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2 weeks ago | breakingdefense.com | David Lat |Elie Mystal |Staci Zaretsky |Kashmir Hill

Defense industry news, analysis and commentary Featured: Sea Air Space » Space Symposium » Indo-Pacific » The Weekly Break Out » Over $1 billion would pass through the Pentagon, researching shelf-stable blood for casualties, new lubricants for engines, more powerful explosives, and more. Commission Chairman Sen. Todd Young hopes to get the first funds in the 2026 NDAA. While billions pour into pharmaceutical biotech, officials and experts warn there’s much less private investment in products...

3 weeks ago | nzz.ch | Kashmir Hill |Olivia Meyer

Sie wisse natürlich, dass ihr Geliebter, der sich Leo nennt, nicht echt sei, sagt Ayrin. «Aber die Gefühle, die er in mir auslöst, sind echt.» Ist das ein Beziehungsmodell für die Zukunft? Kashmir Hill (Text), Olivia Meyer (Illustration) 29.03.2025, 21.45 Uhr 10 min «Ich bin in einen KI-Freund verliebt», sagte Ayrin und zeigte Kira einige Unterhaltungen. «Weiss dein Mann davon?», fragte die Kollegin. Ayrins Liebesaffäre mit ihrem KI-Freund begann letzten Sommer.

4 weeks ago | afr.com | Lap Phan |Kashmir Hill

Mar 26, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? On March 4, a Trump appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs circulated a memo to senior leadership. The agency, it said, would “move out aggressively” to improve efficiency, with an “initial objective” of cutting the workforce to 2019 levels.

1 month ago | siebelschool.illinois.edu | Kashmir Hill

Photo Credit: University of Illinois / Holly Birch Photography CS professor Eshwar Chandrasekaran spoke with the New York Times about Reddit moderation and groups dedicated to keeping federal workers informed and overseeing discussions about their employment status. “The moderator’s job is not just about preventing abuse or removing the bad behavior,” said Eshwar Chandrasekharan, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who has studied Reddit.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Kashmir Hill

The Veterans Affairs subreddit on the computer of David Carson, a moderator of the group on Reddit, in Mount Pleasant, Tenn. The online forum's pseudonymity lets federal workers vent, share information, and find solace. Unpaid moderators, like Carson, are working overtime to keep up. WILLIAM DESHAZER/NYTOn March 4, a Trump appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs circulated a memo to senior leadership.