Topic: legislative oversight
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Rocket Lab Reacts to NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Decision
Rocket Lab has filed a formal protest with the US Government Accountability Office against NASA’s decision to award the $700 million Mars Telecommunications Network contract to Blue Origin. The dispute centers on Rocket Lab's claim that the selection process violated specific congressional mandat...
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Estonia’s $28M AI Mistake That Created a “Fuckup Finder”
A drafting error in Estonia's Gambling Tax Act, which mistakenly exempted online casinos from taxation, cost the government an estimated €24 million in lost revenue. After the error was discovered, former official Luukas Ilves built an AI tool called "Fuckup Finder" that scans draft legislation f...
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US to Survey Data Center Energy Consumption
The US government is launching a mandatory survey to collect comprehensive data on electricity usage from data center operators, addressing a lack of precise public information. This initiative responds to concerns about surging power demand from AI, cloud computing, and cryptocurrency, which is ...
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