Spanberger Signs Unconstitutional Bill To Strip Confederacy-Linked Groups Of Tax Exempt Status Authored by Jonathan Turley, There has been growing criticism (and falling poll numbers) of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger after she ran as a moderate and then immediately veered to the far left after her election. Once in power, Spanberger and the Democrats unleashed a slew of tax increases, moved...
Spanberger Signs Unconstitutional Bill To Strip Confederacy-Linked Groups Of Tax Exempt Status Authored by Jonathan Turley, There has been growing criticism (and falling poll numbers) of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger after she ran as a moderate and then immediately veered to the far left after her election. Once in power, Spanberger and the Democrats unleashed a slew of tax increases, moved to eliminate all but one Republican district in the purple state , passed an array of anti-gun laws, and enacted other controversial measures. One of these measures is a clearly unconstitutional effort to strip pro-Confederate groups of their tax exemption. This week, Spanberger signed HB167 , the law that eliminated the tax exemption for various confederacy-linked groups , including the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc. Notably, as soon as they came into power, Democrats also passed House Bill 1377 to move against the Virginia Military Institute, including appointing a task force that could effectively close the historic school. Many Democrats have previoulsy sought to close VMI despite its unique and inspiring history in training some of our most famous military leaders, including General George Marshall. Liberals want to close the school due to its history from the Civil War. Spanberger recently expressed support for the effort but returned the bill with suggestions to use the board of directors to carry out the review. Spanberger’s substitute eliminates that task force entirely and instead directs VMI’s own board of visitors to carry out the review. The board would be empowered to carry out a fairly hostile and open-ended agenda, including to “distance [VMI] from the Lost Cause...
Meta Platforms plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce, or roughly 8,000 roles, starting May 20. Further reductions are expected later in the year as the company looks to manage rising AI infrastructure costs. Meta intends to use AI tools to automate more management and operational functions across the business. Meta Platforms, NasdaqGS:META, is making these changes while its shares trade a...
Meta Platforms plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce, or roughly 8,000 roles, starting May 20. Further reductions are expected later in the year as the company looks to manage rising AI infrastructure costs. Meta intends to use AI tools to automate more management and operational functions across the business. Meta Platforms, NasdaqGS:META, is making these changes while its shares trade around $688.55. The stock has recorded a 9.3% return over the past week and 16.0% over the past...
AI 评审论文，到底靠谱不？ 不同的人可能会有不同的答案，但毫无疑问，人们对于 AI 评审的接受度正在慢慢提升，一些顶级会议也在巨大论文投稿量压力下开始推进此事。举个例子，ICML 2026 就已经放宽了 AI 评审的要求，只是还不允许完全由 AI 执行评审，参阅报道《评审用不用 AI，作者说了算？ICML 2026 全新评审政策出炉》。 前两天，另一个同样曾被巨量投稿压得喘不过气来的顶级会议 A...
AI 评审论文，到底靠谱不？ 不同的人可能会有不同的答案，但毫无疑问，人们对于 AI 评审的接受度正在慢慢提升，一些顶级会议也在巨大论文投稿量压力下开始推进此事。举个例子，ICML 2026 就已经放宽了 AI 评审的要求，只是还不允许完全由 AI 执行评审，参阅报道《评审用不用 AI，作者说了算？ICML 2026 全新评审政策出炉》。 前两天，另一个同样曾被巨量投稿压得喘不过气来的顶级会议 AAAI 2026 也给出了自己的尝试。要知道，该会议 Main Technical Track 共接收将近 3 万篇投稿，评审工程量非常大。参阅报道《AAAI-26 投稿量爆炸：近 3 万篇论文，2 万来自中国，评审系统都快崩了》。 具体来说，AAAI 官方联合多所大学和研究机构开展了一份试点研究： 为 AAAI-26 会议的每一篇 main-track 投稿都生成了一个 AI 评审结果 。 至于结果，可能在很多人的意料之中： AI 的整体表现已经胜过了人类 。或者按 AAAI 官方的说法是：「对 AAAI-26 作者和程序委员会成员的大规模调查显示，参与者不仅认为 AI 评审有用，而且在技术准确性和研究建议等关键维度上，实际上更偏好 AI 评审。」 报告标题：AI-Assisted Peer Review at Scale: The AAAI-26 AI Review Pilot 报告地址：https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.13940 下面我们就来具体看看这份「AAAI-26 AI 评审试点」研究报告。 当前 AI 领域面临的评审难题 随着 AI 技术的飞速演进，传统的科学同行评审制度正面临着前所未有的负荷。无论是 Nature 还是 NeurIPS 等顶尖学术殿堂，近年来的投稿数量都在以惊人的速度激增。 然而，学术界赖以生存的评审机制却几乎停滞不前，重度依赖着人类专家们无偿投入大量的心血与时间。 在审稿人资源日益紧缺、资深学者分身乏术的窘境下，维持论文评审的高质量、评判标准的统一性以及出结果的时效性，变得越发捉襟见肘。 为了应对 AAAI 2026 创纪录的海量投稿，大会组委会甚至迫不得已招募了超过 28000 名程序委员会成员，这一规模甚至达到了上一届会议的三倍之多！ 史无前例的大规模部署：一天内完成两万份深层评审 在这样一个亟需破局的时刻，AAA...
Taiwan must urgently overhaul its civil defence and rethink its energy strategy to withstand a potential blockade, experts warned at a tabletop exercise, describing existing preparedness as “too romantic” for a real-world crisis. The two-day 2026 Political, Economic, Military and Societal Tabletop Exercise, held at National Chengchi University in Taipei last week, simulated a 2030 scenario in whic...
Taiwan must urgently overhaul its civil defence and rethink its energy strategy to withstand a potential blockade, experts warned at a tabletop exercise, describing existing preparedness as “too romantic” for a real-world crisis. The two-day 2026 Political, Economic, Military and Societal Tabletop Exercise, held at National Chengchi University in Taipei last week, simulated a 2030 scenario in which shifting global alliances and regional conflicts left Taiwan’s energy and social systems acutely...
Malaysian comedian Rizal van Geyzel keeps his three children – aged six, 14 and 15 – off social media. He calls it a “gateway drug” to fake news, pornography, stalkers and doom-scrolling. “Do I risk them resenting me? Sure, but these are the sacrifices of parents for their children’s mental health and physical safety,” the 43-year-old said. Across Southeast Asia, governments are increasingly sidin...
Malaysian comedian Rizal van Geyzel keeps his three children – aged six, 14 and 15 – off social media. He calls it a “gateway drug” to fake news, pornography, stalkers and doom-scrolling. “Do I risk them resenting me? Sure, but these are the sacrifices of parents for their children’s mental health and physical safety,” the 43-year-old said. Across Southeast Asia, governments are increasingly siding with parents like him. Indonesia last month became the first country in the region to bar...
In general, tech stocks have been a disappointment so far this year. And when a sector like tech underperforms, investors have two options. One, they can bail out and look for other opportunities with value stocks, oil and gas companies, and consumer staples. All are solid options. But moving that money means you're essentially forfeiting the ability to recover your gains when tech stocks begin ba...
In general, tech stocks have been a disappointment so far this year. And when a sector like tech underperforms, investors have two options. One, they can bail out and look for other opportunities with value stocks, oil and gas companies, and consumer staples. All are solid options. But moving that money means you're essentially forfeiting the ability to recover your gains when tech stocks begin battling back. And there's a lot to like about tech -- the sector is where the most innovative companies are creating products and programs that affect every sector in the market. Tech is a consistent winner in the stock market, with five- and 10-year returns that soundly beat the S&P 500 . Continue reading