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Syria’s Leader, Ahmed al-Shara, Names Transitional Government
The list of ministers appears to be a compromise between calls for a diverse cabinet to unite the divided country while keeping allies of the interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, in powerful roles.The New York Times - 4d -
The US government’s round-up of student protesters is genuinely shocking | Jameel Jaffer
These are the kinds of scenes we expect to see in the world’s most repressive regimes. And they won’t stop at foreign students. The defining feature of American democracy, you could be forgiven for ...The Guardian - 3d -
The UK Government Wouldn’t Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.
In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign is going viral.The New York Times - 3d -
How HHS job cuts will impact how government handles disease prevention
The Trump administration carried out mass layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services aiming to cut around 10,000 full-time jobs. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez details how this could ...NBC News - 2d -
The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected
By the fall, all federal departments and agencies will phase out the use of paper checks and switch to electronic payments, according to the White House.CNBC - 2d -
Only career civil servants know where the real government waste is
I know from years of firsthand experience that it will take both sides, political appointees and career civil servants, working collaboratively together to make this work.The Hill - 2d -
The federal government is phasing out paper checks. Here's who will be affected.
Paper checks were already dying a slow death.NBC News - 2d -
Musk’s X asks Supreme Court to shield users from US government
Billionaire backs case brought by Coinbase client whose data was surrendered to authoritiesFinancial Times - 2d -
Judge rejects government's request to move Mahmoud Khalil's case to Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the encampment protests at Columbia University last spring, was detained on March 8 at his student apartment building.ABC News - 2d -
Source: Trump told Cabinet that Musk will leave government role in coming months
President Trump discussed Elon Musk transitioning back to the private sector at a Cabinet meeting last month, according to a senior White House official. President Trump has publicly said Musk will ...NBC News - 1d -
How Robotics is Transforming Healthcare
Many of the best use cases for robotics in healthcare are not science fiction, but expansions on efficiency, work capacity, and good common sense.Inc. - 3d -
Musk denies role in Trump administration could soon end
Position heading so-called efficiency department thought to be vulnerable after loss of Wisconsin supreme court electionFinancial Times - 1d -
The tool integration problem that’s holding back enterprise AI (and how CoTools solves it)
CoTools uses hidden states and in-context learning to enable LLMs to use more than 1,000 tools very efficiently.VentureBeat - 1d -
Bilas: Why this men's Final Four will be 'absolutely incredible'
No low seeds? No problem. We get to watch four of the most efficient teams of all time -- and that's a good thing.ESPN - 5h -
Rockets guard Fred VanVleet sidelined by right ankle, knee soreness
Veteran Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been much less efficient since returning from right ankle injuries, and now he’s sidelined again.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
DOGE Was Created to Save the Government Money. It May End Up Costing Billions Instead
DOGE reports it has saved $130 billion, but between lost tax income and severance costs, the unit may wind up costing the U.S.Inc. - 5d -
Government to table law overriding sentencing rules after 'two-tier' justice row
The new legislation comes in response to a row over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.BBC News - 4d -
Elon Musk says backlash against his DOGE government cuts is hurting Tesla stock
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that his involvement in the Trump administration could be hurting the automaker’s stock price.NBC News - 3d -
Elon Musk says backlash against his DOGE government cuts is hurting Tesla stock
Shares of Tesla entered Monday down more than 34% year to date, and the stock has been cut nearly in half from its peak in December.CNBC - 3d -
Barcelona can keep Olmo and Víctor after favorable ruling from Spanish government
Barcelona can retain playmaker Dani Olmo and forward Pau Víctor after a favorable ruling by Spain's sports authority on Thursday. The ruling came a day after the Spanish league said the club was ...Yahoo Sports - 18h -
The Tech Behind Signalgate + Dwarkesh Patel’s ‘Scaling Era’ + Is A.I. Making Our Listeners Dumb?
“The group chats are popping off at the highest levels of government.”The New York Times - 6d -
Cutting Off NPR and PBS
Republicans say there is no reason for the government to fund the public broadcasters.The New York Times - 2d -
Faulty data leaves Britain in the dark
The quality of ONS governance and critical statistics needs fixingFinancial Times - 1d -
We're adding to our position in a company that is wisely transforming itself
We identified the stock a few weeks ago as one to buy.CNBC - 2d -
Spring Practice Report (Day 11)
CHESTNUT HILL - Miserable day outside early this morning but another good one inside Fish for the Eagles.Crispness and efficient nature of practice is (expectedly) NFL training camp-like. Bill ...Yahoo Sports - 10h -
Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England
The government hopes the move will end the "unfair postcode lottery" some women face.BBC News - 4d -
Raise political advisers’ pay to attract more experts, Labour MPs suggest
Labour Growth Group report examines ways to improve performance of central governmentFinancial Times - 4d -
Fiscal tweaks won’t solve Britain’s growth problem
The government must embark on a much more radical programme of structural reformsFinancial Times - 4d -
How Much Does America Spend?
We explore what federal government spends its money on.The New York Times - 3d -
Sentencing Council to suspend guidelines at centre of ‘two-tier’ justice row in England and Wales
UK government threatens to override independent body with fast-track legislationFinancial Times - 3d -
Sentencing guidelines ditched after 'two-tier' row
It comes after the government said it would pass an emergency law to override the guidance.BBC News - 3d -
Indonesia’s new sovereign wealth fund vows transparency ‘like a public company’
Danantara has been dogged by questions over governance and political interferenceFinancial Times - 3d -
South Africa’s ANC calls Trump Afrikaner refugee plan ‘madness’
Main party in governing coalition dismisses US accusations of white minority oppressionFinancial Times - 2d -
UK finalising Chagos deal with Mauritius, says No 10
Government sources have indicated that the agreement will not need further approval from the US.BBC News - 2d -
Chinese megabanks’ interest margins fall to record low as economy slows
Increase in savers and government push to boost credit put pressure on lendersFinancial Times - 2d -
Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused
A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardyABC News - 1d -
Need more joined up thinking on the north
Also in this week’s newsletter, regional disparities in the government’s ‘growth spending’Financial Times - 15h
