Russian Tech Bros Make AI Pigeons, GOP Pushes Bogus Election and Climate Claims, and more — Instrumental Communications

This edition of Instrumental Communications' Daily #InstrumIntel covers a range of topics, noting a Russian startup's development of neural implants to control pigeons as bio-drones, raising ethical concerns. In politics, the brief highlights rising US consumer delinquencies, a McCarthyite campaign against the DSA, a Florida bill designating domestic terrorist organizations, and the Trump administration's focus on foreign influence laws. Under the Trump Administration section, issues include an ICE background check employee's arrest, ICE's rapid expansion, an unexplained FAA airspace closure, the removal of the Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument, withholding federal grants from Democratic-led states, the rejection of charges against Democrats regarding illegal orders, an investigation into left-wing organizations, and the case of an Irish man detained by ICE. Furthermore, the article notes that an FBI affidavit for a Fulton County ballot seizure relied on debunked election conspiracy theories. In AI & Tech, beyond the AI pigeons, researchers noted AI tool adoption leading to employee burnout, and OpenAI agreed to give the Pentagon access to ChatGPT for "all lawful uses." Climate news includes the Trump administration planning to rescind the EPA's endangerment finding, a study showing massive coral reef bleaching, and CarbonPlan releasing new tools for climate data transparency. Finally, the Strays section mentions McDonald's Valentine's Day caviar promotion and revelations about Jeffrey Epstein's use of digital reputation management firms.

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