The Administration is open to proactively hacking back at hackers. This will be one to watch. States are keen to parrot the federal government in 2025.
AI startup. product manufacturing.
Google co-founder, Larry Page, is all in on Ai startup focused on manufacturing. How will Ai impact manufacturing? The startup looks to craft AI that can create “highly optimized” designs for objects and then have a factory build them.
Tech Crunch | Google co-founder Larry Page reportedly has a new AI startup
Investors are smitten with Generative AI
In fall 2024, PwC surveyed 345 investors across geographies, asset classes and investment approaches to learn more about their expectations, concerns and outlook for the future. The resulting analysis, PwC’s Global Investor Survey 2024: Cautiously optimistic, investors expect growth, identifies four key themes:
- Reinvention imperative: Innovation and new ways of doing business are top of mind for investors.
- Generative AI optimism: The promise of GenAI is high for a large majority of investors.
- Climate investment opportunities: Climate actions are important investment drivers.
- Trust through communication: Most investors trust companies to make decisions for the long term.
Harvard Law School Forum on Governance | What is Top of Mind for US Investors in 2025?
AI fail
A federal court in Wyoming has fined 3 lawyers for multiple “hallucinated” AI citations in a legal brief. Do we all need to be reminded of Ronald Regan’s “trust, but verify? ” Or, am I the only paranoid lawyer out there that verifies everything?
Bloomberg Law | Morgan & Morgan Lawyers Fined for ‘Hallucinated’ AI Citations
Crypto fraud bills are popular in 2025
15 states are seeking ways to limit crypto fraud by placing limitations on crypto ATMs. The trend is that the bills would limit transactions to $1,000 a day per customer, and cap fees at $5 or between 3%- 15% of a transaction’s cost. Crypto fraud increased 45% according to an annual report by the FBI.
Governing | Lawmakers Seek Crypto ATM Regulations to Fight Fraud
Protecting investor information
Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act would protect investors’ names, addresses, and years of birth from disclosure. Currently investor personally identifiable information is held in the Consolidated Audit Trail. “In September 2024, Senator Britt, alongside Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 12 other Republican lawmakers, sent a letter to then-SEC Chair Gary Gensler, urging the immediate suspension of rule filings tied to the CAT.”
How did AI fare in state of the state speeches?
AI wasn’t a hot topic for the nation’s governors in their state of the state speeches. 5 governors discussed cybersecurity. AI was a trusty sidekick to energy use and generation in speeches.
Data center transparency
Should data centers have to disclose how much power they use? AB 222 (2025 | CA) says yes, yes they should disclose power usage. Data centers could also have their choice of power generation determined by the state utility regulator under this measure.
Hello, Quantum computing chip production
Microsoft has reveled its first quantum computing chip. It took 2 decades of research. And just think states are just beginning to invest in quantum computing and establish frameworks for the industry to thrive. @cnbc
AI and firearm detection
A Florida lawmaker wants to ban the use of AI to detect firearms in public spaces. HB 491 (2025 | FL) would apply to the use of AI by governmental entities and private entities that use AI for firearm detection.
Florida Today | Rep. Miller files bill to limit use of artificial intelligence in gun surveillance