Opinion
Anthropic Sues the Pentagon. Here's What Matters.
Anthropic filed two federal lawsuits today challenging the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation. The legal arguments are stronger than the politics suggest.
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Geopolitics
Iran Names Khamenei's Son as Supreme Leader. The Clerics Didn't Get a Choice.
Mojtaba Khamenei, a man who has never held public office, given a major speech, or shown his political hand, now leads the Islamic Republic during its worst crisis since 1979. The Revolutionary Guards got the leader they wanted. Whether Iran's people did is another question.
Healthcare IT
Hawaii Cancer Center Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Social Security Numbers
A ransomware attack on the University of Hawaii Cancer Center compromised Social Security numbers for 1.24 million people — roughly 85% of Hawaii's population. The university paid the ransom, waited six months to notify victims, and it's the second time the UH system has paid attackers in three years.
Technology
The $1,079 PC Is Now $3,223
A radiologist asked me to price out the same compact workstation he bought last May. The price had tripled. Even the best alternative I could find was 59% more than what he paid ten months ago.
Automotive
America Is Losing Its Cars
CarMax replaced its CEO. Repos hit a 30-year high. Nearly a third of trade-ins are underwater. For a lifelong car enthusiast, watching America price itself out of driving is hard to watch.
Technology
AWS Data Centers Are Not Bunkers
Iranian drones struck three AWS data centers in the first week of the Iran war. It's the first time a major cloud provider lost facilities to a military attack, and it should change how all of us think about disaster recovery.
AI
New York Wants to Make It Illegal for AI to Answer Your Medical Questions
Senate Bill S7263 would hold AI companies liable when chatbots provide responses in 14 licensed professions. The bill's language is broader than the headlines suggest—and it's the wrong approach at the wrong time.
Healthcare IT
Apple's Studio Display XDR Wants Into the Reading Room
Apple's new Studio Display XDR ships with DICOM presets and a Medical Imaging Calibrator aimed at diagnostic radiology. The specs are impressive. The compliance story is incomplete.
Technology
iOS 26.3.1: Bug Fixes and Studio Display Support
Apple's iOS 26.3.1 is a minor maintenance release timed to the March hardware event — adding support for the iPhone 17e and new Studio Displays, with unspecified bug fixes and no security patches.
Technology
Outbound Sales Is Broken
Outbound sales is generating more harm than value. If you're a vendor trying to reach me, advertise. Don't call, don't email, don't message.