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fromEsquire
1 day ago

What's With the Administration's Weirdly Sudden Interest in Fertility?

Infertility policy proposals face skepticism due to questionable rhetoric, uncertain legislative prospects, and links to crisis pregnancy centers.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

Private sector, former military leaders urge Congress intervene in Pentagon-Anthropic dispute

A coalition of 35 professionals urged Congress to investigate the Pentagon's conflict with Anthropic over AI safety guardrails, blacklisting, and concerns about autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

America desperately needs new privacy laws

In 1973, long before the modern digital era, the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) published a report called "Records, Computers, and the Rights of Citizens." Networked computers seemed "destined to become the principal medium for making, storing, and using records about people," the report's foreword began. These systems could be a "powerful management tool." But with few legal safeguards, they could erode the basic human right to privacy - particularly "control by an individual over the uses made of information about him."
Privacy professionals
US politics
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollment drops as costs spike

ACA enrollment fell by about 800,000 this year as expiring enhanced tax credits and rising health costs push many consumers to delay, seek alternatives, or forgo coverage.
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