On 20 January 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the withdrawal of the United States of America (US) from the World Health Organization (WHO). At the core of the decision is US criticism of the WHO’s “mishandling” of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health crises, including its alleged “failure to … Read more
Photo by Luke Southern from Unsplash Background This blog post follows a previous post that discussed what constitutes “open source” AI, in particular in light of the EU AI Act. This post continues the discussion, in particular in light of the revision of the Open Source AI Definition (“OSAID”) released at the end of 2024, … Read more
If you don’t believe the world will grant your children a fair chance to succeed, you may want to take matters into your own hands as parents. One way is to set them up for financial independence—ideally making them millionaires before they graduate high school, finish college, or leave home. If your children are millionaires … Read more
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed several members of its election security team on administrative leave, the Department of Homeland Security has confirmed to TechCrunch. The Associated Press, citing a person familiar with the situation, reported on Tuesday that 17 CISA employees have been placed on leave pending review. In a … Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published an opinion letter that says the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) rules on “substitution” of paid leave don’t apply when an employee is receiving pay under a state or local paid family leave program. FMLA leave is … Read more
