Sunday, February 22, 2026

Eyes in the sky helping police catch criminals in Coventry - The Coventry Observer

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“Assistant Chief Constable Matt Welsted from the Force Executive team said: “Working with the Civil Aviation Authority, the project is fully funded by the Home Office via the NPCC. This includes the costs of staffing, meaning we get extra resources to prevent and detect real crimes, affecting the communities we serve. “As if that was not enough, we benefit from all of the learning in real-time, while shaping British policing’s future use of drones, further cementing our national reputation as leaders in the use of technology in policing. “Drone First Responders is a hugely exciting innovation related to the very latest capability around police use of drones.”

— from Eyes in the sky helping police catch criminals in Coventry - The Coventry Observer as of 22 February 2026

Israel will not fund Gaza reconstruction, Cabinet minister says - JNS.org

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““We will not fund the Board of Peace; there is no reason to,” Elkin, who sits in Jerusalem’s Security Cabinet, told state channel Kan Reshet Bet. “We were attacked,” Elkin noted, referencing the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led cross-border terrorist invasion from the Gaza Strip. The minister concluded: “There is no reason for us to pay for the reconstruction.””

— from Israel will not fund Gaza reconstruction, Cabinet minister says - JNS.org as of 22 February 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Experian - Personal Information

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“The secure document upload service is used to provide additional documentation to support your pending request. For further instructions go to Experian's Document Upload Service. Initial dispute requests should not be submitted using this platform. To submit a dispute online, visit Experian.com/disputes. ”

— from Experian - Personal Information as of 19 February 2026

Saturday, February 14, 2026

(4) Perverting the Machinery of Thought - by Mark Gibbs

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“OpenAI’s decision to introduce advertising into AI chat interfaces should not be read as an aberration. It’s a signal. It’s the first visible crack in a wall that was never going to hold indefinitely.”

— from (4) Perverting the Machinery of Thought - by Mark Gibbs as of 14 February 2026

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

U.S. Adults Score on Par With International Average in Literacy Skills, Below International Average in Numeracy and Problem-Solving Skills in Survey of Adult Skills | IES

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““There is a ‘dwindling middle’ in the U.S. in terms of skills,” Commissioner Carr explained. “Over time, we’re seeing more Americans clustered at the bottom levels of proficiency. The result has been a widening skills gap between adults at the higher and lower skill levels compounded by a growing number of very low-skilled adults. In fact, the U.S. gap in numeracy between the highest and lowest skilled adults is the widest among all countries.””

— from U.S. Adults Score on Par With International Average in Literacy Skills, Below International Average in Numeracy and Problem-Solving Skills in Survey of Adult Skills | IES as of 10 February 2026

Monday, February 9, 2026

Cis-lunar space and the security dilemma - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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“Cis-lunar space (Latin for “on this side of the moon”) is the spherical volume that extends outward from Earth’s geosynchronous region to encapsulate the moon’s orbit and its Lagrange points, or “L points”—defined as the locations where the combined gravitational acceleration due to the Earth and moon allow a small object, such as a spacecraft, to orbit the Earth at the same rate as the moon.”

— from Cis-lunar space and the security dilemma - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as of 9 February 2026

Monday, February 2, 2026

Memberships — Professional Speaking Association

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“Professional Member £275 PER YEAR Professional Members are those who are using speaking to promote their business and are being paid to speak. They want to take their business to the next level, by improving their speaking skills and business competences.”

— from Memberships — Professional Speaking Association as of 2 February 2026