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Whether the federal government should take equity stakes in artificial intelligence companies is the subject of a new Congressional Research Service analysis. The report draws a direct line between massive private AI investment and historical bubbles that preceded market corrections, raising questions about financial stability and wealth distribution as AI investment accelerates globally.

The UK is consulting on stronger safeguards for workplace monitoring technology, from keystroke logging and screen capture to AI-driven decisions. As employee surveillance becomes more common, the debate is shifting from productivity gains to privacy, transparency and worker voice

A city of roughly 30,000 residents in Northern California — staffed by a two-person IT department — is now in its seventh day of a ransomware shutdown that has taken down City Hall, knocked out ten municipal departments, and forced its elected council to meet in emergency closed session over a criminal extortion demand whose…