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- 1ICE arrests hit record levels amid 'invisibilized' tactics●Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is arresting more people than ever, with operations often over in about 90 seconds. Agents increasingly wear plain clothes and unmarked vehicles, a tactic critics call 'invisibilized' enforcement that leaves immigrants and bystanders unsure who is detaining whom. The Guardian's report has drawn wide attention, with civil liberties groups raising alarm about due process and accountability in the sweeping arrest campaign.
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A new CEPR analysis examines the true scale and structure of the European Union's debt, aiming to make the often opaque accounting of EU liabilities more transparent. The discussion centres on how much debt the EU and its member states actually carry, how it is recorded, and what the hidden obligations could mean for future fiscal policy and budget negotiations in Brussels.
- 3OPAQUE's verifiable AI open source tools near half a million downloads▼OPAQUE's Open Source Approach to Verifiable AI Nears Half a Million Downloads as Community Code Contributions Grow More Than Tenfold
OPAQUE Systems says downloads of its open source software for verifiable AI are approaching 500,000, while community code contributions have grown more than tenfold. The company, which builds privacy-preserving confidential computing tools, presented the figures as a sign of momentum behind its approach to running AI workloads securely, with adoption spreading across the developer community and coverage in technology trade press.
- 4New short-focused fund with Michael Burry targets private credit risks●With Burry as adviser, a new short-focused fund takes aim at private credit risks
A new short-focused fund has launched with Michael Burry, the investor known for betting against the housing market before the 2008 crisis, serving as an adviser. The fund is taking aim at risks in the private credit market, where concerns have grown about opaque lending standards and potential losses. Reuters reported the launch, drawing attention given Burry's bearish track record.
- 5New physics-grounded AI framework targets testable material predictions●Physics-grounded AI framework aims to make predictions about new materials more testable
Researchers have introduced an AI framework for predicting new materials that is grounded in physics, with the aim of making its predictions more testable. By building physical principles into the model, the approach is intended to improve transparency and allow experimental scientists to verify predictions of novel materials more reliably than with conventional black-box AI methods.
- 6Hidden money questions cloud Nevada GOP congressional bid●Unpacking the hidden money behind a Nevada GOP congressional bid where financial transparency vanishes behind mystery lo
A Nevada Republican congressional campaign is facing scrutiny over its finances, with reports of undisclosed loans, missing disclosure filings and liens placed on a candidate's home. Critics say the pattern raises questions about who is really bankrolling the bid and whether campaign finance rules are being followed. The story is drawing attention from observers of US political funding and transparency.