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After Vladimir Putin's limited ‘Easter truce' ended, we're joined by the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, to discuss whether the Kremlin is serious about bilateral negotiations with Ukraine. And we talk to Alexander Vindman - the former US National Security Council official, who was a star witness in Donald Trump's first impeachment inquiry. He has a lot to say about US policy on Ukraine and what the future could look like if Washington pulls out of peace talks. Today's episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Laurie Kalus and Ben Carter. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. The editor is Max Deveson. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on our Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

Iran's Foreign Minister calls the second round of talks with the US 'a step forward' and agrees to further negotiations about its nuclear programme next Saturday in Oman. We spoke to Fred Fleitz, former chief of staff of the US National Security Council during President Trump's first term. Also in the programme: President Putin declares a truce for Easter, but Ukraine says fighting is continuing; and vegemite wins the day in Canada.(Photo: A copy of an Iranian magazine titled 'Iran and US Alongside History' reporting about Iran and US nuclear talks, in a kiosk in Tehran, Iran, 19 April. Credit: ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

President Donald Trump has authorised a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries except for one, China. The president slapped a bespoke 145% tariff on Beijing, effectively ending trade between the world's two largest economies.  What does this new world order mean for the rest of us? Where will this tit-for-tat trade war end? Will there be any winners? Or could it escalate into something much worse? On this episode of The Fourcast, Matt Frei is joined by Fiona Hill, who was senior director for European and Russian affairs on the US National Security Council during the first Trump presidency and is now a senior fellow in the Centre on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. Produced by Calum Fraser, Ka Yee Mak, Tom Gordon-Martin, Rob Thomson  

Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text messageDid DeepSeek really train a chart-topping LLM for $5 million? Google Gemini quietly updated its AI chatbot. And OpenAI released a new model. That's just the beginning of impactful AI news this week. Join us on Mondays as we do the AI news that matters. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Ask Jordan questions on AIUpcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:1. DeepSeek's AI Model2. OpenAI's Plans and Developments3. Important Updates from Other Tech Giants4. US Copyright Office's Stance on AI Content5. Market Scene Around AITimestamps:00:00 AI Breakthroughs and Costs Analyzed05:52 AI Market Shifts: NVIDIA & OpenAI Impact08:04 DeepSeek's AI Controversy and Impact12:11 Microsoft Hosts Controversial DeepSeek Model17:04 AI Outputs Lack Copyright Protection20:28 AI and Copyright Challenges22:31 SoftBank Boosts OpenAI Investment25:41 OpenAI Releases Free Advanced Model29:55 OpenAI's Internet-Connected AI ModelKeywords:AI, DeepSeek's AI model, copyright ruling, OpenAI, reasoning model, o three Mini, AI infrastructure plan, Stargate, DeepSeek's hardware expenditure, SemiAnalysis report, NVIDIA, US economy, US National Security Council, distillation technique, Microsoft, Azure cloud service, Google Gemini, US copyright case, copyright law, SoftBank Group, funding round, chain of thought reasoning technique, AI agents, Oracle, supply chain management, Internet connection, code development, business intelligence, data, ChatGPTgov Ready for ROI on GenAI? Go to youreverydayai.com/partner

On today's episode of Defence Deconstructed, Jeff Tasseron discusses the imperative and the pathway for the creation of a Canadian defence industrial strategy with Wendy Hadwen, William Henagan, Trevor Neiman, and Craig Stone. This episode is a recording from our Procurement conference, which took place on November 25, 2024 in Ottawa. This conference was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence's MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics and Hanwha Defence and Ocean, and our conference sponsors the Business Council of Canada, Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Canada, Amazon Web Services, Davie, and CAE. Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding. Guests: Wendy Hadwen is the ADM Defence Industry Policy at the Department of National Defence Dr. Craig Stone is a CGAI Fellow and a Professor Emerita at the Canadian Forces College Trevor Neiman is Vice President Policy and Legal Counsel for the Business Council of Canada William C. Henagan is the Director for International Economics at the US National Security Council. Jeff Tasseron is Director of Business Development & Strategy at CAE D&S Canada and a CGAI Fellow. Host David Perry is the CEO and President of CGAI. Music: Drew Phillips. Producer: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine

For review:1. US Secretary of the Navy Violates Hatch Act.Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has apologized for comments he made to British reporters in January that the Office of the Special Trial Counsel found violated a US law that prevents federal employees from endorsing political candidates during their official duties.2. IDF Tunnel Warfare in Khan Younis.According to the Commanding General of Division 98 (Major General Dan Goldfus), the Gaza tunnels are a single giant network from which it was possible to enter around Erez in northern Gaza and come out at Rafah and Egypt – like the process of water seeping through and flowing down a mountain.3. Russian President Putin of allowing Ukraine to strike targets with Western-provided long-range weapons. President Vladimir Putin said such a move would drag the countries supplying Kyiv with long-range missiles directly into the war since satellite targeting data and the actual programming of the missiles' flight paths would have to be done by NATO military personnel because Kyiv did not have the capabilities itself.4. US President and UK Prime Minister met at White House on 14 September to discuss Ukraine "strategy".In a separate briefing on Friday, ahead of the two leaders' meeting, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Washington was not planning any change in the limits it has placed on Ukraine's use of US-made weapons to hit Russian territory.5. Ukraine pitches for 12 x Bell Viper Helicopters on offer to Slovakia. Vadym Ivchenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker, told Defense News that Ukraine has shown interest in the 12 x Vipers since 2022. At that time, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces filed a letter of request to the US to obtain the aircraft through a foreign military sale.6.  US Foreign Military Sale of F-35As to Romania.The U.S. State Department on Friday announced it has approved the sale of 32 x F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to Romania in a deal worth roughly $7.2 billion.7. Boeing's machinists union in Washington state votes to strike on late Thursday evening, putting near-term deliveries of the KC-46 & P-8 military aircraft in limbo. 

PREVIEW:: PRC:US:  Conversation with  with colleague Colonel Grant Newsham, USMC (ret) for his book, WHEN CHINA ATTACKS, regarding the observation of the US National Security Council in the late 20th Century that China was not going to become a threat. More later this week. 1895 Sino-Japanese War

A new round of Middle East peace talks have begun, despite Hamas's refusal to send a delegation. The US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says there's been a “promising start” to the meetings. Delegations are coming together as the Hamas-run health ministry says the Gaza death toll has now reached 40,000. Also on the programme: Five people have been charged in connection with the ketamine-related death of ‘Friends' actor Matthew Perry; and three years on since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, a UN representative for the country tells us how women's rights have been affected.(Photo: Families of Hamas hostages protest for their release, Tel Aviv, Israel, 15th August 2024. Credit: Abir Sultan/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

In early May, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Russia was secretly supplying North Korea with more oil products than allowed under UN sanctions against Pyongyang. Earlier, UN experts reported that the missile found in Kharkiv on January 2 after a Russian attack was produced in North Korea. - В начале мая представитель Совета национальной безопасности США Джон Кирби заявил, что Россия тайно поставляет Северной Корее больше нефтепродуктов, чем разрешено санкциями ООН против Пхеньяна. Ранее эксперты ООН сообщили, что ракета, найденная в Харькове 2 января после российского обстрела, была произведена в КНДР.

Christiane goes inside one of Ukraine's busiest trauma centers, where military personnel make up most of the casualties. Doctors in Dnipro's Mechnikov Hospital work around the clock to save people's lives after they fall prey to Russian artillery strikes and land mines. One triple amputee tells Christiane from his hospital bed that Ukraine is outgunned, but that it will not give up.  Also on today's show: Fiona Hill, Former Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs, US National Security Council; Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister; Penny Pritzker, US Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This past week's elections in Pakistan were meant to be a formality, the outcome - a win for the PMLN - predetermined by the Pakistani military and intelligence apparatus.But despite their attempt to manage the narrative and meddle with politics, former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, the PTI, had an unexpected pull with the people.Contributors:Amber Shamsi - Director, Centre for Excellence in JournalismAsma Shirazi - Anchor, HUM NewsFahd Husain - President, AIK NewsMoeed Pirzada - Journalist and YouTuberOn our radar:Two weeks after the International Court of Justice concluded Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza, Israeli soldiers continue to film and upload evidence of their own war crimes. Tariq Nafi examines the material being posted online.John Kirby: US messenger on the Gaza WarFor Israel's primary backer in its war on Gaza, the United States, getting the messaging right has not been easy. The face of the White House's policy is US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.Despite some uncomfortable exchanges with reporters, Kirby has maintained an aggressive approach in his delivery. Whether audiences are buying it is another matter.Meenakshi Ravi explores the figure of the spokesperson and the challenges of being President Biden's messenger on Gaza.Featuring:John Nichols - National affairs correspondent, The NationKristian Denny - Associate professor, Columbia UniversityPrem Thakker - Politics reporter, The Intercept

"I've worked on a lot of conflicts that looked like they were intractable. A solution takes a lot of international effort; you've got to look for multiple honest brokers."From the horrendous destruction of Gaza, to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, to the return of Donald Trump, geopolitics feels terrifyingly unstable right now. On this week's episode we hear from one of the world's leading foreign policy analysts, Dr Fiona Hill, about the state of global politics, and the murky world of international affairs. Originally from the north of England, and now Chancellor of Durham University, Fiona Hill found herself at the centre of the impeachment trial of then President Trump, after her time as Senior Director of European and Russian Affairs on the US National Security Council. She had previously worked at the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, at the Brookings Institution, and as an analyst for Presidents George W Bush, and Barack Obama. In front of a live audience at Ireland's Edge last December she spoke about a huge range of political and personal issues with seasoned reporter and RTE Europe Editor, Tony Connelly. This is View From the Hill. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For review:1. US CENTCOM X:06 Feb: Iranian-Backed Houthi Terrorists conduct Multiple Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Attacks in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden .05 Feb: US CENTCOM Forces conducted a strike in self-defense against two Houthi explosive uncrewed surface vehicles (USV). 04 Feb: US CENTCOM Forces conducted strike in self-defense against a Houthi land attack cruise missile. CENTCOM Forces struck 4 x anti-ship cruise missiles- which were prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea. 2. Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry rejects US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby's suggestion that Riyadh is prepared to normalize relations with Israel, before a ceasefire in Gaza and without progress toward Palestinian statehood.3. Iran's ambassador to the United Nations says Tehran is sending weapons, training and empowering Palestinian groups but denies any influence on Houthis in Yemen. 4. US Foreign Military Sales to Netherlands:- 386 x Hellfire Air-to-Ground Missiles ($150 million).- 120 x Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range ($908 million).5.  Netherlands to increase number of f-16 Fighters to Ukraine to 24.  Netherlands will cease operating F-16s in October 2024, and begin operating F-35s.6. Armor Not Dead: Netherlands Wants a Tank Battalion - but needs to secure funding for this effort.7. Should the European Union establish an Army? Some members countries say the proposal is unrealistic and unnecessary. 8. Estonia Provides $88 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine. Package includes: Javelin anti-tank missiles, machine guns, assorted vehicles, vessels, and diving equipment.9. Part of AUKUS - Royal Australian Sailors Aboard US Submarine Tender.  37 Officers and Enlisted Sailors will embed on the USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), located in Guam, for up to five months. Purpose: Integrate with US Sailors and build knowledge, skills and experience in how the US Navy conducts nuclear-powered submarine maintenance.10.  US Army exploring ways to modernize operational units with new equipment. This effort includes learning what equipment those units will need and how they receive it, under the Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model (ReARMM). 

In early January, North Korea fired 200 shells towards South Korea. Earlier, the US National Security Council said that Russia used ballistic missiles from North Korea in Ukraine. SBS Russian discussed the news with Dr Leonid Petrov, specialist on North Korea. - В начале января КНДР выпустила 200 снарядов в сторону Южной Кореи. Ранее Совет нацбезопасности США заявил, что Россия использовала в Украине баллистические ракеты из Северной Кореи. SBS Russian обсудили эти новости с востоковедом Леонидом Петровым.

The Breakdown is live w/ guest Fiona Hill Fiona Hill became a household name in 2019 when she bravely testified before Congress during the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump. In addition to her work as an official at the US National Security Council, she is also the author of "There is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century". Tonight, she is returning to The Breakdown!Watch now, share with friends on social media, and follow The Lincoln Project below! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEFiona Hill's book “There is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century” – https://amzn.to/3qMNxmR FOLLOW Dan BarkhuffTWITTER: @FionaMcleodHillFOLLOW LINCOLN PROJECTTWITTER: https://bit.ly/3zwZFva INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/31yyrHR FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/3zCBHhT PODCAST: https://apple.co/3G7zr4L

US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby discusses the White House's approach to the Israel-Hamas War with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Lisa Abramowicz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US National Security Council has announced a security aid package for Israel, and that more support will be announced in the near future. Treasuries jumped the most since March this morning after dovish Federal Reserve comments and the Middle East conflict fuelled a safe-haven rally. Chinese developer Country Garden has stepped up warnings that it's on course for its first ever default and has hired advisers, the strongest indication yet that the company is heading for a restructuring. Norbert Rücker, Head of Macro & Next Generation Research, gives his views on the oil market and the impact of the current conflict in the Middle East on financial markets.00:00 Introduction by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)00:25 Markets wrap-up by Alexander Petersen (Investment Writing)04:20 Israel – Gaza conflict and market implications by Norbert Rücker (Head of Macro & Next Generation Research)10:14 Closing remarks by Helen Freer (Investment Writing)Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast player. 

Day 568. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront. Plus, Dom Nicholls interviews White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, and David Knowles speaks to Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank, Roman Kachur.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Valerie Browne (Senior Video News Producer). @valeriebrowne on Twitter.With thanks to:John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesman.Roman Kachur, Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank. @WorldBank on Twitter.Watch the Ukraine: the latest team's live recording at the British Embassy in Washington DC: https://youtu.be/3ADDWhkEJ6QWatch 'Putin raises kidnapped Ukrainian children to fight in future Russian wars' | Life on the frontline: https://youtu.be/8qT2EzXbh3YSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week a meeting of Arab foreign ministers - including Syria's - took place in Jordan's capital, Amman. Officials have been discussing Syria's potential return to the Arab League, after 12 years of civil war. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are dead, millions are refugees abroad, and a political settlement to the conflict remains elusive. But some of Syria's neighbours are now keen to build closer relations with the Syrian regime. A tentative normalisation of relations with President Assad has been years in the making. So what is driving it? What might a change in international relations mean for ordinary Syrians? And what does this diplomacy reveal about politics and power in the region? Shaun Ley is joined by a panel of expert guests: Rime Allaf - a Syrian-born writer and a former fellow at the Chatham House international affairs think tank in London. She is also a Board Member of the Syrian civil society organization The Day After Steven Simon - served on the US National Security Council in the Obama administration as senior director for Middle Eastern Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He's now a Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of “Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East” Ismaeel Naar - Arab Affairs Editor for The National, a newspaper owned by the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates who is also a member of the royal family of Abu Dhabi. Also featuring: Jawad Anani, an economist and Jordan's former foreign minister and deputy prime minister Joel Rayburn, President Trump's special Envoy for Syria from 2018 to 2021 Photo: Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia meets Bashar al-Assad on April 18, 2023 in Damascus, Syria. (Credit: Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

In this episode of the Centre's Very Public Affairs Podcast,  Analyst Cameron Chu interviews Dr Michael Green, CEO of the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre and a former adviser at the US National Security Council, who discusses his analysis of the state of geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific, and offers practical insights for corporate public affairs practitioners.

Host Jon Olson talks with Humphrey School of Public Affairs professor Steve Andreasen about the US National Security Council and numerous crises around the world.

Host Jon Olson talks with Humphrey School of Public Affairs professor Steve Andreasen about the US National Security Council and numerous crises around the world. 

Many countries around the world are growing deeply concerned about the health and well being of their democracies. China's foreign interference in elections is is a major concern at the moment for Canada, as it has been to New Zealand. But foreign governments are not necessarily the greatest to the health of democracies. In fact, one of the greatest threats to democratic well being may be a lack of feminism. On this international women's day, Dr. Gabrielle Bardall takes us through the concerns and threats that arise when democracies shrug feminism. She also makes the case the democracies are best prepared for foreign threats and interference when they embrace feminist principles. Check out this episode of GDP to learn more. An educator, advisor and activist, Dr. Bardall has worked to advance democracy and human rights in over 60 countries worldwide over the past two decades. She has advised and trained diplomats, legislators and civil servants from Parliament Hill to Capitol Hill. Recognizing that "democracy" as we know it and support it around the world often replicates structures of oppression, she started her own consulting firm in 2019, Herizon Democracy, to bring feminist vision to international democracy assistance. She has advised the US National Security Council, State Department and NATO on feminist approaches to democracy support and offered testimony to Canada's Parliament. Bardall has worked with leading organizations in realizing this vison, including numerous UN agencies and international non-profits. A prolific author and public speaker, she holds degrees from McGill University (BA), Sciences-Po Paris (MA) and l'Université de Montreal (PhD). She received the American Political Science Association's Congressional Fellowship and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship for her work in comparative democratization. Dr. Bardall lives on the South Shore of Nova Scotia with her husband and toddler twins. Visit Dr. Bardall at Herizon Democracy. Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter: @ProfessorHuish

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily Newsbrief for Tuesday, February 14th, 2022… happy valentines day everyone! I hope you and your significant other enjoy today. Before we get into the news… Accountable2You Jesus is Lord. In public and in private, every area of life must be subject to his Lordship—and our use of technology is no exception. What captures our attention on the screen either glorifies or dishonors our Lord. That’s why Accountable2You is committed to promoting biblical accountability in our families and churches. Their monitoring and reporting software makes transparency easy on all of your devices, so you can say with the Psalmist, “I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.” Guard against temptation with Accountable2You, and live for God’s glory! Learn more and try it for free at Accountable2You.com/FLF https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-china-claims-us-sent-more-than-10-spy-balloons-into-countrys-airspace?utm_campaign=64487 China claims US sent more than 10 spy balloons into country's airspace On Monday, a Chinese official stated that more than 10 high-altitude balloons from the US have flown into China’s airspace over the last year without the country’s permission. The US has denied these allegations. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a Monday briefing that "It is also common for US balloons to illegally enter the airspace of other countries. Since last year, US high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China’s airspace more than 10 times without the approval of Chinese authorities." https://rumble.com/v29bau8-rep.-mike-waltz-i-hope-this-wakes-the-country-up-to-the-cold-war-that-were-.html - Play Video According to the Associated Press, Wang did not give additional details about the alleged US balloons, how China has dealt with these balloons, or whether the balloons had military or government links. Wang said the US should "first reflect on itself and change course, rather than smear and instigate a confrontation." The allegation came after the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon that traveled across North America, targeting it off the coast of South Carolina. Additional unidentified flying objects later identified as balloons have been shot down since then. China has claimed that the balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina was an unnamed airship created for meteorological research, and that this balloon was blown off course. China has accused the US of overreacting by shooting down the balloon, and has threatened to take action in response. US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Monday that claims the US has operated surveillance balloons over China is false. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/microsoft-newsmax-conservative-media/2023/02/13/id/1108447/ Microsoft Removes 'Negative Flags' for Conservative Sites Microsoft removed its "negative flags" for conservative media outlets on a "secret blacklist," including Newsmax, that were blocked from getting key advertising dollars, the Washington Examiner reported. As part of its series on "disinformation" tracking groups, the Examiner reported internal data showed Microsoft was doing a review, and suspending its subscription to a tracking group devoted to defunding what it sees as "disfavored speech." Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr previously abided by a "secret blacklist" of conservative news put together by the Global Disinformation Index, a British organization with two affiliated U.S. nonprofits, the Examiner reported. Microsoft now appears to be taking steps to distance itself from GDI, and has deleted flags such as "false/misleading" and "reprehensible/offensive" for right-leaning websites, the Examiner reported, citing the internal data it obtained. "I just checked in Xandr's platform again and can confirm that all rejection flags have been removed from domains," an unnamed executive in the ad industry told the Examiner. Xandr had labeled 39 conservative domains as "false/misleading." Townhall, whose publisher is Salem Media Group, was flagged as "reprehensible/offensive," the Examiner reported. The Examiner also noted it was among those flagged as "false/misleading," along with Newsmax, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Drudge Report, Breitbart, the Blaze, the Washington Times, Judicial Watch, and the Media Research Center affiliate MRC.TV. An internal Xandr dataset showed all those websites no longer have a designation, though it's unclear if they are getting ads from certain brands without an "approved" classification. "We try to take a principled approach to accuracy and fighting foreign propaganda," a Microsoft spokesperson told the Examiner. "We're working quickly to fix the issue, and Xandr has stopped using GDI's services while we are doing a larger review." According to the Examiner, Xandr informed publishers in September 2022 it would begin to adopt GDI's "dynamic exclusion list," which the organization feeds to ad companies. Through a list that may include at least 2,000 websites, GDI allegedly tried to pressure companies to shut down certain sites. The Examiner also reported the GDI has claimed the 10 "riskiest" outlets are Newsmax, the American Spectator, the Federalist, the American Conservative, One America News Network, the Blaze, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Reason, and the New York Post. GDI compiles the list with oversight from its own "advisory panel," which includes Ben Nimmo, global lead for threat intelligence at Facebook parent company Meta, and left-leaning journalist Anne Applebaum, the Examiner reported, who once dismissed Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings as uninteresting. GDI has claimed the 10 "least risky" websites are NPR, ProPublica, the Associated Press, Insider, the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, HuffPost, and the Wall Street Journal. https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/disney-reedy-creek-ron-desantis-no-lawsuit-1235520205/ Disney Will Not Fight DeSantis Takeover of Special District in Orlando Disney will not fight a bill that gives Gov. Ron DeSantis broad powers over its Orlando theme parks, after the bill passed both houses of the Florida Legislature this week. The bill establishes a new district to assume the powers held by the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Disney has controlled since it was created in 1967. The new entity, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, will be run by a five-member board appointed by DeSantis and confirmed by the state Senate. In a statement, Disney said it is “ready to work within this new framework,” indicating that it will not try to challenge the law in court. The Legislature moved to dissolve the Reedy Creek district last April, after Disney came out against the Parental Rights in Education law, known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Some observers had suggested that Disney could file a First Amendment lawsuit or seek to challenge the takeover on various other grounds. But Jeff Vahle, the president of Walt Disney World Resort, said in the statement released on Friday that the company will accommodate itself to the new reality. “For more than 50 years, the Reedy Creek Improvement District has operated at the highest standards, and we appreciate all that the District has done to help our destination grow and become one of the largest economic contributors and employers in the state,” Vahle said. “We are focused on the future and are ready to work within this new framework and we will continue to innovate, inspire and bring joy to the millions of guests who come to Florida to visit Walt Disney World each year.” The legislation was introduced on Monday. It passed the state House of Representatives on Thursday on a vote of 82-31, with 81 Republicans and one Democrat voting “yes.” All 31 “no” votes came from Democrats. The state Senate approved the bill on Friday on a party-line vote, with 26 Republicans in favor and nine Democrats opposed. It now goes to DeSantis for his signature. The Reedy Creek Improvement District has broad authority over zoning, infrastructure, fire response and public utilities over a nearly 40-square-mile area in Osceola and Orange counties. The entity levies taxes on Disney and issues tax-exempt bonds for infrastructure projects. As by far the largest landowner within the district, Disney has had the power to elect the five members of the Board of Supervisors. In establishing the new district, the Legislature left almost all of its powers intact. The legislation does remove the power to build a nuclear power plant and an airport, but those powers had never been used. The practical effect of the change could end up being negligible and park employees and visitors are unlikely to notice any difference. But DeSantis and future governors will have broad power to make life difficult for Disney if they choose to exercise it. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/seattle-public-schools-consider-closures-student-enrollment-plunges-post Seattle Public Schools consider closures as student enrollment plunges post-pandemic Seattle Public Schools may have to close some of its schools over the next few years as the district battles budget shortages and plummeting enrollment after the COVID-19 pandemic. The district does not plan on closing any of its 106 schools next year, and the earliest closures may occur in the 2024-2025 school year, The Seattle Times reported last week. Consolidating some schools for the 2024-2025 year could save $28 million as the district projects a $92 million budget shortfall that year. Student enrollment has dropped to roughly 50,000 students from nearly 54,000 in the 2019-2020 school year. In a best-case scenario, school administrators expect 49,000 students by 2032, and in a worst-case scenario, enrollment may be as low as 43,000. The declining enrollment comes after homeschooling rates nearly doubled in Washington at the height of the COVID pandemic and are still at elevated levels from the 2019-2020 school year. Jen Garrison Stuber of the Washington Homeschool Organization told Fox News that homeschool enrollment is down, however, in Seattle from pre-pandemic numbers. "I really think that what Seattle's seeing, where those students have gone are either to private schools or they've left the school district and have moved elsewhere," she said. Speaking of homeschooling… Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. They provide a classical Christ-centered curriculum, local like-minded communities across the United States and in several countries, and they train parents who are striving to be great classical educators in the home. For more information and to get connected, please visit their website at ClassicalConversations.com. Again that’s ClassicalConversations.com. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-politician-suggests-fix-states-brazen-prostitution-legalize-it California politician suggests fix to state's brazen prostitution: Legalize it A San Francisco County leader voiced support to legalize prostitution in the city as brazen soliciting spirals across the state after a new law took effect this year. "What’s happening right now on Capp Street is it’s become more brazen, and bigger than we’ve ever seen it before," county Supervisor Hillary Ronen told The Los Angeles Times last week. "Instead of repeating the same cycle that we’ve repeated for decades, it’s time to try something new." Ronen called the situation "out of control" in comments to the San Francisco Chronicle, and pushed for San Francisco to install barriers on Capp Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, after it became lined with prostitutes and pimps. This week, she is expected to announce a resolution that will urge state lawmakers to legalize prostitution. The surge in prostitution and apparent human trafficking in California comes after a change in law took effect last month that repealed a ban on loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution. The bill's sponsor, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, argued the change would protect transgender women whom he said are disproportionately targeted by police. Police and Republicans in the state have since sounded off that the new law sparked prostitution to explode in certain areas of the state, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland. Police said with the emboldened prostitution rings come robberies, shootings, aggravated assaults and other crimes. Many of the pimps are gang-affiliated and take no issue with beating women or going after rival pimps who try to poach one of the workers, they said. Some even record the beatdowns because they "think it’s funny," police said. The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking, which is one of the largest and oldest direct service providers for sex and labor trafficking survivors in the U.S., threw its support behind the bill and told Fox News Digital that it endorsed repealing the former policy "because we know that reducing the criminalization of survivors will help prevent human trafficking." And now finally… it’s time for my favorite topic… sports! In case you missed it, Sunday evening, the superbowl took place, with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles… The game was an incredible one with highlight play after highlight play, with both teams putting up points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkt79xkd00 Play 2:30-2:37 Play 3:47-3:57 Play 4:44-4:55 Play 12:25-12:36 Play 14:24-15:01 Okay… so for those keeping score at home, it’s 35-35 at this point in the game, with just a few minutes left. Then, this happened. Play 15:45-16:52 What an anti-climactic ending… if you’re the official, how on earth do you throw that flag? James Bradbury, the cornerback for the Eagles who had the flag thrown on him, thought it was the correct call, so kudos to him for owning up, but even with that admission, the ball was clearly uncatchable for JuJu Smith-Schuster… Now the Chiefs still would have likely taken the lead with a field goal, but then Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense would’ve had over a minute to get down the field, and potentially tie, or win the game. Such an anti-climactic ending. This is from a guy who didn’t have a dog in the fight by the way. what are your guys thoughts on my take? You Eagles fans can send your fan mail to garrison@fightlaughfeast.com…

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily Newsbrief for Tuesday, February 14th, 2022… happy valentines day everyone! I hope you and your significant other enjoy today. Before we get into the news… Accountable2You Jesus is Lord. In public and in private, every area of life must be subject to his Lordship—and our use of technology is no exception. What captures our attention on the screen either glorifies or dishonors our Lord. That’s why Accountable2You is committed to promoting biblical accountability in our families and churches. Their monitoring and reporting software makes transparency easy on all of your devices, so you can say with the Psalmist, “I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.” Guard against temptation with Accountable2You, and live for God’s glory! Learn more and try it for free at Accountable2You.com/FLF https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-china-claims-us-sent-more-than-10-spy-balloons-into-countrys-airspace?utm_campaign=64487 China claims US sent more than 10 spy balloons into country's airspace On Monday, a Chinese official stated that more than 10 high-altitude balloons from the US have flown into China’s airspace over the last year without the country’s permission. The US has denied these allegations. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a Monday briefing that "It is also common for US balloons to illegally enter the airspace of other countries. Since last year, US high-altitude balloons have illegally flown over China’s airspace more than 10 times without the approval of Chinese authorities." https://rumble.com/v29bau8-rep.-mike-waltz-i-hope-this-wakes-the-country-up-to-the-cold-war-that-were-.html - Play Video According to the Associated Press, Wang did not give additional details about the alleged US balloons, how China has dealt with these balloons, or whether the balloons had military or government links. Wang said the US should "first reflect on itself and change course, rather than smear and instigate a confrontation." The allegation came after the US shot down a Chinese spy balloon that traveled across North America, targeting it off the coast of South Carolina. Additional unidentified flying objects later identified as balloons have been shot down since then. China has claimed that the balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina was an unnamed airship created for meteorological research, and that this balloon was blown off course. China has accused the US of overreacting by shooting down the balloon, and has threatened to take action in response. US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said on Monday that claims the US has operated surveillance balloons over China is false. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/microsoft-newsmax-conservative-media/2023/02/13/id/1108447/ Microsoft Removes 'Negative Flags' for Conservative Sites Microsoft removed its "negative flags" for conservative media outlets on a "secret blacklist," including Newsmax, that were blocked from getting key advertising dollars, the Washington Examiner reported. As part of its series on "disinformation" tracking groups, the Examiner reported internal data showed Microsoft was doing a review, and suspending its subscription to a tracking group devoted to defunding what it sees as "disfavored speech." Microsoft-owned advertising company Xandr previously abided by a "secret blacklist" of conservative news put together by the Global Disinformation Index, a British organization with two affiliated U.S. nonprofits, the Examiner reported. Microsoft now appears to be taking steps to distance itself from GDI, and has deleted flags such as "false/misleading" and "reprehensible/offensive" for right-leaning websites, the Examiner reported, citing the internal data it obtained. "I just checked in Xandr's platform again and can confirm that all rejection flags have been removed from domains," an unnamed executive in the ad industry told the Examiner. Xandr had labeled 39 conservative domains as "false/misleading." Townhall, whose publisher is Salem Media Group, was flagged as "reprehensible/offensive," the Examiner reported. The Examiner also noted it was among those flagged as "false/misleading," along with Newsmax, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Drudge Report, Breitbart, the Blaze, the Washington Times, Judicial Watch, and the Media Research Center affiliate MRC.TV. An internal Xandr dataset showed all those websites no longer have a designation, though it's unclear if they are getting ads from certain brands without an "approved" classification. "We try to take a principled approach to accuracy and fighting foreign propaganda," a Microsoft spokesperson told the Examiner. "We're working quickly to fix the issue, and Xandr has stopped using GDI's services while we are doing a larger review." According to the Examiner, Xandr informed publishers in September 2022 it would begin to adopt GDI's "dynamic exclusion list," which the organization feeds to ad companies. Through a list that may include at least 2,000 websites, GDI allegedly tried to pressure companies to shut down certain sites. The Examiner also reported the GDI has claimed the 10 "riskiest" outlets are Newsmax, the American Spectator, the Federalist, the American Conservative, One America News Network, the Blaze, the Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Reason, and the New York Post. GDI compiles the list with oversight from its own "advisory panel," which includes Ben Nimmo, global lead for threat intelligence at Facebook parent company Meta, and left-leaning journalist Anne Applebaum, the Examiner reported, who once dismissed Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings as uninteresting. GDI has claimed the 10 "least risky" websites are NPR, ProPublica, the Associated Press, Insider, the New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, HuffPost, and the Wall Street Journal. https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/disney-reedy-creek-ron-desantis-no-lawsuit-1235520205/ Disney Will Not Fight DeSantis Takeover of Special District in Orlando Disney will not fight a bill that gives Gov. Ron DeSantis broad powers over its Orlando theme parks, after the bill passed both houses of the Florida Legislature this week. The bill establishes a new district to assume the powers held by the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Disney has controlled since it was created in 1967. The new entity, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, will be run by a five-member board appointed by DeSantis and confirmed by the state Senate. In a statement, Disney said it is “ready to work within this new framework,” indicating that it will not try to challenge the law in court. The Legislature moved to dissolve the Reedy Creek district last April, after Disney came out against the Parental Rights in Education law, known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Some observers had suggested that Disney could file a First Amendment lawsuit or seek to challenge the takeover on various other grounds. But Jeff Vahle, the president of Walt Disney World Resort, said in the statement released on Friday that the company will accommodate itself to the new reality. “For more than 50 years, the Reedy Creek Improvement District has operated at the highest standards, and we appreciate all that the District has done to help our destination grow and become one of the largest economic contributors and employers in the state,” Vahle said. “We are focused on the future and are ready to work within this new framework and we will continue to innovate, inspire and bring joy to the millions of guests who come to Florida to visit Walt Disney World each year.” The legislation was introduced on Monday. It passed the state House of Representatives on Thursday on a vote of 82-31, with 81 Republicans and one Democrat voting “yes.” All 31 “no” votes came from Democrats. The state Senate approved the bill on Friday on a party-line vote, with 26 Republicans in favor and nine Democrats opposed. It now goes to DeSantis for his signature. The Reedy Creek Improvement District has broad authority over zoning, infrastructure, fire response and public utilities over a nearly 40-square-mile area in Osceola and Orange counties. The entity levies taxes on Disney and issues tax-exempt bonds for infrastructure projects. As by far the largest landowner within the district, Disney has had the power to elect the five members of the Board of Supervisors. In establishing the new district, the Legislature left almost all of its powers intact. The legislation does remove the power to build a nuclear power plant and an airport, but those powers had never been used. The practical effect of the change could end up being negligible and park employees and visitors are unlikely to notice any difference. But DeSantis and future governors will have broad power to make life difficult for Disney if they choose to exercise it. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/seattle-public-schools-consider-closures-student-enrollment-plunges-post Seattle Public Schools consider closures as student enrollment plunges post-pandemic Seattle Public Schools may have to close some of its schools over the next few years as the district battles budget shortages and plummeting enrollment after the COVID-19 pandemic. The district does not plan on closing any of its 106 schools next year, and the earliest closures may occur in the 2024-2025 school year, The Seattle Times reported last week. Consolidating some schools for the 2024-2025 year could save $28 million as the district projects a $92 million budget shortfall that year. Student enrollment has dropped to roughly 50,000 students from nearly 54,000 in the 2019-2020 school year. In a best-case scenario, school administrators expect 49,000 students by 2032, and in a worst-case scenario, enrollment may be as low as 43,000. The declining enrollment comes after homeschooling rates nearly doubled in Washington at the height of the COVID pandemic and are still at elevated levels from the 2019-2020 school year. Jen Garrison Stuber of the Washington Homeschool Organization told Fox News that homeschool enrollment is down, however, in Seattle from pre-pandemic numbers. "I really think that what Seattle's seeing, where those students have gone are either to private schools or they've left the school district and have moved elsewhere," she said. Speaking of homeschooling… Classical Conversations supports homeschooling parents by cultivating the love of learning through a Christian worldview in fellowship with other families. They provide a classical Christ-centered curriculum, local like-minded communities across the United States and in several countries, and they train parents who are striving to be great classical educators in the home. For more information and to get connected, please visit their website at ClassicalConversations.com. Again that’s ClassicalConversations.com. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-politician-suggests-fix-states-brazen-prostitution-legalize-it California politician suggests fix to state's brazen prostitution: Legalize it A San Francisco County leader voiced support to legalize prostitution in the city as brazen soliciting spirals across the state after a new law took effect this year. "What’s happening right now on Capp Street is it’s become more brazen, and bigger than we’ve ever seen it before," county Supervisor Hillary Ronen told The Los Angeles Times last week. "Instead of repeating the same cycle that we’ve repeated for decades, it’s time to try something new." Ronen called the situation "out of control" in comments to the San Francisco Chronicle, and pushed for San Francisco to install barriers on Capp Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, after it became lined with prostitutes and pimps. This week, she is expected to announce a resolution that will urge state lawmakers to legalize prostitution. The surge in prostitution and apparent human trafficking in California comes after a change in law took effect last month that repealed a ban on loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution. The bill's sponsor, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, argued the change would protect transgender women whom he said are disproportionately targeted by police. Police and Republicans in the state have since sounded off that the new law sparked prostitution to explode in certain areas of the state, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland. Police said with the emboldened prostitution rings come robberies, shootings, aggravated assaults and other crimes. Many of the pimps are gang-affiliated and take no issue with beating women or going after rival pimps who try to poach one of the workers, they said. Some even record the beatdowns because they "think it’s funny," police said. The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking, which is one of the largest and oldest direct service providers for sex and labor trafficking survivors in the U.S., threw its support behind the bill and told Fox News Digital that it endorsed repealing the former policy "because we know that reducing the criminalization of survivors will help prevent human trafficking." And now finally… it’s time for my favorite topic… sports! In case you missed it, Sunday evening, the superbowl took place, with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles… The game was an incredible one with highlight play after highlight play, with both teams putting up points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkt79xkd00 Play 2:30-2:37 Play 3:47-3:57 Play 4:44-4:55 Play 12:25-12:36 Play 14:24-15:01 Okay… so for those keeping score at home, it’s 35-35 at this point in the game, with just a few minutes left. Then, this happened. Play 15:45-16:52 What an anti-climactic ending… if you’re the official, how on earth do you throw that flag? James Bradbury, the cornerback for the Eagles who had the flag thrown on him, thought it was the correct call, so kudos to him for owning up, but even with that admission, the ball was clearly uncatchable for JuJu Smith-Schuster… Now the Chiefs still would have likely taken the lead with a field goal, but then Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense would’ve had over a minute to get down the field, and potentially tie, or win the game. Such an anti-climactic ending. This is from a guy who didn’t have a dog in the fight by the way. what are your guys thoughts on my take? You Eagles fans can send your fan mail to garrison@fightlaughfeast.com…

Christiane is in Washington DC, where today the US and Brazilian presidents meet to kickstart a new relationship after the divisive Trump and Bolsonaro era. Joe Biden and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva agree they need to bolster democracy, advance human rights and tackle climate change – but there's tough work ahead. Lula has staged a stunning return to power after his first presidency ended in 2010 and he was jailed. In an exclusive conversation, Lula tells Christiane he is confident “democracy will prevail.”  Also on today's show: US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby; author Tara Bynum To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Russia has freed the American basketball star, Brittney Griner -- in a prisoner swap for a notorious arms dealer nicknamed the Merchant of Death. Newshour heard from Lee Wolosky who used to lead the US National Security Council's unit responsible for tracking down Bout. Also in the programme: Iran executes a protestor; and French football star Kylian Mbappé. (Picture: A composite image shows US basketball player Brittney Griner (L) escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki City Court, Russia, 07 July 2022; and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (R) in handcuffs escorted by Thai special forces to board the airplane for extradition to the USA at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 November 2010. Photo by YURI KOCHETKOV/STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Ukraine war: US confirms 'communications' with Kremlin US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has confirmed communication channels between Washington and Moscow remain open despite the war in Ukraine. Speaking in New York, Mr Sullivan said it was "in the interests" of the US to maintain contact with the Kremlin. But he insisted officials were "clear-eyed about who we are dealing with". It comes as the White House refuses to deny reports that Mr Sullivan has been leading talks with Russia to prevent a nuclear escalation in Ukraine. ADVERTISEMENT The Wall Street Journal reports that Mr Sullivan has held confidential discussions with his Russian counterpart, Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, and senior Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, over the past several months. Senior officials told the paper the men had discussed ways to guard against the risk of nuclear escalation in the war in Ukraine, but had not engaged in any negotiations around ways to end the conflict. Last month, Mr Sullivan said any use of nuclear weapons would have "catastrophic consequences for Russia". He told the US broadcaster NBC that senior officials had "spelled out" the scope of the potential US response in private discussions with Russian officials. US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson refused to confirm the story, telling the paper that "people claim a lot of things", while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused Western newspapers of "publishing numerous hoaxes". But White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said on Monday that the United States reserved the right to hold talks with Russia. And Mr Sullivan - who is said to be one of the most senior advisers to US President Joe Biden still pushing for discussions with Russia - said maintaining contact with Moscow was in the "interests of every country who is affected by this conflict". Last week, the Washington Post reported that senior US officials were urging Kyiv to signal an openness to hold negotiations with Russia and drop their public refusal to discuss an end to the war while President Vladimir Putin remained in power. But Mr Sullivan told a public event in New York that the Biden administration had "an obligation to pursue accountability" and pledged to work with international partners to "hold the perpetrators of grave and grotesque war crimes in Ukraine responsible for what they have done". "I was just in Kyiv on Friday. and I had the opportunity to meet with President [Volodymyr] Zelensky and my counterpart Andriy Yermak, with the military leadership and also to get a briefing on just what level of death and devastation has been erupted by Putin's war on that country," Mr Sullivan said. Concerns have been heightened in recent months that Russia could resort to using nuclear weapons in a desperate attempt to defend four regions of eastern and southern Ukraine that it illegally annexed. Meanwhile, Ukraine has invoked its war-time martial laws to take control of the assets of five strategically important companies. Some of the companies - which include two energy companies and firms that make engines, vehicles and transformers - Are linked to oligarch Vyacheslav Bohuslayev, who was arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Russia. President Zelensky said the move would help Ukraine's defence sector meet the needs of the military, which is currently engaged in counteroffensives in southern and eastern Ukraine. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63551133?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bgnl.newsletters%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&xtor=ES-213-[BBC%20News%20Newsletter]-2022November8-[top+news+stories]

Saudi Arabia is on high alert, along with several of its oil rich neighbors and US forces in the Gulf region. It's after Saudi officials shared intelligence with the US, about a possible attack from Iran. Riyadh said Tehran is planning an attack on the kingdom's energy infrastructure, to divert attention away from mass protests that have engulfed Iran for several weeks. A spokesperson of the US National Security Council said Washington would not hesitate to act to protect its interests in the region. Iran has denied it poses a threat to Saudi Arabia, and called Riyadh's warnings 'baseless'. Iranian officials have publicly accused Saudi Arabia and other countries, of instigating the protests sparked by the death of Masha Amini in police custody. Back in 2019, both the US and Saudi Arabia accused Iran of a series of attacks that slashed the kingdom's oil output by half. So is the Gulf headed for a repeat of 2019, or is there something more behind the Saudi warning? Afshin Shahi Associate Professor at University of Bradford Asif Shuja Senior Research Fellow at Singapore's Middle East Institute

Embarrassing moment from the campaign trail yesterday where Scott Morrison bowled over a young boy during an under 8s soccer game in Tasmania, A former US National Security Council official has opened up about an odd dinner she had with Vladimir Putin, a Russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian in the first war-crimes trial held since the war began, Cody Simpson has qualified for this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, It's been revealed that tickets to the trial between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are being sold on the black market, Kim Kardashian's boyfriend, Pete Davidson, is coming to Australia   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiona Hill is an British-American political scientist, former deputy assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the US National Security Council. The lecturer has a reputation as one of the world's best political scientists — specialists in Russia's questions. According to Gill, pre-revolutionary Russia is the birthplace of the ideology of terrorism. Her and Clifford Gaddy's book The Siberian Curse (2003) is considered as one of the most cited works among books and articles on Russia's development prospects published since the beginning of the century, as well as an economic analysis of modern Russia Energy. Hill also testified publicly in Congress in the case of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, where she refuted the accusation of alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Hill said she believed World War III had begun. KSE Public lectures with top world intellectuals serve to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and enhance Ukrainian intellectual sovereignty. More information about project: https://kse.ua/lektsi-na-pidtrimku-ukrayini/ The KSE launched a humanitarian aid campaign for Ukraine. The campaign's objective is to purchase necessary supplies, first aid, and protective kits for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Paramedic Association, and the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. No matter how small, every donation can help deliver essential aid and supplies. DONATE: https://kse.ua/support/donation Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KyivSchool https://twitter.com/brik_t

Today we are sharing an episode of Tortoise's new podcast series: The Backstory with Andrew Neil. This week Andrew talks to Fiona Hill, former director for Europe and Russia at the US National Security Council, about Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and her journey from the North East of England to the White House.Click here https://podfollow.com/the-backstory-with-andrew-neil to follow The Backstory wherever you get your podcasts for a new episode every Tuesday. For access every Friday to a bonus episode: Inside the Interview, where Andrew reflects on the conversations he has with his guests, subscribe to Tortoise on Apple Podcasts, or join Tortoise as a member to get this, plus access to more of our journalism and invites to exclusive events. For a year's half price digital membership for £50 go to tortoisemedia.com/andrew and enter the code AndrewNeil50. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As President Biden calls Russia's actions in Ukraine ‘genocide' and vows to hold the Russian President ‘accountable', a member of the US Congress introduces a resolution to end the ‘hypocrisy' of the United States by joining the International Criminal Court. Guests: Alberto Gonzales, Former US Attorney General from 2005 to 2007 John Bellinger, Legal Adviser for the US National Security Council and State Department from 2001 to 2009 Philippe Sands, Attorney and Law Professor at University College London and Harvard University

As President Biden calls for an investigation into Russia's military campaign in Ukraine which he called “genocide," some US lawmakers say the United States must join the International Criminal Court if it is serious about making Russia accountable under international law. Guests: Alberto Gonzalez, Former US Attorney General from 2005 to 2007 John Bellinger, Legal Adviser for the US National Security Council and State Department from 2001 to 2009 Philippe Sands, Attorney and Law Professor at University College London

In 2021 Vladimir Putin retreats to his bunker as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads through Russia. How did this isolation affect his thinking, and what role could it have played in his decision to invade Ukraine? To understand how Putin views history and his place in it, Jonny Dymond is joined by: Nina Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs, The New School; former BBC Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford; and Alexander Vindman: former director of European Affairs at the US National Security Council. Production coordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar Producers: Sandra Kanthal, Caroline Bayley, Joe Kent Series Editor: Emma Rippon Commissioning Editor: Richard Knight

Overnight, world leaders have been in Brussels for a round of emergency summits of NATO, the European Council and the G7. This comes as they seek to align their responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian president Zelenskyy has pleaded with NATO to send a fraction of their combined firepower. Former senior director of the United States National Security Council Stephen Flanagan joined Kate Hawkesby. LISTEN ABOVE 

As the crisis in and over Ukraine deepens, its humanitarian effects widen, and its economic fallout spreads across the world. Guests: Alexander Vindman, Director for European Affairs, US National Security Council, 2018-2020 and author of “Here, Right Matters: An American Story” Roman Popadiuk, US Ambassador to Ukraine, 1992-1993

A spokesperson for the US National Security Council told AFP on condition of anonymity that the talks with Russia will take place on January 10.Moscow earlier presented the West with sweeping security demands, saying NATO must not admit new members and seeking to bar the United States from establishing new bases in former Soviet republics. The spokesperson added that Moscow and NATO representatives are expected to meet on January 12, while Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe which includes the United States, will meet on January 13.

A spokesperson for the US National Security Council told AFP on condition of anonymity that the talks with Russia will take place on January 10.Moscow earlier presented the West with sweeping security demands, saying NATO must not admit new members and seeking to bar the United States from establishing new bases in former Soviet republics. The spokesperson added that Moscow and NATO representatives are expected to meet on January 12, while Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe which includes the United States, will meet on January 13.

A spokesperson for the US National Security Council told AFP on condition of anonymity that the talks with Russia will take place on January 10.Moscow earlier presented the West with sweeping security demands, saying NATO must not admit new members and seeking to bar the United States from establishing new bases in former Soviet republics. The spokesperson added that Moscow and NATO representatives are expected to meet on January 12, while Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe which includes the United States, will meet on January 13.

*) US warns of ‘other options' to add pressure on Iran as nuclear talks resume The United States has warned it is "prepared to use other options" including military force to ramp up pressure on Iran if nuclear talks collapse. The US National Security Council's coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, issued the warning over the weekend, according to CNN. McGurk said “military force to prevent” Iran “from obtaining a nuclear weapon” is “a very achievable objective” International talks on Iran's nuclear programme will restart in Vienna on Monday with analysts foreseeing major obstacles to any speedy resumption of the 2015 nuclear deal. *) Opposition candidate takes big lead in Honduras presidential election Left-wing opposition candidate Xiomara Castro has taken a commanding lead in Honduras' presidential election, preliminary results showed. With 16 percent of votes counted, former first lady Castro had taken almost 53.5 percent compared to ruling party's Nasry Asfura at 34 percent. Castro, whose husband Manuel Zelaya was deposed in a coup in 2009, is hoping to become the first female president of Honduras. *) EU border agency plane to monitor Channel migrant crossings Ministers from several European countries have agreed to deploy a plane around the clock, to tackle what they call "migrant trafficking" in the English Channel. The aircraft will monitor the area from France to the Netherlands, starting Wednesday. The ministers met in France on Sunday, after 27 people died a few days earlier trying to cross the English Channel to Britain. The British home secretary Priti Patel was disinvited from the meeting after Boris Johnson called on France to take back the people who crossed over to the UK. *) African leaders call for reverse of Omicron-linked travel bans South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on countries to reverse scientifically "unjustified" travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Dozens of nations have blacklisted the country and its neighbours since South African scientists flagged Omicron on November 25. Ramaphosa's Malawian counterpart Lazarus Chakwera accused Western countries of "Afrophobia" for shutting their borders. *) Louis Vuitton creative director dies of cancer at 41 One of fashion's most influential designers, Virgil Abloh has died from cancer at the age of 41. Abloh was the first Black creative director for the world's biggest luxury brand Louis Vuitton. The Ghanaian-American founded his own label Off-White in 2013. He was also an important figure in the music industry, collaborating on album covers with artists like Kanye West and Jay-Z.

Visit: https://genn.cc for more information or https://patreon.com/genncc Contents with Timestamps Hybrid Warfare 01:35 Resilience targeting 4:35 Politics, economics and fossil fuel interests 5:30 Sources of disinformation are a national security threat 8:00 Cyber Aggression 9:00 Climate migrants and nationalist politics 10:30 Tackling societal breakdown due to climate resilience failure at source 12:40 Local knowledge versus models and remote assessments CUT Dependency on fossil fuel supports regimes responsible for disinformation 14:40 Geoengineering, risk and attribution CUT A UN Security Council Specifically for Climate Change 17:35 Opportunities for positive diplomatic solutions | Building trust in time 19:10 Planning a pragmatic route to the future from Phase Zero 21:08 In this episode of Shaping The Future, I am speaking to Global Security expert, Dr Chad Briggs at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Chad advises many global organisations on the intersection between climate change and national and regional security issues. His clients include the US State Department, US Air Force, the Swedish Armed Forces, the European Union, as well as US Dept of Energy, among others. Chad explains the linkages between climate change and hybrid warfare situations that are going on now and will continue to pose a massive threat to societies around the world. These include government level sources of disinformation, such as the Global Warming Policy Foundation in the UK or the Heartland Institute in the US, who are funded by fossil fuel interest groups to sow doubt and chaos that drive us further down the road of climate catastrophe. I want to thank the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC) for their help in organising this series of interviews with security experts. The next interview will be with former Obama White House advisor and Head of the US National Security Council for Climate, Alice Hill about her new book due out in September. Additional segments on Geoengineering and models versus first-hand knowledge from this interview with Chad will be available later this week to Patreon backers via GENN.cc. This will be accompanied by an overview of the forthcoming interviews and reflections on key points that are emerging from the series. Thanks for listening to Shaping The Future - you can subscribe on Youtube or any podcast channel and sign up for email updates on GENN.cc. I will also be covering COP26 in Glasgow and conducting interviews with a wide range of participants. So do stay tuned and if you can, please support my work via Patreon. You can also subscribe via the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series at climateseries.com

JBS recovers from its REvil ransomware attack, and this and other apparent instances of privateering will figure among the agenda at the upcoming US-Russia summit. (The US is said to be mulling retaliation.) The White House issues general advice on preparing for ransomware attacks. The Tokyo Olympic committee suffers a data breach. Ransomware may have interrupted some media livestreaming yesterday. Attribution in the MTA attack. Dinah Davis from arctic wolf helps prevent your SOC from becoming ineffective. Carole Theriault warns of data privacy leaks in online home tours. And ransomware-themed phishbait. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/107

In this “Secure in Mind” podcast episode, we discuss with Christopher Painter, the world's first Cyber Diplomat. Christopher was appointed as the inaugural cyber diplomat for the US State Department by then-Secretary Hillary Clinton in 2011 and has been cutting through the global cyber dross ever since After several in person discussion with Christopher, I finally sat down (remotely though due to timing! J) with him for an episode and I'm sure listeners will take away a huge amount from it. Christopher is the former Coordinator for Cyber Affairs at the US State Department and former Senior Director for Cyber Security at the White House, a role he covered from the beginning of Obama's Administration in 2009, until the first eight months of Trump's Presidency, in 2016. In this charge, he helped shape US international cyber policy and supported the creation of the Cyber Directorate Affairs at the US National Security Council. On top of this impressive background, he is currently a Commissioner at the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace. Prosecution, Diplomacy, Cyber With his background as a Prosecutor and additional experience operating at the most senior levels of government and international diplomacy, Christopher is the perfect person to address the most pressing cyber issues governments' face today, including dealing with cyber conflicts, fighting cybercrime and, among others, facing electoral interference. Particularly, he points out the reasons for supporting a stronger integration of a cyber agenda in every government's top priorities. Public attribution, activism vs crime & the diplomacy game Our conversation was rich with coverage of the complexities involved in diplomacy e.g. shaping cyber dialogue, coordinating different support mechanisms and stakeholders, untangling complex adversarial relationships and posturing correctly to gain both internal and external desired reactions. We then moved on to a discussion concerning the need for inter-country alliances aimed at defense-driven information sharing and joint public attribution. We ended our conversation on the perceived purpose of hacking attacks and attempted to separate hacktivism activities (for privacy, freedom online, security, defense) and crime (data theft and leakage, public exposure of secret documents, unauthorized access to restricted sources of information) while also looking at the associated disincentives / sentences for criminal hacking activities. The Secure in Mind Project Our mission is to greatly increase and encourage community discussion about technological and ethical issues that have done, are and will impact society on a global scale. There is a longstanding and distinct disconnect between the way information is packaged and presented to the public and the effectiveness of this presentation in terms of generating informed, considered debate. If we can take complex, important topics and present them, as best we can, in a manner that can interests people from outside the speciality, then we have surpassed our expectations. Nick Kelly Bio Nick is someone who, in many senses, is just like you: a human being trying to make sense of this existence of ours as we hurtle around a ball of gas in a sea of infinite eternity. More relevant though are his vacillations in the world amongst diverse countries and environments, collaborating, negotiating, elaborating and celebrating with fascinating people from all walks of life including politics, technology, activism, military and intelligence the world over. He brings this unique breadth of perspective to the table and has a dogged interest in pursuing the human story behind the title or policy, appreciating the fact that underneath all of our bravado, political correctness and dichotomous states of creation and destruction, we are, after all, merely mortals trying to make the best of it.

Join Scott Young and Shaun Sturby from Optrics Engineering as they discuss the Microsoft Exchange Server Hafnium patch, security vendor Qualisys being hit by ransomware and the Carbon Spider and Sprite Spider VMWare ransomware. For more IT tips go to: > www.OptricsInsider.com Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Today's 3 topics 0:47 - Topic 1: Microsoft Exchange Server Hafnium patch 5:14 - Topic 2: Qualisys hit by ransomware 8:19 - Topic 3: Carbon Spider & Sprite Spider VMWare ransomware 11:46 - Closing remarks Learn more about the Exchange Server Hafnium Patch: > HAFNIUM targeting Exchange Servers with 0-day exploits > At Least 30,000 U.S. Organizations Newly Hacked Via Holes in Microsoft's Email Software > US National Security Council urges review of Exchange Servers in wake of Hafnium attack Learn more about Qualisys being hit by ransomware: > Qualys hit with ransomware: Customer invoices leaked on extortionists' Tor blog > Qualys SSL Server Test Learn more about Carbon Spider and Sprite Spider VMWare ransomware: > Two ransomware strains target VMware's ESXI hypervisor through stolen vCenter creds --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/optrics-insider/message

This week we covered: News TSMC will produce 3nm chips this year and Apple has already grabbed them all - feed the Cupertino magic factory! TSMC was fully booked but now auctioning spare capacity - where did they find the excess capacity? Kaspersky says hackers made a mint during the COVID pandemic and will take a break - gotta spend the loot somewhere? SITA confirms that Airline passenger data accessed in hack - OH SITA! US National Security Council urges review of Exchange servers following attacks - not to be outdone by the Solarwinds hack, here's another one! John McAfee in US indictment over pump+dump Crypto scheme - is anyone really shocked? Stalkers won't be able to track you with AirTags - no creepy stalking via the Find My app! Google confirms that NEXT21 event will take place in October - place your bets now on the format! NASA Perservence rover powered by IBM PowerPC CPU - old but still reliable! Apple Store lists the iMac Pro base model as available while supplies last,' hinting it's being discontinued - could a Mx powered version be on the way? Games Wreckfest - Demolition Derby for the 21st Century As always we'd love to hear what you think!

India mustn't reduce its interest in the Quad as the challenges from China will continue despite the disengagement at the Line of Actual Control, says Lisa Curtis, who served as the Deputy Assistant to former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021), in this special interview for the In Focus Podcast with The Hindu's Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar. Ms Curtis was the key American official on South Asia in the US National Security Council through much of the LAC tensions in 2020.

On this episode, Tom speaks with UT's own Professor Sparrow about his 2015 book on legendary multi-administration US National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft who sadly passed away recently on August 6th, 2020. This is a great conversation, remembering the unassuming but brilliant strategist who was so integral during the late Cold War period. Hope you enjoy! ABOUT THE GUEST https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/540586625.webp?mw=900&mh=507&q=70 Dr. Sparrow is the author of The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security, a biography of the former U.S. national security advisor. He is previously the author of The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire; Uncertain Guardians: The News Media as a Political Institution; and From the Outside In: World War II and the American State. He is co-editor, with Sanford Levinson, of The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898 and, with Roderick Hart, of Politics, Discourse, and American Society: New Agendas. He has chapters in several edited volumes, and his articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, Political Communication, Diplomatic History, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, and other journals. He attended Dartmouth College, The University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Chicago. NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on August 20th, 2020. CREDITS Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect on Twitter: @RehnquistTom) Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew) Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig Associate Producer: Lera Toropin Assistant Producer: Samantha Farmer Assistant Producer: Milena D-K Assistant Producer: Katherine Birch Assistant Producer/Administrator: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate Development Assistant: Luis Camarena Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional clips of Brent Scowcroft from RFE/RL and "Remembering Brent Scowcroft" video on YouTube) Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin. Special Guest: Bartholomew Sparrow.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by BreakThrough News Editor Ben Becker to discuss the latest in the killing of multiple Kenosha protesters by a pro-Trump vigilante, the apparent collaboration between police forces and armed far-right groups both before and after the shootings, and how the government's response to natural disasters reveals the capitalistic and individualistic roots of so many social issues.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa to talk about increasing reliance by police on smart speakers for surveillance, new spying powers granted to the US Cyber Command, and how baseless claims of "Russian meddling" are once again being exploited for the benefit of the ruling class.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Sputnik News Analyst and Transgender Rights activist Morgan Artyukhina to talk about the collision in Syria between US and Russian military vehicles, the video evidence undermining attempts by the US National Security Council to paint Russian troops as the agressors in the incident, and the geopolitical signifcance of the latest develpoments on the ground.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Glen Ford, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report, to discuss his new article, "Biden Offers Nothing But More War, Austerity and White Supremacy – Without Trump," the ever-growing list of Republicans throwing in their lot with the Biden campaign, and why the uprisings in the streets seem to be forcing more changes to the capitalist system than electoral politics.

President Donald Trump today raised the prospect of delaying the November election because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The idea drew bipartisan alarm and election experts noted a president does not have the power to change the date of an election. Others suggested Trump is seeking to sow doubt about the election results or distract from a new government report that found a historic contraction in the nation's economy. What are we to make of this? Economic output fell at its fastest pace on record last spring as the coronavirus pandemic forced businesses across the United States to close their doors and kept millions of Americans shut in their homes for weeks. Gross domestic product — the broadest measure of goods and services produced — fell 9.5 percent in the second quarter of the year, the Commerce Department said today. What does this mean for the economy going forward?Billions of dollars are being invested in the development of vaccines against the coronavirus. Until one arrives, many scientists have turned to tried-and-true vaccines to see whether they may confer broad protection, and may reduce the risk of coronavirus infection, as well. Old standbys like the tuberculosis vaccine and the polio vaccine appear to help train the immune system to respond to a broad variety of infections, including from bacteria, viruses and parasites, experts say. Can Old Vaccines Help Stop the Coronavirus?Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.) the chairman of the antitrust panel, opened a congressional investigation of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google last year, aiming to explore whether the tech industry's most influential quartet of companies had attained their status through potentially anti-competitive means. What did all of this really amount to? Lawmakers in both parties are panning the Trump administration's plan to pull nearly 12,000 U.S. troops out of Germany.Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) blasted the move as a “grave error,” while Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) said President Trump shows a “lack of strategic understanding.” What are we to make of this because we know that these troops are not going back to Ft. Ord or Ft. Dix, they are most likely on their way to Poland. Lisa Curtis, the US National Security Council's senior director for South and Central Asia, - Delivering a keynote speech in a Brookings Institution webinar about “China's growing regional influence and strategy”, Curtis, ticked off a list of countries bordering or near China – including India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan – with which the US is strengthening ties economically and militarily. What does this really mean? Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said Wednesday that he was confident that whoever wins the White House in November — whether it's President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden — will continue supporting the defense industry. What is their argument? President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed Democratic demands for aid to cash-strapped cities ina new corona virus relief package and lashed out at Republican allies as talks stalemated over assistance for millions of Americans.How concerned should Americans be about their government's apparent lack of concern about their plight?Guests:Dr. Clarence Lusane, Professor, free-lance journalist and author of The Black. History of the White HouseMargaret Flowers, Pediatrician and Health Reform Activist, Co-Director at Popular ResistanceJack Rasmus, Economist, Author of Central Bankers at the End of their Ropes, Professor in the Economics and Politics departments at St. Mary's College in San FranciscoChris Garaffa, Web Developer and TechnologistMadea Benjamin, Co-Founder of Code PinkRay McGovern, Former CIA analyst and co-founder Veteran Intelligence Professionals for PeaceDanny Haiphong, Author and Contributor to the Black Agenda Report American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News--From the Revolutionary War to the War on TerrorChris Hedges, Investigative journalist and author

For many of us Covid-19 has meant a daily routine that likely involves watching the 1pm press conference, wondering when we will be out of stage four lockdown, then opening the fridge once for the hundredth time to see if something new has materialised.But for some people, there are much bigger questions to ask.What will the world look like after the pandemic? Why have some countries dealt with it so much better than others? And critically, how can we avoid this kind of pandemic from happening again?Technology Futurist, Geopolitics Specialist and Sci-Fi Novelist Dr Jamie Metzl is one person who is looking to answer all of these questions.Dr Metzl has a varied CV, including advising the World Health Organisation, the US National Security Council and the United Nations.Metzl is hosting a special Facebook live event next Sunday titled ‘Hacking the Coronavirus: The Future of Our World'.About Jamie Metzl's eventDr Jamie Metzl stands apart from his contemporaries with his exceptional insight into a diverse range of topics, including human genome editing, the ethics of our technology, and Asian economic and political issues. His impressive and storied resume led him to advise the World Health Organization, the U.S. National Security Council, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the United Nations. No. Big. Deal.As part of Think Inc.'s Outside The Box series, Jamie will delve into topics like: What is our future after the pandemic? Why do some Asian countries respond quicker and more effectively against a viral threat? How will an informed and educated global citizenry inoculate the world against the crises to come? How is genetic engineering set to revolutionise the core foundations of our lives — sex, war, love, and death? Will we be able to digitise and upload our consciousness to the cloud?Want to know what's next for the humble human species? Grab your tickets to Think Inc.'s, Outside The Box event, ‘Hacking the Coronavirus: The Future of Our World' with Dr Jamie Metzl.The event will be hosted by Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales and Data61. He is the author of the book 2062: The World that AI Made and he is a strong advocate for limits to ensure AI is used to improve our lives. Toby has been a leading voice in the discussion about autonomous weapons, speaking at the UN in both New York and Geneva on the topic. He is a Fellow of the Australia Academy of Science and recipient of the NSW Premier's Prize for Excellence in Engineering and ICT.This event will consist of a 30-minute presentation by Jamie, followed by a 30-minute fireside chat with the event host Toby Walsh, and a 30-minute Q&A session.Check out more info at thinkinc.org/metzl