The National Police Agency of Japan is set to test AI-equipped security cameras as a countermeasure to protect public figures. This move is triggered by recent incidents involving high-profile individuals, including the murder of former prime minister Shinzo Abe and an attack on current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The advanced […]
Technocratic Socialism
58 posts
I’ve been watching and listening to Glenn Beck, a radio hall-of-famer, renowned author, and the founder of the Blaze Media, for many years. I’m sure he’ll be unhappy to hear me say this, but when I first started watching him, I was still in high school. (Sorry, to make you […]
On August 15, China’s lead internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), will implement the nation’s first regulations governing generative artificial intelligence (AI). The regulations reflect China’s unique socio-political backdrop, mandating that generative AI services uphold the “core values of socialism”. This contrasts with the AI development landscape in […]
In an interview with Tucker Carlson on Friday, presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has pledged to oppose the introduction of a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) in the United States, stating, “If I am the president, on Day 1, we will nix central bank digital currency. Done, […]
Tesla, the Texas-based electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy company led by Elon Musk, has reportedly agreed to promote “core socialist values” as part of a pledge to the Chinese auto industry. The pledge, a four-point commitment agreed upon with over a dozen Chinese car manufacturers, involved promising not to […]
Under the leadership of President Joe Biden, the White House and the Federal Reserve have started to lay the groundwork for a programmable, trackable, easily manipulated digital currency. It might sound like something from a dystopian science-fiction novel, but it’s all too real, and it could soon change life in […]
First published by Iain Davis at off-guardian.org and Iaindavis.substack.com This article has been very lightly edited from the original for formatting and cohesion. Central bank digital currency (CBDC) will end human freedom. Don’t fall for the assurances of safeguards, the promises of anonymity and of data protection. They are […]
Incredulity. Astonishment. Disgust. Anger. It is these feelings – amongst others – that describe the general reaction to the revelations of the Twitter Files and other egregious episodes of Big Tech censorship of the electronic public square. The implicit deal with companies like Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc. is very simple: […]
The cascading release of the “Twitter Files” by Elon Musk and his cohort of independent journalists clearly illustrates the need to drain the Washington swamp once and for all. Nowhere is this more necessary than in the U.S. intelligence and security apparatus, which—despite ostensibly existing to protect Americans and safeguard […]
Discussion and summarization includes all files released to date, Parts 1-12 (as of 1/10/23). All original information was taken from journalists’ Twitter feeds, as provided by hyperlinks in the main body of text. Introduction Elon Musk, after taking control of Twitter and firing most of its upper-level management (and many […]