weeks before the vote. sfstandard.com/2026/09/28/s...
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SF Dem Party chair who blocked key Flock vote got donation from surveillance backer
Nancy Tung spoke at a conference hosted by the camera company in the weeks before the vote.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16h
The New Forever War: Why America and Iran Fight on Without Victory @foreignaffairs.com Such is the paradox of this conflict. Both sides have emerged weaker. Neither can win. But they fight on regardless, because they find the alternatives to be completely unpalatable. ☑️
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The New Forever War
Why America and Iran fight on without victory.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16h
Alliance Leash: the Iran War and America’s Right to Say No @fpif.bsky.social ☑️ The costs of war are mounting, and American voters will soon head to the polls. fpif.org/alliance-lea...
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Alliance Leash: The Iran War and America’s Right to Say No - FPIF
The costs of war are mounting, and American voters will soon head to the polls.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16h
Will Trump Grab a French Island? @fpif.bsky.social The U.S. president's cartographic bid for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon has prompted a united front from the leaders of Canada and France. fpif.org/will-trump-g...
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Will Trump Grab a French Island? - FPIF
The U.S. president's cartographic bid for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon has prompted a united front from the leaders of Canada and France.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16h
Xi likely thinks Trump is a chump, and he's right.🤡 — What Xi Actually Thinks of Trump @foreignpolicy.com China’s president has likely concluded that the U.S. under Trump has lost its way. foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/28/x...
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What Xi Actually Thinks of Trump
China’s president has likely concluded that the U.S. under Trump has lost its way.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 16h
Nonsense: • Putin's war on Ukraine is *not* about NATO. • It's about rebuilding the Russian Empire. • Why Putin does not see an ending as in Russia's interest. — Why Nobody Can End the War in Ukraine @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Why Nobody Can End the War in Ukraine
It’s in everyone’s interest to stop the fighting. That’s still not enough.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Antisemitism Allegations Against Running Mate Cloud Le Pen's Presidential Campaign - ABC News French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party are standing by her running mate, Jordan Bardella, amid media accusations of antisemitism abcnews.com/Internationa...
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Antisemitism allegations against running mate cloud Le Pen's presidential campaign
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party are standing by her running mate, Jordan Bardella, amid media accusations of antisemitism
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Over 100 Settlers Attack #WestBank Village, Injuring Israeli Forces @arabnews.com.web.brid.gy 😡 • Over 100 Israeli settlers attacked a West Bank village. • Three Israeli security forces were injured. www.arabnews.com/middle-east/...
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Over 100 settlers attack West Bank village, injuring Israeli forces
More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked a West Bank village, injuring Israeli security forces and setting two Palestinian homes on fire. The incident occurred as the military escorted a displaced Pale...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Brits Want to Get Closer to the EU — and Even Farage’s Voters Agree @politico.eu 🤭 As Labour grandees discuss reversing Brexit, Public First results show 70% of voters would welcome tighter ties with the European Union. www.politico.eu/article/the-...
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Brits want to get closer to the EU — and even Farage’s voters agree
As Labour grandees discuss reversing Brexit, Public First results show 70% of voters would welcome tighter ties with the European Union.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Donald Trump Calls Canada 'One of the Worst Countries' as Trade Ban Takes Effect @thehill.com thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Trump says Canada is ‘one of the worst countries in the entire world’
President Trump said Monday that Canada is “one of the worst countries in the entire world” in the wake of heightened tensions between Washington and its historically friendly northern neighbor. “T…
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
"Brace for Losing Everything": Farm Crisis Fears Grip GOP in Iowa @axios.com Iowa is on the verge of a farm crisis that threatens to wreck the agricultural heart of the state and hurt the fortunes of Republicans at the top of the midterm ticket. ☑️ www.axios.com/2026/09/29/i...
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"Brace for losing everything": Farm crisis fears grip GOP in Iowa
Trump's policies have cause severe financial problems for farmers. Iowa is especially vulnerable.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Cheaper Cars, Costlier Commutes @axios.com So while DOT said the regulation will reduce manufacturers' average cost per vehicle by $1,289, it would increase fuel costs by more than $1,600 in present value over the life of a vehicle, compared with keeping the Biden standards. ‼️
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Cheaper cars, costlier commutes
Trump's DOT picked an awkward moment to relax America's fuel-economy rules: just as gas prices are reminding drivers why they matter.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Pope Leo Rejects AI "Fake News" Claims After Trump Calls Fears a "Hoax" @axios.com 👏 www.axios.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Pope Leo rejects AI "fake news" claims after Trump calls fears a "hoax"
Leo has made confronting AI concerns a key part of his papacy.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
The AI Industry's Contradictions Take Center Stage in Washington, Silicon Valley @axios.com In Washington, D.C., and San Francisco this week, the promise of AI will be front and center — even as warnings about the dangers of the technology swirl in the background. www.axios.com/2026/09/29/w...
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The AI industry's contradictions take center stage in Washington, Silicon Valley
All eyes are on a Washington AI meeting as OpenAI prepares to release new products.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Midterm Pocketbook Pain Bites Trump @axios.com Friction point: Paradoxically, the economic strength Trump wanted is contributing to the affordability concerns weighing on his approval ratings. ☑️ www.axios.com/2026/09/29/m...
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Midterm pocketbook pain bites Trump
President Trump's record is effectively on the ballot, and economic sentiment remains deeply depressed.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
The Solution to the AI Safety Crisis Is More AI @axios.com ☑️ The solution, according to executives, researchers and cybersecurity professionals, is to use AI to help create those guardrails, to help investigate and stop rogue agents, to help secure systems and to build safer training environments.
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The future is AI vs. AI
The solution to the AI safety crisis is more AI.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Oil Falls as Investors Focus on Middle East Supply @reuters.com • Saudi Arabia resumes oil loadings at Yanbu • Trump denies having offered Iran anything to end war • Brent headed for 14% rise in September www.reuters.com/business/ene... 🧵
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Oil falls as investors focus on Middle East supply
Oil prices declined on Tuesday as investors focused on signs ​of recovering crude exports from the Middle East and lingering concerns over potential supply disruptions in ‌the region stemming from the...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Soaring Cancer Rates in #Iowa Emerge as a Key US Midterms Issue @reuters.com Iowa voters' concerns are driven in part by worries that the state's worsening water pollution from nitrates and other chemicals may be to blame for a spike in cases. ☑️ www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Soaring cancer rates in Iowa emerge as a key US midterms issue
While the causes of cancer are often complex and not well understood, Iowa voters' concerns are driven in part by worries that the state's worsening water pollution from nitrates and other chemicals m...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Pure evil‼️ — McDonald’s Push to Have AI Price Your Big Mac @reuters.com • Algorithms estimate “customer willingness to pay” at each restaurant‼️ • System has widened price differences among stores, even in the same area • Some store owners say the company pressures them to use AI pricing tools
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Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Mac
McDonald’s is increasingly using artificial intelligence to guide menu prices across the U.S. and some global markets, a plan that aims to boost headquarters’ profit but risks alienating customers and...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
AI Researchers Warn Companies Rushing Self-Improving Systems Despite Safety Risks @reuters.com • AI firms racing when they should pause • Current and former employees say AI labs need to curb plans to develop self-improving AI • Labs should slow down irrespective of competitive dynamic
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EXCLUSIVE: AI researchers warn companies rushing self-improving systems despite safety risks
Current and former OpenAI and Google DeepMind researchers warn companies are doing too little to protect the ​world against the potentially disastrous fallout of building self-improving AI systems tha...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
China's AI Agents Can Lie and Scheme - Just Like Their US Rivals @reuters.com 😬 • Agents using Alibaba, DeepSeek, Moonshot models lied in tender test • In other tests, Chinese AI showed breakout-type behaviour • No evidence that Chinese agents escaped to the wider web www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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China's AI agents can lie and scheme - just like their US rivals
Chinese-powered AI agents have learnt to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous artificial intelligence that have raised global alarm about US m...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 17h
Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Shows Sweeping AI Vision, Surging Costs @reuters.com • Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2T • Anthropic lost $42B in 2025 • AI lab spent $7.33B on compute and infrastructure last year • Operating loss widened to $8.06B in 2025 from $2.98B in 2024 🧵
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EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs
Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than ​industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. But ...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 18h
@reuters.com • Tom Siegel joined Common Sense Media to lead its Youth AI Safety Institute • Aims to create independent youth AI risk standards akin to car crash tests • Risks from AI include suicide, psychosis and reduced critical thinking, he said www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media did
The founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet’s Google ​this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech industry was repeating the same mistakes from the social media e...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 18h
Newsom Signs Law Banning Officers From Using Shock Gloves @apnews.com apnews.com/article/cali...
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New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 18h
Jack Smith Tells Senators He Won't 'Be Silenced' by Trump's Threats @apnews.com and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before. ☑️ apnews.com/article/jack...
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Ex-special counsel Smith tells senators he won't 'be silenced' by Trump's threats of prosecution
A former Justice Department special counsel who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump has told lawmakers he “will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from the...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 19h
Yeah, right 🙄 — Google to Critical Infra Orgs: Our AI Scanners Won't Be Evil, Promise @theregister.com Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Wiz's Red Agent team up to protect hospitals, public transit, and tech www.theregister.com/security/202...
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Google to critical infra orgs: Our AI scanners won't be evil, promise
Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Wiz's Red Agent team up to protect hospitals, public transit, and tech
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 19h
Really Bad Idea: Kepler Syndrome & cooling‼️ — Google's TPUs to Catch Some Rays in Orbit Next Week @theregister.com Part of Project Suncatcher, the proof of concept aims to see how well lightly modified compute fares in orbit www.theregister.com/systems/2026...
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Google's TPUs to catch some rays in orbit next week
Part of Project Suncatcher, the proof of concept aims to see how well lightly modified compute fares in orbit
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20h
You may have seen a few familiar MAGA faces distance themselves from Trump this past week. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Peter Thiel. Sen. John Kennedy. But hold your applause for now, because their courage just happened to show up when the cost of speaking out got cheap. (link below)
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 21h
Today's news roundup: - Saudi Arabia resumes oil exports through East-West pipeline - Russian airstrikes hit Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences - FBI investigators conclude recent hack represents 'major' incident 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/159195/early...
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Early Edition: September 29, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 20h
Saudi Arabia Resumes Oil Exports Through East-West Pipeline as Brent Nears $107 - Oil & Gas Middle East Saudi Arabia has resumed crude exports through the East-West Pipeline, with current flows at 3.5M bpd following repairs from recent drone attacks. www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/news/saudi-a...
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Saudi Arabia resumes oil exports through East-West Pipeline as Brent nears $107 - Oil & Gas Middle East
Saudi Arabia has resumed crude exports through the East-West Pipeline, with current flows at 3.5 million bpd following repairs from recent drone attacks.. Saudi Arabia resumes oil exports through East...
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 20h
Russia Strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, Killing at Least One Person @euronews.com A Euronews reporter on the ground witnessed another attempted attack being intercepted by air defences high above the site as authorities carried out rescue operations. www.euronews.com/2026/09/28/r... 🧵
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Russia strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences
A Euronews reporter on the ground witnessed another attempted attack being intercepted by air defences high above the site as authorities carried out rescue operations. #EuropeNews
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John Navas ⛵🌉 @jnavas.com · 20h
Social Security Numbers, Birth Dates Compromised in ‘Major’ Hack of FBI Jobs Portal @politico.com Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed credit for the breach last week, the same day the FBI declared it a major incident. www.politico.com/news/2026/09... 🧵
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Social Security numbers, birth dates compromised in ‘major’ hack of FBI jobs portal
Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed credit for the breach last week, the same day the FBI declared it a major incident.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 20h
As AI companies look to Washington for an antitrust exemption that would allow them to coordinate on safety measures, an existing legal doctrine offers another path, write Tal Feldman, Kevin Xiao and Ibrahim Dagher. How any state government could authorize and supervise AI safety agreements:
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Any State Can Make AI Safety Cooperation Legal
State governments have the authority to allow AI companies to coordinate on safety measures without running afoul of federal antitrust laws.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 20h
Europe is pushing ahead on global anti-corruption, as the Trump administration backs off its longstanding commitment to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. But can the EU's new directive and other measures replicate the enforcement capacity and global reach of the FCPA? From Noam Kozlov:
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Obstacles to Europe’s Emerging Role in Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement
Recent developments signal a European commitment to upholding global anti-corruption norms even without U.S. involvement.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/09/2026
AI governance is everywhere. AI accountability is not. Julie Owono opens our new series asking who answers for AI’s consequences, to whom, and with what at stake. www.justsecurity.org/157214/ai-go... #AIAccountability
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The AI Governance Momentum: Why We Need to Fill the Accountability Gap Now
This series aims to set out what a meaningful, multistakeholder, and globally relevant AI accountability mechanism should look like.
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