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A new draft policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in council services will go before West Lothian Council’s Executive in January, placing human oversight and transparency at the centre of how the authority intends to adopt machine learning, natural language processing and...

Artificial-intelligence systems are neither magic noracles nor neutral vacuum-packed tools — they are products of engineering choices, commercial incentives, legal pressures, and cultural judgments, and the Daily Signal editorial we were given argues that those choices are skewing AI toward...

Albania has just promoted an avatar to cabinet rank: Diella, an AI-driven virtual assistant that will now sit—digitally—in the role of minister responsible for public procurement with an explicit mission to make government tenders “100% free of corruption.” Background Diella first appeared on...

Microsoft’s expanded deal with the NFL is not a simple renewal — it’s an explicit push to fold generative AI and cloud-first tools deeper into the game-day workflow, from the sideline to scouting rooms and front-office operations. Background The partnership between Microsoft and the NFL dates...

Microsoft has quietly changed the Microsoft Store’s update behavior so that, for many consumer devices, the long‑standing, user-facing option to permanently turn off automatic app updates no longer persists; instead the Store now offers only time‑limited pause windows (commonly one to five...

The routine posting of “meeting notices” is where civic procedure meets real people — and where a quiet failure in process can become a headline. Overview and context Source item: a GazetteXtra article titled “Meeting notices” (by DAILY TIMES STAFF) was published August 10, 2025 and runs as...

Malaysia’s future rests not only on the infrastructure it builds or the policies it enacts, but critically on the values it instills in tomorrow’s leaders—values largely taught through the subtle signals and lessons found in the engagement, or lack thereof, between current leaders and young...

Malaysia’s tech sector has been thrust into the spotlight following the dramatic arrests of four individuals linked to a sprawling RM180 million data centre bribery scandal, raising serious concerns about corruption risks, corporate governance, and the future of digital infrastructure...

In the heart of Southern Africa, Zambia is witnessing a profound transformation in the way citizens interact with government services—a shift driven in large part by the implementation of Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Customer Service and the creation of the SMART Zambia Institute’s Citizens Portal...

The recent directive from the United States House of Representatives’ Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) telling Congressional staffers to remove Meta Platform Inc.’s WhatsApp from all work devices has ignited a serious conversation about digital security, privacy, and the evolving landscape of...

In an era where public trust in municipal governance is both essential and increasingly scrutinized, the Town of Greater Napanee has taken decisive steps to reinforce the ethical framework guiding its staff. On June 11, council quietly adopted a comprehensive Staff Conflict of Interest Policy—a...

In a case that has electrified both federal cybersecurity circles and the wider tech community, a detailed whistleblower disclosure alleges the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), under the controversial leadership of Elon Musk, was complicit in a significant data breach at the National...

An explosive whistleblower disclosure has thrust the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into the center of one of the most alarming U.S. government cybersecurity controversies in recent memory. According to a meticulously documented report by Daniel Berulis, an experienced DevSecOps...

Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister, Vijay Kumar Sinha, has ignited what may be a decisive battle in the long and contentious struggle to cleanse the Mines and Geology Department of its reputation for ‘Inspector Raj’ and ‘Mafia Raj’. For years, truck owners and transporters operating in and around...

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TOKYO — Japanese officials struggled through the day on Tuesday to explain why it had taken them a month to disclose large-scale releases of radioactive material in mid-March at a crippled nuclear power plant, as the government and an electric utility disagreed on the extent of continuing...