In the 1600s, pundits and elites believed that elderly people consorted with Satan, communed using black cats, and were a threat to society. Some were burned at the stake. If AI was named 'advanced software tools,' (more accurate), would we still freak out?gladstone.ai/action-plan

the new industrial belt: cloud/AI data centers

I wanted the title for this #FTC essay to be 'The Wrath of Khan' but the CSIS pubs people said there would be licensing issues. Summary - can you rebuild your car engine in the middle of a race and not lose ground
csis.org/analysis/innov…

He's not going to win, but to be sure, Biden should hang a picture of George McGovern over his desk to remind himself that progressives only get 7 electoral votes.

Trump suggests he could be a three-term president if he wins election trib.al/B3XQcY9

Test open.substack.com/pub/jamesandre…

'A trusted source in a diaspora group and a journalist have advised Mr. O'Toole in confidence that this specific party member had unusual ties to the [PRC] government. Mr. O'Toole has no information to corroborate these claims, but he trusts the sources,'
cbc.ca/news/politics/…

A drawback to saying 'supply chain' is it implies a direct link between producer and customer. 'Supply network' is better as there are intermediaries in many countries, wholesalers, etc. To stop this, adopt WMD rules on resale and require knowing who is the ultimate customer.

Helps put a little perspective on the FTC anti-trust efforts.

I'm not sure how they did it, but rumint 25 years ago was that the Cubans had figured out how to beat a polygraph (Anna Montez case). But the best punishment for Cuban spies is still to make them live in Cuba.
intelnews.org/2024/03/18/01-…

This indictment has some good stuff: [in exchange for stealing IP] the [Chinese] CEO had offered DING the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), with a monthly salary of 100,000 RMB (approximately $14,800), plus an annual bonus and company stock.
justice.gov/opa/media/1341…

Wait until they get the bill for European sovereignty though. A couple pho carriers, a few satellites, and some nukes isn't a great power defense force

This is how serious countries do things:

They give up pie-in-the-sky dreams of Wandel durch Handel, they realize one's nation's existence is more important than profits.

I'm glad France is a serious country.
politico.eu/article/french…

Nietzsche (not a fave) wrote 'A great victory makes the winner stupid and the loser, malicious.' Kind of describes #US - #Russian relations, though

Smart drafting in House E&C #Tiktok bill. Not a ban on speech, but on distribution and updating TikTok (including app stores) and on internet hosting. Goal is to incentivize divestiture, which is still is a very long shot given the likely price.

Defend Forward wasn't about deterrence

Rumors of Congressional effort to legislate #TikTok divestiture. Talking to potential buyers, they say no one can afford it (maybe$350B), forced divestiture is out because of CN retaliation, and political risk in DC is too high. Preferred outcome is NY IPO, but China may oppose.

Der Speigel says they were using Webex
dw.com/en/germany-pro…

Cute. China calls its Australian operation 'the A-Team' and recruits Australian politicians, researchers, business people, etc using classic tricks like conference invites and fake names (Sophy, Amy, Ben' on 'professional networking sites.'
jurist.org/news/2024/02/d…

A scientist fired from Canada's top infectious disease laboratory 'intentionally' shared scientific information with China-potentially putting people's health in jeopardy-says an assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
cbc.ca/news/politics/…