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Guam and the Consortium

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The final stop for my Micronesia trip was Guam, a U.S. Arriving on Guam felt like coming back to the United States, although it's more like Hawaii than the mainland! Guam has a huge American military presence: the armed forces control about a third of the island. The military and tourism are Guam's two big industry.

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The good and the bad in the government’s case against Facebook

The Verge

If successful, the FTC’s case — which was joined by 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam — could force the company to divest itself of Instagram and WhatsApp, radically reshaping the digital economy. In the end, I think the government will likely fail in its attempt to break Facebook up.

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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally

The Verge

the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. ”a Under the proposed rule, state and local governments and Indian tribes would still be able to adopt and enforce rules and regulations over cannabis more stringent than the FDA requirements. a dynamic shift in public opinion and support”.

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Humans@Work: How to Successfully Tackle HR Challenges

Top Nonprofits

Public sector employees, since they work for the government, are protected from retaliation for expressing their views. He says First Amendment rights are not “something an employee can enforce against an employer”. Moreover, federal law protects employees’ right to discuss labor-related issues.

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How AI Takeover Might Happen in 2 Years

The AI Alignment Forum

This means their infosecurity must be red-teamed by NSA's top keyboard mashers, and government employees have to be onboarded onto training-run baby-sitting squads. With the increasing involvement of the government, many of the big AI companies now have a trident-like structure. government allows. Caption: The CIA steals a lie.