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The AI Industry Is Discovering That the Public Hates It
Public sentiment toward the AI industry has turned sharply negative, with backlash mounting over concerns ranging from job displacement to environmental costs and corporate overreach. The industry, long accustomed to riding waves of techno-optimism, is now grappling with a credibility problem it largely created itself. How companies respond to this trust deficit will likely determine whether AI adoption stalls or finds a more sustainable path forward.
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GnuPG – post-quantum crypto landing in mainline
GnuPG is integrating post-quantum cryptography into its mainline codebase, marking a significant step toward protecting encrypted communications against future quantum computing attacks. The move reflects growing urgency in the security community to harden widely-used encryption tools before quantum hardware matures enough to break classical algorithms. For the millions relying on GnuPG for secure email and file encryption, this update will be a critical upgrade.
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Trump fires the entire National Science Board
The Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board, the body responsible for advising the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation. The move comes as the NSF already operates at historically low funding levels and faces significant delays in distributing grants. The NSF has been instrumental in developing foundational technologies behind MRIs, cellphones, and consumer apps — making the board's elimination a potential blow to long-term American scientific competitiveness.
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America's Geothermal Breakthrough Could Unlock a 150-Gigawatt Energy Revolution
New drilling technologies borrowed from the oil and gas industry are making enhanced geothermal systems economically viable at scale for the first time. The U.S. could tap up to 150 gigawatts of always-on baseload power — enough to rival the entire current U.S. nuclear fleet. Unlike wind and solar, geothermal runs around the clock regardless of weather, making it a rare clean energy source that doesn't require storage to be grid-reliable.
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