Trump Moves to Stop States From Regulating AI With a New Executive Order

The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

The New York Times

#UK #police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology

Police forces successfully #lobbied to use #FacialRecognition system known biased against women, young people, ethnic minorities, after complaining it produced fewer potential #suspects

Documents reveal the bias was known for more than a year. Police forces argued to overturn initial decision designed to correct it

Police told it was biased in Sept 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/10/police-facial-recognition-technology-bias

#PoliceState #Justice #DigitalID #innocent

UK police forces lobbied to use biased facial recognition technology

Exclusive: System more likely to suggest incorrect matches for images of women and Black people

The Guardian
'Textbook Case of Corruption': Democratic Senators Call for Ethics Investigation Into Starlink's Recent Trade Deals

In an open letter, the senators expressed concerns that the Trump administration may be offering countries tariff relief if they do business with Elon Musk.

Gizmodo
Companies can keep scale of food waste secret after lobbying

NFU told Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that revealing scale of waste could threaten contracts

openDemocracy
During this government #roundup on this habitat 11 wild horses, including four babies, died at the #trap, not even making it into the holding pens.
The next series of roundups start tomorrow. The #AmericanWildHorseCampaign (#AWHC) are working hard to stop these brutal helicopter operations from being used against wild herds.
The #Wildhorses and #Burros #roundups are happening because powerful #ranching private interest groups have #lobbied for roundup and removals in #Washington for decades.

The org has successfully #lobbied since 2021 for #laws in >a half-dozen states that ban #GenderAffirmingCare for #transgender youths, w/ its representatives testifying before state #legislatures against the guidelines recommended by mainstream #medical groups, acc/to its records. It gained further #national prominence this year as one of the plaintiffs in the #federal #lawsuit to limit #access to #mifepristone, a key #abortion drug.

#AbortionRights #TransRights #HumanRights #Minoritarianism

Montana governor lobbied by non-binary son to reject anti-trans bills

David Gianforte, who uses he/they pronouns, said they urged father Greg to stand up against ‘unjust, immoral’ legislation

The Guardian

Pour les droits des femmes du Québec (#PDFQuébec ) is a #WomensGroup that has #lobbied in support of #Bill21 (which prevents civil servants, teachers & others from wearing visible religious symbols) & against #legislation such as #BillC16 , which aims to #protect #GenderDiverse people from #Discrimination .

**For the 2022-2023 #FiscalYear - #QuébecGovernment gave PDF Québec $143,000, #CBC #reported**

https://xtramagazine.com/power/activism/quebec-anti-trans-247757

#StopTransHate #Canada #DefundPDFQuebec #HateGroup #HumanRights

StackPath

#Canada ranks 3rd globally for #OldGrowth #forest loss, behind #Russia & #Brazil .
..home to a $34 billion #forestry #industry
...according to an #investigation by #CBCNews , #ICIJ ’s media partner, #Canadian #politicians #lobbied #lawmakers in #NewYorkState to #amend a bill aimed to prevent #NY from buying products linked to #deforestation or forest #degradation . The bill, originally called #NewYork #DeforestationFreeProcurementAct was introduced in early 2021.

https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/deforestation-inc-reporters-checked-global-promises-to-end-forest-loss-this-is-what-they-found/

Deforestation Inc. reporters checked global promises to end forest loss. This is what they found - ICIJ

From Europe to Asia to North America, even as leaders and governments made new sustainability pledges, authorities were failing on a number of key forest protection measures.

ICIJ