Quote of the day by US President Dwight D Eisenhower: 'Public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite' — foreshadowing Silicon Valley's global domination
THE SO WHAT
Eisenhower’s warning reads less like history and more like a live description of AI-era policy risk — concentrated technical power with diffuse public understanding. For operators, that means regulation will likely be reactive and uneven; build optionality into where you host data, models, and critical workflows.
READ THE SOURCE
MORE FROM THE WIRE
Tech & InnovationI've rounded up the best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 cases to keep your passport-shaped foldable safe from scrapes and drops
Accessory ecosystems maturing around foldables are a quiet signal that these devices are stabilizing as a mainstream form factor. If your product assumes a “slab phone” UI, start testing on foldables now — screen real estate and interaction patterns are diverging.
Tech & InnovationRetailers are updating their websites to rank highly in chatbot results, while making sure purchases are done on their own sites to collect customer data
Retail SEO is being refactored around AI assistants—getting into ChatGPT and Gemini recommendation flows is the new shelf placement. Operators should treat assistants as both a top-of-funnel channel to optimize for and a disintermediation risk to route around by tightening first-party checkout and data capture.
Tech & InnovationSpelman President on Federal Funding, AI Popularity
Federal funding rollbacks hitting HBCUs while AI skills surge in demand will widen talent and access gaps unless industry steps in. If you rely on diverse technical pipelines, this is a prompt to deepen direct partnerships, scholarships, and curriculum support rather than waiting on policy to correct.
Tech & InnovationFlock Reportedly Tried to Turn Uber Drivers Into Mobile Snitches
Using gig workers as rolling sensor networks is the logical extension of license-plate readers — and a fast way to trigger public and regulatory backlash. If your data strategy depends on ambient surveillance, expect rising consent, disclosure, and reputational costs baked into your operating model.