Good Morning and Happy Tuesday. This is issue 26 of The Tech Stop.

Covering EU easing AI regulations, US seeking rare-earth independence, nurturing engineering multipliers, and AI transparency with Olmo 3.

1. The EU curtailing GDPR and delaying parts of its AI Act to ease regulation, expand data access for AI training, and reduce compliance costs. More.

   POV: Closely monitor regulatory changes. If they pass, there could be more aggressive data-driven AI development, as well as compliance risks.

2. The US is reducing its dependence on China for rare-earth minerals, which are vital for EV motors and defence. More.

   POV: Prioritise securing and investing in alternative rare-earth supply chains, or risk critical production halts.

3. Top engineers don’t just write code — they raise the productivity and impact of their whole team by mentoring, improving process, and aligning on meaningful work. More.

   POV: Hire, cultivate, and promote engineering multipliers — not just coders — because they unlock far more collective value and innovation.

4. Olmo 3 is a groundbreaking open-source AI from Ai2 that exposes everything, giving us full visibility into how it reasons, plans, and learns. More.

   POV: Evaluate Olmo 3 as a strategic platform for building AI — because its transparency means you can audit, adapt, and scale it without being locked into proprietary black-box models.

And just for fun… I’m not sure this helped me understand the 3-body problem, but it’s certainly interesting to look at 😀

That’s everything for this week, see you in 7 days 👍