What mattered
today.

“An interesting, yet half-baked, analysis of right-wing influencers' reach across social media platforms. Diving into viewership statistics of Ben Shapiro, Candice Owens, and the like, The New York Times highlights a stark decrease in viewership across the board. They attribute this to the quiet midterm season, Republicans already being in power (causing less outrage), and a myriad of other reasons. Where this analysis falls short, though, is a comparison of left-wing influencers on how the non-election season is affecting their viewership. This one-sided analysis leaves me with an incomplete picture.”

“The government has never been more for sale as Trump rakes in $800 million in donations, with a close confidant pestering companies around the clock to have them finance his projects - often in exchange for favorable executive and regulatory decisions. Trump has been described as the most accessible president by Fortune 500 company executives. While listening to industry experts will always be welcome, being accessible to their whims in exchange for donations reemphasizes the corruption we face with this administration.”

“The Cybersecurity disaster due to AI is becoming more realised day by day, with Anthropic following OpenAI in announcing that their frontier model was able to hack into and access secure systems of real-world companies. Cybersecurity is already a major concern as foreign actors such as Russia and China continue to utilize hacking to potentially disrupt nations, but with these advancements in autonomous AI systems, a new paradigm is set to emerge.”

“China continues to make calculated decisions that prop up its economy and exports, leaving the United States at a major disadvantage.”