When Musk joined Trump, countries rolled out the red carpet for Starlink

Republicans have decided to remove a block on state-level artificial intelligence (AI) laws that was previously ordered by former President Donald Trump from the defense bill. This decision reflects a significant shift in the party's stance on AI governance, allowing states to implement their own regulations without federal interference.

A recent attempt by Republicans to ban state-level artificial intelligence (AI) regulations was removed from the defense bill due to bipartisan opposition, highlighting ongoing tensions between the tech industry and consumer protection advocates. This decision reflects a significant moment in the evolving landscape of AI governance in the United States.

Palantir's Immigration Operating System (OS) has been instrumental in assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in tracking and deporting undocumented immigrants. This development has drawn attention due to the controversial nature of Palantir's role in immigration enforcement, particularly as CEO Alex Karp previously criticized Trump's immigration plans as lacking sense.

A recent study has focused on hate speech classification in the Bangla language, which is spoken by over 230 million people in Bangladesh and India. The research, part of the BLP 2025 Shared Task, utilized various machine learning models, including transformer-based models like BanglaBERT and XLM-RoBERTa, achieving significant improvements in hate speech detection compared to traditional baseline methods.

A recent study analyzed the effectiveness of Large Language Models (LLMs) in generating social personas in low-resource settings, specifically in Bangladesh. The research revealed that human responses significantly outperformed LLM-generated personas across various metrics, particularly in empathy and credibility, highlighting the limitations of LLMs in understanding cultural and emotional contexts.