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Martin Scorsese has officially joined the AI camp and it’s not what anyone expected

Martin Scorsese has partnered with AI startup Black Forest Labs to use generative AI for storyboarding Martin Scoresese Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com Hollywood’s complicated romance with artificial intelligence just got a whole lot more interesting. Martin Scorsese, the 83-year-old director behind Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and The Departed, has signed on as a partner and adviser

Trump quietly signs a downsized AI executive order asking companies to voluntarily submit models for review 30 days before release

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict over how aggressively to regulate the technology. The order, titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” was signed privately without the usual livestream or public ceremony, a

Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for government tech purchases as Tusk warns AI dependency has reached dangerous proportions

TL;DR Polish PM Donald Tusk announced a “sovereignty test” for significant government technology purchases and annual IT independence reports, warning that Poland’s dependency on foreign digital infrastructure demands urgent policy action. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for significant government purchases of technology solutions, warning that the

Opinion: WA Cares needs all the help it can get

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues that SJR 8201 offers the WA Cares Fund a chance at stability by allowing diversified investments, helping protect taxpayers from future payroll tax increases. Photo © Stefan Botezatu via Canva.com Elizabeth New (Hovde) says that help includes an assist from SJR 8201 on Nov. ballot Elizabeth New (Hovde) Washington Policy Center

Opinion: Trade turmoil evokes ‘pandemic days’ for Saskatchewan businesses

Saskatchewan small businesses are split on whether Canadian retaliatory tariffs in response to Donald Trump's trade war were the right move. Published May 20, 2025  •  Last updated May 20, 2025  •  3 minute read Tariffs between the United States and Canada are illustrated. Photo by diane555 /Getty Images At the Canadian Federation of Independent

Mercury News, Opinion | Make Big Tech pay local newspapers for publishing their content

← Return to Media Jul 26, 2022 Since 2005, the revenue produced by news publications across the country has declined by 58% and industry reform is long overdue. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/26/9388391-tech-facebook-google-newspapers-journalism/

OPINION: Immigration can help address Canada’s healthcare crisis – and Canadians agree, according to new survey

Published: February 27, 2025 Health care is the top concern for Canadians, according to a recent study by CIC News. This is not surprising, as 6.5 million Canadians don’t have a family doctor, and healthcare wait times reached record levels in 2024. Join the Angus Reid Forum and get $5 in points! The lack of

Opinion: Washington state is in a race to the bottom in health care

Elizabeth New (Hovde) warns that House Bill 1123 could increase insurance premiums and strain Washington’s hospital system. Elizabeth New (Hovde) says to expect insurance premiums to continue rising steadily for commercial payers after the slew of bills that this year’s legislators are considering Elizabeth New (Hovde) Washington Policy Center A bill that many of us

Opinion: The climate agenda is in rapid retreat as right-wing parties rise everywhere

The era that saw millions of protesters take to the streets to demand action to fight climate change seems over

Opinion: Go where you’re needed when recruited

Opinion: Go where you’re needed when recruited This website is about NFL Draft prospects, but the truth is that it’s widely read by many people including in high school and college football. For that reason, it is important to occasionally speak about recruiting. If you’re a high school athlete reading this right now, here’s some

Opinion: Medicaid redeterminations raise threat of new public health crisis

Skip to main content Jarrod McNaughton is CEO of Inland Empire Health Plan, one of the 10 largest Medicaid health plans in the country. He is also board chair for Local Health Plans of California, a trade association representing 16 publicly governed health plans serving more than 7.5 million Medi-Cal managed care beneficiaries. As the

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Martin Scorsese has officially joined the AI camp and it’s not what anyone expected

Martin Scorsese has partnered with AI startup Black Forest Labs to use generative AI for storyboarding Martin Scoresese Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com Hollywood’s complicated romance with artificial intelligence just got a whole lot more interesting. Martin Scorsese, the 83-year-old director behind Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and The Departed, has signed on as a partner and adviser

Trump quietly signs a downsized AI executive order asking companies to voluntarily submit models for review 30 days before release

President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict over how aggressively to regulate the technology. The order, titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” was signed privately without the usual livestream or public ceremony, a

Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for government tech purchases as Tusk warns AI dependency has reached dangerous proportions

TL;DR Polish PM Donald Tusk announced a “sovereignty test” for significant government technology purchases and annual IT independence reports, warning that Poland’s dependency on foreign digital infrastructure demands urgent policy action. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Poland will introduce a “sovereignty test” for significant government purchases of technology solutions, warning that the

How small businesses can leverage AI

Case study Sam Finnegan-Dehn works in fundraising for a charity, but he moonlights as a math and philosophy tutor for university students from his home in London. Through this part-time business, he can leverage his degrees in philosophy and share his love of the subject with clients. But meeting with students is only a fraction