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March 25, 2026
Trump names CEOs, nuclear fusion founders and Nobel laureate to tech advisory council — nextgov.com
Leadership from Big Tech is further cementing its presence in Washington as the White House unveiled the first 13 members that will compose the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Pursuant to an executive order President Donald Trump
The Prerogative to Pardon — democracyjournal.org
The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History by Saikrishna Prakash • Harvard University Press • 2026 • 208 pages • $22.95 During the three years I advised the President on pardons, the thing that most viscerally captured what was
Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang and Sergey Brin join Trump's tech advisory panel — engadget.com
The leaders of several major tech companies will offer the White House their opinions on tech and science policy as part of an advisory council. Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Michael Dell and Larry Ellison — the CEOs of Meta, NVIDIA, Dell and Oracle,
Why cryptocurrency donations have been banned by Keir Starmer — independent.co.uk
Our corrupt world, run by oligarchs for oligarchs — codastory.com
One difficulty in writing about corruption is explaining what it is. You’re either too specific — “it’s taking bribes”. Or too vague — “it’s being bad”. Another difficulty is obtaining the raw material to analyse: corrupt people don’t tend to speak openly
UK to Ban Political Crypto Donations on Risk of Interference — bloomberg.com
The UK government announced a moratorium on political donations in cryptocurrency and a cap on gifts from overseas electors as ministers seek to clamp down on the risk of foreign financial interference in British politics.
Pause on cryptocurrency donations recommended in review of foreign interference — independent.co.uk
Ministers have been urged to legislate for a moratorium in its Representation of the People Bill going through Parliament..
Israeli teen indicted for working with Iranian operatives, charged with espionage — jpost.com
A 14-year-old Israeli has been indicted for working with Iranian operatives, carrying out sabotage and surveillance tasks in exchange for cryptocurrency.
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