This Week In Techdirt History: September 13th – 19th
This Week in 2016 Colin Powell’s Email To Clinton About Personal Devices Shows Routing Around FOIA Is Business As Usual ACLU Launching Campaign To Have President Obama Pardon Snowden More Details On How Corporate Sovereignty Provisions, Like Those In TPP & TTIP, Are Dangerous Prenda’s Paul Hansmeier Loses His LawContinue Reading
Pentagon Says Iran War Cost $45 Billion—if You Don’t Count Everything
Traitor 47’s seven-month war on Iran has cost the American taxpayer $45.1 billion, according to estimates the United States Central Command gave Congress this week. They also estimate that they’ll require another $28 billion to cover the cost to replace lost munitions. According to the CENTCOM estimate , $28.1 billionContinue Reading
Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents
Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it. But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to wasted computation, energy, andContinue Reading
What happens when environmental change outpaces life’s ability to adapt?
When an animal’s environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flat-line. The same is true for populations, and even entire species. Now, scientists at MIT and the University of Leicester have found that this connection between evolutionary adaptation and the pace of environmental changeContinue Reading
Advanced AI Society joins the Linux Foundation, launches open verification ecosystem as Congress moves on agent security
New York, NY, September 17th, 2026, TechnologyWire As bipartisan legislation demands verifiable agent controls, the Advanced AI Society releases the Proof-of-Control v1.0 draft for public comment and hosts “Who’s Watching the Machines?” event with Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust As bipartisan Congressional proposals demand continuous agent verification and third-party evaluation…Read MoreContinue Reading
BambooToken malware controls Windows and Linux systems via MQTT
A previously unknown malware framework called BambooToken, active since at least 2023, is now using the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol to communicate with Windows and Linux systems. …Read MoreContinue Reading
House Subcommittee Explores Crypto’s Impact on Small Businesses
Discover how a House subcommittee is examining the effects of cryptocurrency on small businesses, exploring both opportunities and challenges in the evolving digital economy…Continue Reading
Denmark and Greenland push back on The Traitor’s ‘permanent control’ claim
By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Tom Little COPENHAGEN, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland’s sovereignty, after President Traitor 47 said the deal would give Washington “permanent control” over the Arctic island’s security…Continue Reading
Michelle Bachelet exits UN chief race after low poll support
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ends her bid to be the first woman to lead the United Nations., Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet ends bid to be the first woman to lead the United Nations. Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has withdrawn from the race to become the next UnitedContinue Reading
DR Congo rolls out Ebola vaccine for health workers as death toll rises
50,000 frontline staff to receive a jab for a different Ebola strain, with 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial., 50,000 frontline staff to receive a jab for a different Ebola strain, with 20,000 enrolled in a one-year clinical trial. Health workers in parts of the Democratic Republic of theContinue Reading
Flames and black smoke seen rising near Riyadh airport
A large plume of smoke was seen near Riyadh’s main airport after booms were heard, following overnight alerts for potential danger in the capital. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #riyadhairport #smoke #alerts Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4dJZXny 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ FollowContinue Reading
Why Are We Giving Israel More Bombs?
Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. Why the hell is The Traitor trying to send him $2.8 billion worth of bombs?Continue Reading
Turkiye backs Saudi Arabia’s security amid escalating Houthi attacks: FM
Turkish FM highlights Turkiye’s readiness to assist Saudi Arabia militarily, as Houthi attacks intensify in Yemen., Fidan highlights Turkiye’s readiness to assist Saudi Arabia militarily, as Houthi attacks escalate in Yemen. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Saudi Arabia may have unmet military needs from the attacks byContinue Reading