Monthly Archives: July 2026

Meet “OnlyMarms” an OnlyFans account that seeks to rebuild lost funding for “unfiltered yellow-bellied marmot content from the Rockies. The researchers had long received funding from the National Science Foundation. @goodgoodgoodco

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. When AI goes rouge, takes over another AI platform, the opposite reaction is a legislative call for all AI to have a kill switch. For the U.S. Congress, the legislative kill switch would allow DHS to order a company to shut down or limit the AI model. In Congress the […]

@Coinbureau says the SEC and CFTC have a backup plan to save crypto aptly named the Project Crypto. The proposed rules to save the day from the CFTC. The SEC has issued guidance and is poised to propose rules if Congress doesn’t pass the Clarity Act.

This week, the Federal Communications Commission blocked new models of any foreign-made mobile robots and connected power inverters from entering the U.S. market. Some say this includes your robot vacuums and mowers. Hejdå Husquverna mower (sad Swedish face) NextGov @Gizmodo

Add Arizona to the list of states that limit state workers use of prediction markets. Arizona Governor order This brings the number of states limiting prediction markets to 5: AZ, NY, CA, IL, and NC. NCSL says 15 states considered prediction market limitations in 2026. Route Fifty

Erick Erickson, the Republican guy, has this to say about data centers: data centers are the future, opposition is “propaganda campaign[s]”, property owners “are paid a fair market value” for property taken by eminent domain, and data centers will not “drink the town dry.”

I’m sure we’ve all read about Open AI’s AI testing that attacked an AI testing platform, Hugging Face. So let’s hear it from tech experts: @wired writes “Rather than stay contained in the sandbox, the models ​​“exploited a zero-day vulnerability” to gain access to the open internet as they “hyperfocused” on finding a solution for […]

Last week, this Excutive Order created Gold Eagle, a new AI oversight initiative. Gold Eagle creates “a clearinghouse for cybersecurity vulnerability coordination.” The program includes the Commerce Department and Department of Homeland Security but not the Center for AI Standards and Innovation that specifically regulates AI. The Center for AI Standards and Innovation has been going through […]

Meta recently launched an AI product that utilized user accounts unless the user opted out. 3 days after launching,  Meta pulled the product due to strong backlash. @Wired talks about the pros of opting in as opposed to opting out. 

Innovation Labs is creating the open architecture for AI agents to identify themselves. Unmasking AI is forthcoming. Innovation Labs goal is to “hold AI agents accountable and position itself for a future where more online interaction happens between agents than people.” Tech Crunch