#secure AI deployment

[infosprint]

AI and Automation in June 2025: Top Enterprise Shifts

June 2025 marked a turning point in enterprise technology, where artificial intelligence and automation moved from experimental to essential. In this blog, Infosprint Technologies breaks down six significant AI and automation developments every business leader needs to know — from OpenAI’s release of the reasoning-driven o3-Pro model to Anthropic’s launch of Claude Gov, a government-grade secure AI platform.

We also explore how giants like Salesforce, AWS, SAP, UiPath, and IBM are embedding generative AI into real-world business systems. Think: bots that navigate complex UIs, AI that drafts emails from your data, and cloud-based RPA tools that your HR or finance team can build without code.

Key Highlights:

OpenAI’s o3-Pro is up to 80% cheaper, making deep AI accessible to SMBs.

Anthropic’s Claude Gov shows the future of regulated, secure AI for defense and government.

Salesforce and SAP are enabling AI agents to interact with CRMs and ERP systems in real time.

UiPath and IBM are moving RPA from IT-only tools to enterprise-wide automation frameworks.

The rise of agentic AI means bots now decide, adapt, and act — not just follow rules.

Whether you’re a CIO, CTO, or business strategist, this blog offers a roadmap for navigating AI transformation in Q3 and beyond.

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Protecting Against the AI Threat: Latest News from Cybersecurity Experts

Discover the latest news on the need for safeguards against the rapid development of artificial intelligence. Learn how governments and AI developers are working together to address security concerns and ensure the safe deployment of AI systems.

[melsatar]

Discover how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) — from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance. In this article, we explore how AI tools boost productivity, enhance quality, and reshape the way teams build modern software. Learn how developers and organizations can harness AI as a powerful collaborator in creating faster, smarter, and more reliable applications.

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Streamline Your Workflow with Microsoft 365 Suite Deployment Services in 2025

In today’s fast-paced business environment, achieving efficiency and seamless collaboration is critical to staying ahead. The Microsoft 365 Suite offers a comprehensive range of tools designed to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and foster better communication. However, to unlock its full potential, businesses need tailored deployment services that align with their specific goals and operational requirements.

Why Microsoft 365 Suite is Essential in 2025

Unified Communication and Collaboration Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook provide integrated platforms that support real-time communication, file sharing, and collaboration across teams—whether they’re in the same office or dispersed globally.

Enhanced Productivity with AI and Automation Tools like Microsoft Viva and Power Automate bring AI-driven insights and automation capabilities, enabling businesses to reduce manual tasks and focus on strategic initiatives.

Scalable and Secure Solutions With advanced security features and compliance tools, Microsoft 365 ensures businesses can scale their operations confidently while safeguarding sensitive data.

Flexibility for Hybrid Work Models The suite’s cloud-based architecture empowers employees to work from anywhere, ensuring a seamless transition between remote and on-site operations.

The Importance of Professional Deployment Services

While Microsoft 365 offers robust features, implementing it effectively can be challenging without expert guidance. Professional deployment services are crucial for:

Customised Solutions: Tailoring the suite’s features to your business’s unique needs ensures maximum ROI.

Efficient Migration: Migrating data from legacy systems with minimal disruption requires technical expertise.

Training and Support: Ensuring your teams are equipped to leverage the suite effectively enhances adoption rates.

Ongoing Optimisation: Regular assessments and updates keep your systems aligned with evolving business objectives.

Addressing Modern Business Challenges

Reducing Silos By integrating tools like Teams, OneDrive, and Planner, organisations can eliminate data silos and promote cross-departmental collaboration.

Improving Decision-Making Power BI within Microsoft 365 provides actionable insights through real-time analytics, enabling leaders to make informed decisions swiftly.

Boosting Employee Engagement Features like Viva Insights prioritise employee well-being and productivity, helping organisations retain top talent.

Key Considerations for Microsoft 365 Deployment

Assess Your Business Needs: Understand your current challenges and how Microsoft 365 can address them.

Plan for Change Management: Foster a culture of adaptability to ensure smooth adoption.

Focus on Security: Leverage tools like Microsoft Defender to mitigate cybersecurity risks.

Partner with Experts: Collaborate with experienced providers to ensure a seamless deployment process.

Conclusion

Microsoft 365 Suite is not just a productivity tool; it’s a strategic asset for driving innovation and efficiency in 2025. By partnering with a trusted deployment service provider, businesses can ensure a smooth transition, empowering their teams to achieve more while staying agile in a competitive landscape.

Ready to revolutionise your workflow? Explore how Microsoft 365 Suite deployment can transform your business today.

[nationallawreview]

White House Publishes Steps to Protect Workers from the Risks of AI

Last year the White House weighed in on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in businesses. Since the executive order, several government entities including the Department of Labor have released guidance on the use of AI. And now the White House published principles to protect workers when AI is used in the workplace. The principles apply to both the development and deployment of AI systems.…

[vividverses]

Exciting developments in MLOps await in 2024! 🚀 DevOps-MLOps integration, AutoML acceleration, Edge Computing rise – shaping a dynamic future. Stay ahead of the curve! #MLOps #TechTrends2024 🤖✨

[martyr-mayhem]

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, reality checks MAGA and Trump himself:

"So today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they’re talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator.

Make that make sense.

Canadians are reasonable and we are polite, but we will not back down from a fight — not when our country and the well-being of everyone in it is at stake. At the moment, the U.S. tariffs came into effect in the early hours of this morning, and so did the Canadian response.

Canada will be implementing 25 per cent tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods, starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion of American products in 21 days’ time.

Today we will also be challenging these illegal actions by filing dispute resolution claims at the World Trade Organization and through the USMCA.

But in the meantime, our tariffs will remain in place until the U.S. tariffs are withdrawn and not a moment sooner. And should these tariffs not cease, we are in active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several non-tariff measures, measures which will demonstrate that there are no winners in a trade war.

Now, just like I did a month ago, I want to speak first directly to the American people.

We don’t want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally, and we don’t want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically all across your country.

Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk at the thousands of workplaces that succeed because of materials from Canada, or because of consumers in Canada, or both. They’ve chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items like groceries and gas, on major purchases like cars and homes and everything in between.

They’ve chosen to harm American national security, impeding access to the abundant critical minerals, energy, building materials and fertilizers that we have and that the United States needs to grow and prosper.

They’ve chosen to launch a trade war that will, first and foremost, harm American families.

They’ve chosen to sabotage their own agenda that was supposed to usher in a new golden age for the United States. And they’ve chosen to undermine the incredible work we’ve done together to tackle the scourge that is fentanyl, a drug that must be wiped from the face of the earth.

So on that point, let me be crystal clear: there is absolutely no justification or need whatsoever for these tariffs today. Now, the legal pretext your government is using to bring in these tariffs is that Canada is apparently unwilling to help in the fight against illegal fentanyl.

Well, that is totally false.

Let’s look at the fact our border is already safe and secure. Far less than one per cent of fentanyl flows and less than one per cent of illegal crossings into the United States comes from Canada. But we acted, because we know we can always do better.

We responded to concerns, including from the president, by implementing an ambitious $1.3-billion border plan, a border plan that includes generational investments in new AI and imaging tools to stop the flow of fentanyl in its tracks, stronger co-ordination and information sharing with American agencies, along with the deployment of drones, helicopters and additional personnel to keep our border secure.

You know, a month ago, as part of an agreement with the United States that paused the tariffs, we made further commitments. We appointed Kevin Brosseau as our fentanyl czar, a man who dedicated his multi-decade career in law enforcement to combating organized crime networks and drug trafficking.

We designated seven drug cartels — sick, evil groups who cynically profit off the pain and suffering of people on both sides of the border — as the terrorist organizations that they are.

And just yesterday, we launched a new joint operations partnership, supported by a $200-million investment between Canada’s security and law enforcement agencies, a partnership that will enhance the co-ordination of information and intelligence in order to thwart criminal gangs involved in the illegal fentanyl trade.

And critically, our actions are working as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection just acknowledged there was a 97 per cent drop in fentanyl seizure from January compared to December, to a near-zero low of less than half an ounce seized in January.

Now, I want to speak directly to one specific American.

Donald, in the over eight years you and I have worked together, we’ve done big things.

We signed a historic deal that has created record jobs and growth in both of our countries. We’ve done big things together on the world stage, as Canada and the U.S. have done together for decades, for generations. And now, we should be working together to ensure even greater prosperity for North Americans in a very uncertain and challenging world.

Now, it’s not in my habit to agree with the Wall Street Journal. But Donald, they point out that even though you’re a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do.

We two friends fighting is exactly what our opponents around the world want to see.

And now, to my fellow Canadians. I won’t sugarcoat it. This is going to be tough, even though we’re all going to pull together because that’s what we do.

We will use every tool at our disposal so Canadian workers and businesses can weather this storm. From expanding EI benefits and making them more flexible to providing direct supports to businesses. We will be there as needed to help.

But Canada, make no mistake. No matter how long this lasts, no matter what the cost, the federal government and other orders of government will be there for you.

We will defend Canadian jobs. We will take measures to prevent predatory behaviour that threatens Canadian companies because of the impacts of this trade war, leaving them open to takeovers. We will relentlessly fight to protect our economy. We will stand up for Canadians every single second of every single day. Because this country is worth fighting for.

You know we’ve been through tough spots before, but every time we’ve faced long odds and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, we’ve not only survived, we’ve emerged stronger than ever.

Because when it comes to defending our great nation, there is no price we all aren’t willing to pay.

And today is no different. Thank you."

[mariacallous]

In his first two weeks of office, President Trump signed several Executive Orders (EOs) to fulfill one of his many campaign promises—to reduce the size of the federal government. He has rolled back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, asserting that the federal government will no longer consider race, ethnicity, or other federally protected characteristics in hiring and retention decisions. In recent days, he announced a financial buyout to federal employees who do not wish to comply with the new Return to Office (RTO) mandate, which requires employees to be in an office for five days per week, despite concerns about available office space. The details of the buyout were outlined in an email with the subject line, “Fork in the Road,” sent by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on January 28, 2025, to over 2 million federal workers. The OPM also offered deferred resignation where federal employees could resign immediately and still be paid for the next several months. Meanwhile, those who decide to stay are not promised future employment and the memo stated new conditions for employees, that they be “loyal, trustworthy, and to strive for excellence in their daily work”; principles that likely will become benchmarks for future performance reviews.

Under the Trump administration, federal workforce reductions will happen, along with a greater deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and outsourcing to private firms. These new services will cost millions of dollars to design, deploy, and train the federal workforce, creating new national and data security threats as well, given the level of protected information at stake. But the influence of Big Tech leaders, who are formally and informally advising President Trump and his administration, may be accelerating a smaller government workforce based on their own values about corporate governance. Big Tech companies were among those that led the RTO mandates for their own employees after the pandemic with similar terms and conditions, as well as promises made that were not kept. Many of these same companies are making AI more technically advanced without realizing that millions of people are still impacted in the U.S. by the lack of digital access. As Biden era policies were working to address the connectivity challenges faced throughout the U.S., these programs are now being challenged, which will almost guarantee that even the best of AI technologies embedded in government functions may be inaccessible to most people.

[storiesbyshadow]

Still The Best Thing I've Ever Come Home To

Fandom: Marvel

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader

Rating: Teen

Tags: Fluff, Slight Angst, Common Cold, Fever, Crying, Snuggling

Word Count: Around 1000

Written For: @badthingshappenbingo @fandom-free-bingo @fluffyjuly @julybreakbingo

Squares/Prompts Filled: B5 - Common Cold for BTHB | Card B: G1 - Aching for Fandom Free Bingo | Day 11 - "You look cold." for Fluffy July | O5 - "I'm going to take care of you, okay?" for July Break Bingo

Dividers By: @saradika-graphics

The morning of Bucky’s return started with promise.

You’d woken up before the sun, heart racing with excitement. After three long months of deployment, deep undercover in hostile territory, Bucky was finally coming home.

You wanted everything to be perfect.

You’d spent the last week prepping and cleaning the shared apartment in the Avengers compound from top to bottom. You bought all the ingredients for his favorite meal, homemade chicken parmesan and garlic bread, and even snuck into Natasha’s stash of fancy candles because your man deserved ambience.

You’d been counting down for weeks, marking the days off on the little calendar you kept on the fridge. Three months. Ninety-two days of aching, stretching silence and vague mission reports through secured comm lines.

But he was coming home today.

You were supposed to wake up glowing, giddy, maybe even slip into that dress he liked, the one you wore the first time he kissed you under the stars in Wakanda. You wanted him to come home to love.

Instead, you woke up feeling like you’d been hit by a bus.

Your head was a hot, heavy fog. Every joint in your body ached. Your nose was completely stuffed on one side, your throat felt like sandpaper, and your skin was clammy. Despite all that, you forced yourself out of bed.

Because he was coming home.

You stumbled to the kitchen in mismatched socks and one of Bucky's hoodies. Your limbs were heavy and your brain was fuzzy. Pouring yourself some orange juice was a start, but you took one drink and winced from the burn in your throat. Moving on to dinner preparations, you opened the cabinet where the garlic sat, then forgot what you were doing.

Your forehead rested against the fridge door as you whispered, “F.R.I.D.A.Y.?”

“Yes, Miss?”

“…What's the protocol for dying quietly and not ruining dinner plans?”

“You are not dying,” the AI said calmly. “However, your fever is currently at 102.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Your symptoms suggest acute viral infection. I recommend hydration, medication, and immediate rest.”

You groaned into the fridge. “He’s going to be home in hours, and I haven’t even started the sauce. I wanted the whole table set. The wine chilled. The lights dimmed. This was supposed to be perfect.”

“Your health is the priority,” she said gently. “Sergeant Barnes would not want you pushing yourself to the point of collapse. Please consider resting.”

“I'll consider it,” you muttered.

You tried. You really did.

You made it halfway through chopping garlic and got distracted staring at the cutting board. Your hands were shaking, and you burned the first batch of bread, forgot to boil the pasta, and knocked over the candle arrangement when you tried to set the table.

Eventually, your body gave up.

You shuffled toward the bedroom like a zombie, eyes glassy and breath shallow. You barely managed to crawl back under the covers before the chills set in full force, deep, shaking tremors that wracked your overheated body. You tugged the blanket up to your chin and surrounded yourself with tissues and cough drops.

And when your fever spiked to 103.4, you finally whispered, “F.R.I.D.A.Y… okay, you win.”

You weren’t sure how much time had passed. You drifted in and out, cold one minute and sweating the next. You vaguely remembered reaching for water and spilling it on the nightstand. You thought about Bucky. His laugh. His arms. How good he would’ve looked tonight in the candlelight you never got to finish arranging.

Then everything blurred.

Then, the front door creaked open.

Heavy footsteps. The sound of boots thudding on the floor. The zip of a duffel bag being dropped.

Your heart gave a weak flutter.

“Doll?”

You blinked against the blur of fever and tears. “Bucky?”

And then he was there, in the bedroom doorway, his figure backlit by the hallway light. His eyes scanned the scene. The spilled water on the dresser, the string of lights you’d tried to hang still tangled on the floor, and you, pale and bundled into a mountain of blankets, nose red and raw.

He crossed the room in three long strides.

“Oh, sweetheart, you look cold.” His voice was soft and full of heartbreak.

“I’m fine,” you whispered, wincing at how awful you sounded. “Just…a little bug. Surprise ruined. Don’t look at me, my hair’s disgusting-”

“Hey. None of that.” He crouched beside the bed, brushing damp strands off your forehead. His vibranium hand was wonderfully cool against your overheated skin. “God, you’re burning up.”

“I tried…” Your bottom lip wobbled. “I tried to make it nice for you. I wanted you to come home to a warm dinner and flowers and wine and...and now you’re gonna get sick, too-”

He cut you off by leaning in and pressing a kiss to your feverish temple.

“You are the best thing I’ve ever come home to,” he said, voice thick with emotion. “Dinner can wait. Candles can wait. I missed you. That’s all I need.”

You blinked up at him through glassy eyes. “You’re not mad I ruined everything?”

He smiled softly and tucked the blanket under your chin. “You could set the compound on fire and I’d still be thankful I got to come home to you.”

That made you break. A few tears slipped out, hot on your cheeks. He wiped them gently with the sleeve of his Henley before pressing another kiss to your brow.

“I'm going to take care of you, okay?”

You made a weak attempt to protest. “You’ll catch it.”

“Worth it,” he called from the bathroom. “I once survived a grenade blast. I think I can handle your little virus.”

That night, Bucky stayed wrapped around you like a furnace, his arm keeping you still when the chills got too bad, his hand gently stroking your hair when you whimpered in your sleep. He read aloud from the book you’d been working through together, his voice low and rough and rhythmic. He made soup. He spoon-fed you. He kissed your damp skin like you were still the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen.

When you coughed yourself awake in the early hours of the morning, he was already sitting up behind you, rubbing circles on your back. “It’s okay. I’ve got you. I’m right here.”

You were sick, miserable, and embarrassed.

Two days later, you woke up with your head clear. Your fever had broken and you were no longer freezing. Somehow, you'd migrated halfway onto Bucky’s chest, one leg draped over his, his hand still tangled in your hair.

And still, he held you like you were the most precious thing in the world.

You looked up at him.

“You stayed with me the whole time?”

He blinked sleepily. “’Course I did.”

“You didn’t even get sick?”

“Oh, I’m absolutely getting sick,” he said, groaning slightly. “My throat feels like sandpaper and I think I sneezed twelve times already.”

You gave him a sheepish smile. “I’ll take care of you.”

“You’d better,” he mumbled, nuzzling into your neck. “I expect soup. And forehead kisses. And cuddles. All the things I gave you.”

You pressed a soft kiss to his jaw. “Deal.”

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Paul Blumenthal at HuffPost:

Before Vice President JD Vance was elected to the Senate from Ohio in 2022, he expressed a radical sentiment now coming to fruition under President Donald Trump. “We need a de-Ba’athification program in the U.S.,” Vance said as he called for the firing of every midlevel federal government employee and their replacement with Trump allies. In likening the U.S. government to the purges of Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party in post-war Iraq, Vance provides a metaphor to explain what the Trump administration is doing now. The MAGA coalition, led by Trump, Vance and billionaire Elon Musk are an occupying force — a provisional authority — operating in wartime conditions to dismantle the U.S. government. As in post-war Iraq, the previously existing legal order is no more. For Americans, that means the Constitution has been effectively suspended. The ongoing destruction of the U.S. government by Trump and Musk is already a full-blown constitutional crisis. The executive branch has seized power it does not have from Congress and the American people to eliminate agencies created by Congress, suspend payments authorized by law, break contracts entered into under law, rewrite the Constitution and, potentially, ignore the judiciary when push comes to shove. All of these actions, tied together, represent not just an unprecedented seizure of executive power by the president, but an intentional subversion of the constitutional order. Or, as Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought wrote in 2022, “We are living in a post-Constitutional time.”

The actions Trump and Musk are taking not only threaten the country’s constitutional structure, but also the material livelihood of all Americans. In targeting government services people need to live their lives, they risk forcing people to stop working to perform childcare, throw at-risk people into homelessness, deny disabled people the right to a free life and cut off the elderly and sick from necessary health care. In seeking to end birthright citizenship, Trump threatens the very right of people born here to obtain the benefits granted to them by the Constitution. Potentially more catastrophic, Musk’s seizure of the Department of Treasury’s payment system and the possible tinkering his college-age minions are doing to it could crash a decadesold system that doles out the annual $6 trillion budget to Social Security recipients, government employees, grantees, loan recipients and more.

Musk is deploying the model he used to gut Twitter after he bought it in 2022. It’s an expression of the “move fast and break things” ethos of Silicon Valley. The tech elite believe that laws and regulations should be ignored if it gets in their way of innovation and profit-seeking. Think about Uber’s deployment of subsidized taxis to undercut incumbent competition, scooter companies dumping their product on city streets with no authorization, the mass Hoovering of data by social media companies or AI companies relying on copyrighted material to train their models. They are also happy to break products as they beta test new applications, just as Musk’s X frequently went down after he fired huge numbers of engineers following his takeover. A disruption in the operation of a social media site, however, does not have any meaningful real world consequences. But if Musk decides to “fail whale” the government, the consequences would be catastrophic for hundreds of millions of Americans, not to mention the stability of the global economy.

[...]

Congress, under the sniveling leadership of Republican Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.), has surrendered its power at Trump’s feet. The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse to fund the government and enact laws creating and authorizing executive branch agencies. The president is then supposed to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Trump has inverted this constitutional design with the help of a supplicant Republican-controlled Congress. [...] The Constitution requires Congress to pass laws and make appropriations and for the president to execute those laws and appropriations. If Trump’s actions stand, the Constitution will have been turned inside out. Congress will be swept aside. So will the American people, who elected Congress as a co-equal power to the president. And if Trump and Musk have their way, the judiciary will also be eliminated. When Vance called for the “De-Ba’athification” of the U.S. government, he also opined on what would happen if the courts intervened. [...] What this amounts to is one-man rule. The MAGA royalists have tossed the Constitution aside — at least provisionally — in favor of a king. Will anyone stop them?

HuffPost’s Paul Blumenthal provides cogent analysis on how the Axis of Evil triumvirate between Elon Musk, JD Vance, and Donald Trump, are operating to destroy our cherished Constitutional governance and livelihoods of many Americans.

[jcmarchi]

The OpenAI Files: Ex-staff claim profit greed betraying AI safety

New Post has been published on https://thedigitalinsider.com/the-openai-files-ex-staff-claim-profit-greed-betraying-ai-safety/

The OpenAI Files: Ex-staff claim profit greed betraying AI safety

‘The OpenAI Files’ report, assembling voices of concerned ex-staff, claims the world’s most prominent AI lab is betraying safety for profit. What began as a noble quest to ensure AI would serve all of humanity is now teetering on the edge of becoming just another corporate giant, chasing immense profits while leaving safety and ethics in the dust.

At the core of it all is a plan to tear up the original rulebook. When OpenAI started, it made a crucial promise: it put a cap on how much money investors could make. It was a legal guarantee that if they succeeded in creating world-changing AI, the vast benefits would flow to humanity, not just a handful of billionaires. Now, that promise is on the verge of being erased, apparently to satisfy investors who want unlimited returns.

For the people who built OpenAI, this pivot away from AI safety feels like a profound betrayal. “The non-profit mission was a promise to do the right thing when the stakes got high,” says former staff member Carroll Wainwright. “Now that the stakes are high, the non-profit structure is being abandoned, which means the promise was ultimately empty.” 

Deepening crisis of trust

Many of these deeply worried voices point to one person: CEO Sam Altman. The concerns are not new. Reports suggest that even at his previous companies, senior colleagues tried to have him removed for what they called “deceptive and chaotic” behaviour.

That same feeling of mistrust followed him to OpenAI. The company’s own co-founder, Ilya Sutskever, who worked alongside Altman for years, and since launched his own startup, came to a chilling conclusion: “I don’t think Sam is the guy who should have the finger on the button for AGI.” He felt Altman was dishonest and created chaos, a terrifying combination for someone potentially in charge of our collective future.

Mira Murati, the former CTO, felt just as uneasy. “I don’t feel comfortable about Sam leading us to AGI,” she said. She described a toxic pattern where Altman would tell people what they wanted to hear and then undermine them if they got in his way. It suggests manipulation that former OpenAI board member Tasha McCauley says “should be unacceptable” when the AI safety stakes are this high.

This crisis of trust has had real-world consequences. Insiders say the culture at OpenAI has shifted, with the crucial work of AI safety taking a backseat to releasing “shiny products”. Jan Leike, who led the team responsible for long-term safety, said they were “sailing against the wind,” struggling to get the resources they needed to do their vital research.

Another former employee, William Saunders, even gave a terrifying testimony to the US Senate, revealing that for long periods, security was so weak that hundreds of engineers could have stolen the company’s most advanced AI, including GPT-4.

Desperate plea to prioritise AI safety at OpenAI

But those who’ve left aren’t just walking away. They’ve laid out a roadmap to pull OpenAI back from the brink, a last-ditch effort to save the original mission.

They’re calling for the company’s nonprofit heart to be given real power again, with an iron-clad veto over safety decisions. They’re demanding clear, honest leadership, which includes a new and thorough investigation into the conduct of Sam Altman.

They want real, independent oversight, so OpenAI can’t just mark its own homework on AI safety. And they are pleading for a culture where people can speak up about their concerns without fearing for their jobs or savings—a place with real protection for whistleblowers.

Finally, they are insisting that OpenAI stick to its original financial promise: the profit caps must stay. The goal must be public benefit, not unlimited private wealth.

This isn’t just about the internal drama at a Silicon Valley company. OpenAI is building a technology that could reshape our world in ways we can barely imagine. The question its former employees are forcing us all to ask is a simple but profound one: who do we trust to build our future?

As former board member Helen Toner warned from her own experience, “internal guardrails are fragile when money is on the line”.

Right now, the people who know OpenAI best are telling us those safety guardrails have all but broken.

See also: AI adoption matures but deployment hurdles remain

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[lostinhistory]

Read Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech responding to Trump's trade war

Today the United States launched a trade war against Canada, their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. 

At the same time, their talking about working positively with Russia. Appeasing Vladimir Putin, a lying, murderous dictator.

Make that make sense.

Canadians are reasonable and we are polite but we will not back down from a fight — not when our country and the well-being of everyone in it is at stake.

At the moment, the U.S. tariffs came into effect in the early hours of this morning and so did the Canadian response.

Canada will be implementing 25 per cent tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods. Starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion of American products in 21 days' time.

Today, we will also be challenging these illegal actions by filing dispute resolution claims at the World Trade Organization and through the USMCA.

But in the meantime, our tariffs will remain in place until the U.S. tariffs are withdrawn and not a moment sooner.

And should these tariffs not cease, we are in active and ongoing discussions with provinces and territories to pursue several non-tariff measures — measures which will demonstrate that there are no winners in a trade war.

Now, just like I did a month ago, I want to speak first directly to the American people.

We don't want this.

We want to work with you as a friend and ally — and we don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you.

As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically all across your country. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk at the thousands of workplaces that succeed because of materials from Canada, or because of consumers in Canada, or both.

They've chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items like groceries and gas, on major purchases like cars and homes and everything in between.

They've chosen to harm American national security, impeding access to the abundant critical minerals, energy, building materials and fertilizers that we have and that the United States needs to grow and prosper.

They've chosen to launch a trade war that will first and foremost harm American families. 

They've chosen to sabotage their own agenda that was supposed to usher in a new golden age for the United States.

And they've chosen to undermine the incredible work we've done together to tackle the scourge that is fentanyl, a drug that must be wiped from the face of the Earth.

So on that point, let me be crystal clear: There is absolutely no justification or need whatsoever for these tariffs today.

Now, the legal pretext your government is using to bring in these tariffs is that Canada is apparently unwilling to help in the fight against illegal fentanyl. Well, that is totally false.

Let's look at the facts.

Our border is already safe and secure. Far less than one per cent of fentanyl flows and less than one per cent of illegal crossings into the United States comes from Canada. But we acted because we know we can always do better.

We responded to concerns, including from the president, by implementing an ambitious $1.3-billion border plan — a border plan that includes generational investments in new AI and imaging tools to stop the flow of fentanyl in its tracks, stronger co-ordination and information-sharing with American agencies, along with the deployment of drones, helicopters and additional personnel to keep our border secure.

Now a month ago, as part of an agreement with the United States that paused the tariffs, we made further commitments. We appointed Kevin Brousseau as our fentanyl czar, a man who dedicated his multi-decade career in law enforcement to combating organized crime networks and drug trafficking. 

We designated seven drug cartels — sick, evil groups who cynically profit off the pain and suffering of people on both sides of the border — as the terrorist organizations that they are.

And just yesterday, we launched a new joint operations partnership supported by a $200-million investment between Canada's security and law enforcement agencies, a partnership that will enhance the co-ordination of information and intelligence in order to thwart criminal gangs involved in the illegal fentanyl trade.

And critically, our actions are working.

As the U.S. Customs and Border Protection just acknowledged, there was a 97 per cent drop in fentanyl seizures from January compared to December to a near-zero low of less than half an ounce seized in January — even with all the further enforcements and actions we've taken at the borders.

In sum, we stepped up. We engaged closely and constructively with the president and his administration. We did everything we promised. 

We stuck to our word and we did it because we believe in working together to protect our citizens.

Now I want to speak directly to one specific American.

Donald, in the over eight years you and I have worked together, we've done big things. We signed a historic deal that has created record jobs and growth in both of our countries.

We've done big things together on the world stage, as Canada and the U.S. have done together for decades, for generations.

And now we should be working together to ensure even greater prosperity for North Americans in a very uncertain and challenging world.

Now, it's not in my habit to agree with the Wall Street Journal, but Donald, they point out that even though you're a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do.

We two friends fighting is exactly what our opponents around the world want to see.

And now to my fellow Canadians.

I won't sugarcoat it. This is going to be tough, even though we're all going to pull together because that's what we do.

We will use every tool at our disposal so Canadian workers and businesses can weather this storm. From expanding EI benefits and making them more flexible, to providing direct supports to businesses, we will be there as needed to help.

But Canada, make no mistake. No matter how long this lasts, no matter what the cost, the federal government and other orders of government will be there for you.

We will defend Canadian jobs. We will take measures to prevent predatory behaviour that threatens Canadian companies because of the impacts of this trade war, leaving them open to takeovers.

We will relentlessly fight to protect our economy. We will stand up for Canadians every single second of every single day because this country is worth fighting for.

(In French) The recent months have been stressful and, honestly, exhausting for all of us.

But I believe we can be reassured by the incredible solidarity we've seen among Canadians. Solidarity among businesses, among unions, civil society, Indigenous communities and all Canadians.

All of Canadian society is speaking with one single voice so that we can be heard by our U.S. partners and to illustrate that the imposition of these tariffs is a very bad idea.

At the same time, we are working internally to remove the barriers to internal trade between the provinces and territories. We're working to try and reach new markets around the world to build an economy even more strong and resilient than before.

In recent years I've had a number of opportunities to talk to global leaders. My message is always the same: Canada is a reliable partner and our door is wide open.

In recent weeks, we have also redoubled our efforts to strengthen our ties with Mexico, which is also being hit with these tariffs. Together, we will seek new ways of collaborating and to provide mutual support in the face of this threat.

In the face of uncertainty and worry, Canadians have shown so much solidarity. I saw you sharing lists of Canadian products to help your loved ones and friends and support Canadian businesses. I saw you change your travel plans to stay in Canada rather than going to the United States.

I saw you redouble your efforts to support our small businesses and our workers here in Canada. I saw you defend our culture and ensure it can flourish. I saw you encourage our athletes with unprecedented fervour.

I thought I could never be even prouder of my country and my compatriots. And yet, I still have something to ask of you. Do not give up. This is the time to redouble your efforts to stand up for our country, to do everything we possibly can to choose Canada and defend Canada.

Together we will go through some tough times.

But after seeing you and seeing your reaction in recent weeks, I have to say I have never been as optimistic with respect to the future of our beautiful country, in spite of all the challenges we're facing right now. 

Canada remains the best country in the world. We have so many reasons to be proud of our home, to be proud of our land, but I'm especially proud of our ability to come together when that is required.

Canadians have different backgrounds, speak different languages and have different religions. But when it comes time to defend our country, we speak with a single voice and walk hand in hand. In spite of all, Canadians will always be relying on each other.

Now, we've been through tough spots before, but every time we've faced long odds and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, we've not only survived, we emerge stronger than ever.

Because when it comes to defending our great nation, there is no price we all aren't willing to pay, and today is no different.

Thank you my friends.

And here's Poilievre's response, which strikes a very different tone by almost immediately pivoting to a campaign speech where he, as usual, blames the Liberals for everything. Note also that he directs it to "the autoworkers. The forestry workers. The steel and aluminum workers. The mining and energy workers. The truckers. The farmers." According to my very rough math, all of those industries combined employ approximately 1.6 million people. In comparison, there are over 2 million retail workers. But I guess only manly men doing manly jobs deserve food and homes.

Anyway, fingers crossed he'll keep tanking those poll numbers.

[republicsecurity]

Excerpt from Lecture: Form, Function, Fetish: The New Ceremonial Uniforms of the Life Guards

Dr. Virella Hanisch, Military Sociologist, Republic Institute for Social Conditioning

“The transition from traditional sailor suits to the current high-performance ceremonial suits used by the Life Guards did not occur in a vacuum. It is not simply a question of aesthetics or modern materials—though both are part of the calculus. It represents a full-spectrum reconfiguration of how the state views the military body and its relationship to the public gaze.”

1. Control: From Garment to Interface

“Historically, ceremonial uniforms offered limited utility beyond symbolic display. The sailor suit, for instance, projected heritage, innocence, and conformity—but provided little real behavioral architecture. The modern suit is different. It is not clothing. It is infrastructure.

“These suits are tight, sealed, and sensor-integrated. They interface directly with the conscript’s chastity device and biometric systems. Once zipped and sealed, they become extensions of the state’s command layer. Movement can be tracked, corrected, even reinforced via haptic microfeedback. There is no such thing as a private stance in the new model—every posture is observed, recorded, and evaluated.”

2. Revealing Yet Limiting: The Paradox of Display

“The material is engineered for tension: it conforms perfectly to the body’s musculature, highlighting every contour shaped by conditioning and training. At the same time, it denies access and motion. The conscript appears powerful, yet is constrained.

“This is key to its psychological function—both for the wearer and for the viewer. The conscript feels sculpted, showcased, but also held. The audience, whether civilians or higher command, is presented with a paradox: a subject who is both idealized and restrained. The visible outline of the chastity device beneath the suit reinforces this contradiction—sexuality suggested, yet permanently deferred.”

3. Showcasing the Product: Adoration and Influence

“We cannot ignore the public reception. These suits have been wildly successful as propaganda devices. Civilians adore them. Recruits aspire to wear them. There is a soft eroticism in their design, but carefully managed—dialed precisely to a point that amplifies admiration without destabilizing order.

“Cadet recruitment numbers surged following their first televised deployment. Public parades, group drills, even simple footage of conscripts being helped into or out of their suits have become part of the state’s visual language. These images evoke discipline, physical excellence, and curated submission—all within the frame of national pride.”

4. Integration with the Chastity Device: Seamless Governance

“The final, and perhaps most crucial, innovation is the biometric pairing with the chastity apparatus. Each suit's neural plug syncs through the suit fabric to the lock-point of the device, establishing a secure, tamper-resistant identity protocol. This ensures that the wearer is the correct subject, in the correct state, with the correct behavior.

“More than a uniform, it becomes a governance loop. It receives orders. It reinforces limits. It reports compliance. There is no removing the suit without help—and no evading accountability once inside it.”

Subject: The In-Ear Communications Plug

“While the suit defines the body, the in-ear communications plug defines the mind’s position within the system. This small, barely visible device—worn only with the ceremonial suit and not required when the helmet of full armor is in place—is arguably the most intimate tool of the ceremonial ensemble. Not for its visibility, but for its invisibility.”

1. Silent Command, Seamless Compliance

“The plug allows the AI infrastructure to issue direct commands to individual conscripts. These commands are delivered silently, internally—bypassing the external auditory world entirely. This eliminates latency, distraction, and ambiguity. In effect, the conscript does not ‘hear’ the command. He experiences it. The tone arrives inside the brainstem like an idea that has always already been obeyed.

“This fosters a profoundly internalized obedience. There is no public correction, no shout from a superior—only the gentle assertion of protocol, inside your head.”

2. Duplex Communication: The Voice of the Republic, The Whisper of the Individual

“The earpiece is not a one-way channel. Pressing lightly on the earpiece activates outbound communication—allowing the conscript to request clarification, report anomalies, or request peer contact.

“This is where the ceremonial uniform differentiates itself from historic dress: it is networked. The plug does not merely enforce order. It enables participation within hierarchy. Not as equals, of course, but as synchronized nodes in a structured mesh.”

3. Pairing with the Chastity Device: Identity and Integrity

“Each plug is biologically paired by pressing it through the fabric against the chastity device. This act is symbolic and functional: it binds mind and body through the Republic’s control infrastructure. The chastity device, already the core biometric anchor for the subject, becomes the authentication source for neural communication. The ear receives only after the groin confirms.

“This layered structure reinforces the ideological hierarchy: desire is beneath obedience. Access to thought is granted only through proof of physical submission.”

4. Psycho-Emotional Effects and Public Perception

“The earpiece has been widely misunderstood in civilian circles. It is not for surveillance, although its data is logged. Nor is it for convenience. It is for discipline. It prevents deviation. It ensures the voice of authority is never out of reach.

“Many conscripts report a subtle comfort from the presence of the plug, even when no command is active. The system’s silence becomes a presence in itself—a kind of neural hand resting lightly at the base of the skull. For some, this is deeply soothing. For others, even arousing. For all, it is formative.”

[thoughtlessarse]

President Trump and his former star advisor, Elon Musk, have accelerated the deployment of a vast technological infrastructure that monitors the lives of millions of people. The system is focusing on immigrants — for now Massive unauthorized scanning of social media. Analysis of biometric, income, health, and Social Security data. Interception of telephone communications. Geolocation via mobile devices. Tracking of car journeys using license plate readers. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the U.S. government has been using these and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor and persecute thousands of people without judicial authorization — mostly immigrants, foreigners passing through, or students. In the last four months, Trump and his former star advisor, the tech tycoon Elon Musk, have, along with the private sector, accelerated the deployment of a massive techno-surveillance state. And for the first time in history, Washington is boasting about it rather than denying its existence. “Surveillance in the U.S. didn’t begin with Trump, nor will it end when he leaves the White House. The foundations for the current state of techno-surveillance were laid over decades, with bipartisan support for policies that normalized invasive practices in law enforcement, the military, and border control,” says the Bahraini civil rights activist Esra’a Al Shafei, who has been studying this issue for years, in a conversation with EL PAÍS. “This system is fueled by large budgets allocated to intelligence agencies, as well as private providers, all under the pretext of national security and crime prevention.” Companies like Palantir, Anduril, and GEO Group are providing Washington with digital tools to build this entire surveillance infrastructure. Trump continues to add layers to this system. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed in April that it is using a tool called Babel X to collect social media information about travelers who may be subject to increased surveillance, according to the agency itself. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for its part, has acknowledged using another program, SocialNet, which aggregates data from more than 200 sources, including Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and dating apps.

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[allaboutkeyingo]

Windows Server 2025 Standard vs Datacenter 

The Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server 2025 differ significantly in features, virtualization support, and pricing. Here are the mainly differences:

1. Virtualization Support

Windows Server 2025 Standard: Each license allows 2 virtual machines (VMs) plus 1 Hyper-V host.

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Provides unlimited virtual machines, making it ideal for large-scale virtualization environments.

2. Container Support

Windows Server 2025 Standard: Supports unlimited Windows containers but is limited to 2 Hyper-V containers.

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Supports unlimited Windows containers and Hyper-V containers.

3. Storage Features

Windows Server 2025 Standard:

Storage Replica is limited to 1 partnership and 1 volume (up to 2TB).

Does not support Storage Spaces Direct.

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter:

Unlimited Storage Replica partnerships.

Supports Storage Spaces Direct, enabling hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI).

4. Advanced Features

Windows Server 2025 Standard:

No support for Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Network Controller, or Shielded VMs.

No Host Guardian Hyper-V Support.

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter:

Supports SDN, Network Controller, and Shielded VMs, enhancing security and management.

Supports GPU partitioning, useful for AI/GPU-intensive workloads.

5. Pricing

Windows Server 2025 Standard:  

$80.00 (includes 16 core ) at keyingo.com.

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter :

$90.00  (includes 16 core ) at keyingo.com.

Summary:

Windows Server 2025 Standard: Best for small businesses or physical server deployments with low virtualization needs.

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Designed for large-scale virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure, and high-security environments, such as cloud providers and enterprise data centers.