(2023-08-10). Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap. aclu.org 
Systemic inequities and barriers keep people of color from achieving economic security through employment, education, and homeownership, resulting in racial disparities in wealth and income. These disparities are the consequence of ongoing discrimination, structural inequality, and biases across our institutions. They continue to emerge in new forms of technology — including artificial intelligence and algorithmic risk assessment tools — that influence nearly every facet of life. The confluence of these inequities has created a massive, persistent racial wealth gap in the United States. | Here are…
(2023-08-10). Which class should control Artificial Intelligence: the workers or the bosses? indybay.org Working people should control and run AI for the benefit of workers and the public. In order to do that they need the unions to break from the Democrats and build a mass democratic workers party that will stop this capitalist madness for profits and destruction of workers jobs.
(2023-08-10). Experts stress generative AI security. ecns.cn To maximize the potential of generative artificial intelligence, the latest tech boom that has taken the world by storm, it is very important to balance the development and security of the cutting-edge technology.
(2023-08-10). U.S. tech-investment curbs seen hurting business, ties. ecns.cn The order authorizes the U.S. Treasury Department to regulate the flow of certain U.S. investments and expertise into three sectors: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum computing and artificial intelligence.
(2023-08-10). Bombing In Syria's Daraa Kills Prominent Pro-Government Commander, Three Others. southfront.org 
Mustafa al-Masalma as seen in an old video from Youtube. | On August 9, a prominent pro-government commander involved in counter terrorism and drug operations was assassinated in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa. | The commander, Mustafa al-Masalma, was killed along with one of his bodyguards, a warrant officer from the Military Intelligence Directorate (MID) and a reporter from Sama TV, Firas al-Ahmad, when a heavy improvised explosive device blew up their vehicle in an ar…
(2023-08-10). Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate graduation provides glimpse into future of medicine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate celebrated the graduation of its third cohort of health tech startups, including 12 national and international innovative businesses. During the event, held in Rochester, Minnesota, on July 28, each company presented progress and outcomes from the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate program, providing a glimpse into the future of medicine. Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate is an immersive 20-week accelerator program giving participants an opportunity to validate the clinical readiness of their artificial intelligence-driven solutions…
(2023-08-10). TG 1247: The Gaggle Talks To Scott Ritter. thealtworld.com George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle sat down for another one of our regular conversations with intelligence analyst Scott Ritter. Among the topics covered was the strange and troubling case of the arrest, release, re-arrest, re-release, re-re-arrest of Gonzalo Lira.
(2023-08-10). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com 
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(2023-08-10). Protection for PNW Street Medics. indybay.org Resources and information to help street medics, activists, and anyone facing police brutality and harassment protect themselves against government spying, corruption, and abuse.
(2023-08-10). All the News the CIA Sees Fit to Print. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-10). Far Right Attack on Israel's Supreme Court Is About Occupation, Not Democracy. truthout.org On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country's High Court of Justice from in any way checking the power of the government, whether in making cabinet decisions or appointments, based on what's known as the "reasonability" standard. In the Israeli context, this was an extreme act, since right-wing parliamentarians were defying massive crowds that had, for months on end… |
(2023-08-10). Beyond Harlan Crow, Other Billionaires Funded Justice Thomas's Luxury Vacations. truthout.org During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him — including, on more than one occasion… |
(2023-08-10). Clarence Thomas' 38 vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the Supreme Court Justice to luxury travel. nationofchange.org Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
(2023-08-09). Supreme Court Abortion Ruling Still Deeply Unpopular Across US, Poll Finds. truthout.org As activists push for abortion rights ballot measures in states across the country, polling has found that the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson is as unpopular as ever, a year on from the decision. According to new polling by SSRS for CNN released Tuesday, 64 percent of U.S. adults disagree with the decision, with 50 percent saying they "strongly" disagree. This is nearly double the… |
(2023-08-10). LAVC Omsbudsman Stalked Whistleblowers. indybay.org For over a decade Los Angeles Valley College Dean of Students Annie G. Reed (Goldman), made gaslighting, catfishing, online stalking and impersonation, and a culture of surveillance standard practices at LAVC. New information confirms she also continued to stalk former students after they left Valley College.