Consolidation is the name of the “Bigs” game. The more they own the more they control... it’s the way of the power hungry world.
Author: admin (Kendrick Williams)
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMY STRUGGLES
In November, China's consumer prices fell the fastest since November 2020, dropping 0.5 percent year on year, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
To track virtually every communication and activity of average Americans, government authorities only need to sweep data from a small handful of tech companies.
EUROPE STRIKES “DEAL” ON AI REGULATION—WITH GAPING HOLES
News that the EU had finalized the world’s first comprehensive set of Artificial Intelligence industry regulations was cast as a landmark by most mainstream media.
BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
With the crypto sector again on a wave of rising investment and growing utility, longtime nemesis Senator Elizabeth Warren held hearings this past week timed to throw shade on developments.
THE REVOLUTION THAT CAN’T BE KILLED: AS DECENTRALIZED AS THE INTERNET, REMAKING THE INTERNET
Through a crypto explosion of 2021, and a ruthless crypto winter of 2022, we chronicled the vicissitudes and volatility of the sector.
WHY OFFICIAL VITAMIN D INTAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GROSSLY INADEQUATE
Two studies published in November 2023 demonstrated that the current governmental dosing recommendations for vitamin D may not help you achieve optimal levels;[1] a third found a personalized approach to supplementation yielded better results in athletes than a one-size-fits-all approach.[2]
EUROPEAN UNION AGREES ON STRUCTURE OF AI REGULATIONS
On 8 December, negotiators for the European Union (EU) and European parliament settled on a framework of rules to govern AI, including how to regulate platforms and governments’ use of AI in biometric surveillance.
IN AI, IT’S THE E/ACCs VS. THE DECELs
The tech community has split over AI into two factions battling it out on X and other social media platforms.
WE’VE ALREADY GOT A DICTATOR-IN-CHIEF: HOW ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTED THE PRESIDENT
Power-hungry, lawless and steadfast in its pursuit of authoritarian powers, the government does not voluntarily relinquish those powers once it acquires, uses and inevitably abuses them.









