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    Governments Struggle to Keep Pace With Rapid AI Development▼As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/technology/ai-govMmastodonTechnology27 min ago

    A New York Times report argues that artificial intelligence is advancing faster than governments can regulate it, leaving lawmakers increasingly behind on oversight, safety rules and public policy. The piece examines the widening gap between the pace of AI innovation and the slow machinery of legislation, a tension currently at the center of debates in Washington, Brussels and other capitals over how to govern powerful AI systems.

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    Why China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls●The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/asia/china-us-aiMmastodonTechnology33 h ago

    A New York Times analysis examines why China treats American-led calls for A.I. safety cooperation with suspicion, framing them as moves that could slow Chinese progress in the technology race. The piece explores how distrust between Washington and Beijing shapes each side's approach to regulating advanced artificial intelligence, and what that means for global governance efforts.

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    AI's data center problem could move to space▼AI’s data center problem could move to space✉newsScienceSpace Policy1 h ago

    A Washington Examiner report argues that the rapidly growing energy and cooling demands of AI data centers could eventually push this infrastructure into orbit, where solar power is constant and heat can be radiated away. The idea is drawing attention amid rising concern over the strain AI computing places on terrestrial power grids and land.

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    Far-right online movement turns on one of its leaders●She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.✉newsTechnologyInternet3 min ago

    The Washington Post reports on a woman who helped lead a far-right internet movement and was then attacked and rejected by the same community she helped build. The piece examines how online extremist groups often turn against prominent figures within their own ranks, and what her experience reveals about the movement's internal dynamics.

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    The Washington Post is examining platonic co-parenting, an arrangement in which friends or committed non-romantic partners raise children together without being a couple. The feature asks whether this model could become a mainstream family structure as more people delay or opt out of marriage while still wanting children. It highlights how single adults and friends are increasingly choosing to build households and share parenting responsibilities deliberately.

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    Alaska Has a Long History of Rowdy Members of Congress●In Alaska, Rowdy Members of Congress Are a Tradition✉newsWorldUS Politics15 h ago

    The New York Times examines Alaska's tradition of combative, unconventional members of Congress, a lineage often linked to the state's political culture of independence and confrontation. The piece comes amid renewed attention to the state's current delegation and its outspoken style, prompting discussion about how Alaska's political character shapes national debates in Washington.