HEADLINES: Discord Votes, Divided Tech, Less Shots & a Framework
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(0:00 ) Pre-Show
(0:42 ) Open
(1:25 ) cj's week: COVID is (not) gone!
(6:00 ) Jeff's Week: Occam’s Razor
(11:00 ) Headline: After Bloody Youth Uprising, Nepal's 73-Year-Old Chief Justice Steps In
(15:39 ) Headline: California's AI Bill SB-53 Divides Tech
(20:52 ) Headline: RFK Jr. Seeks to Restrict COVID Shots to 75 and Up
(24:48 ) Headline: The US and China might finally have a TikTok deal
(27:40 ) The ORB.
Nepal’s Gen Z just rage-quit corruption, burned down half the government, and installed a former Chief Justice as Prime Minister. Forget “eat the rich”—this is more like “yeet the rich kids’ handbags.”
Meanwhile, California is trying to regulate AI before Skynet goes beta. Will AMERICAS FAVORITE GOVERNOR sign the bill and push Silicon Valley’s favorite billionaires to cry into their kombucha about paperwork?
Over in D.C., RFK Jr. is running public health like it’s a Facebook comment section—floating vaccine policies based on vibes, conspiracy theories, and that one uncle at Thanksgiving.
And finally, America and China might have found a way to keep TikTok alive. Turns out, national security threats are negotiable… as long as you really need your daily dose of cat videos and dance challenges.
Former chief justice sworn in as Nepal’s interim prime minister following deadly protests | CNN
California lawmakers pass landmark bill that will test Gavin Newsom on AI - POLITICO
California Lawmakers Pass AI Safety Bill, Pending Newsom's Approval | PCMag
RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids - Ars Technica
US, China reach framework deal on TikTok; Trump and Xi to speak on Friday
CA SB-53 Artificial intelligence models: large developers