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Soumit Salman Rahman

Federal Military Expands Domestic Security 2025: Guard, ICE, and Legal Challenges

Federal Military Expands Domestic Security 2025: Guard, ICE, and Legal Challenges

MetricNational Guard Federalization (Portland)ICE Militarization (Nationwide) Authorized personnel≈ 200 Oregon Guard (Title 10); additional 300 CA and up to 400 TX Guard units pending≈ 115 federal police officers (summer 2025) plus bounty‑hunter incentives ($150 k per apprehension) Legal authority cited10 U.S.C. § 12406(3) – “President unable to

AI Upskilling Boosts Careers Amid Automation and Gig Shifts

AI Upskilling Boosts Careers Amid Automation and Gig Shifts

Immediate Upskill Priorities * Prompt Engineering & Model Operations: Global job postings for prompt engineers rose 230 % year‑over‑year. Reported compensation clusters at $175‑$250 k annually, reflecting the 66 % employer filter that rejects candidates lacking demonstrable AI competence. * AI Governance & Compliance: Regulatory mandates (EU AI Act, U.S.

Phishing Malware, State Breaches, AI Ransomware, and Windows 10 EOL Drive Rising Cyber Threats

Phishing Malware, State Breaches, AI Ransomware, and Windows 10 EOL Drive Rising Cyber Threats

Phishing‑Driven Malware Campaigns (Winos 4.0, CAPI Backdoor, ClickFix) The campaign uses TikTok videos that advertise “free activation” guides for high‑value SaaS products. The videos embed a ClickFix pattern that instructs users to paste a single PowerShell command into any shell. The command executes iex (irm …), downloading the

US Political Risks Surge: Protests, ICE Raids, VRA Enforcement Shape 2026 Forecast

US Political Risks Surge: Protests, ICE Raids, VRA Enforcement Shape 2026 Forecast

This has been an interesting weekend to say the least! The nationwide “No Kings” protests, a 27 % surge in ICE enforcement actions, and the Supreme Court’s affirmation of Voting‑Rights Act (VRA) provisions, together they illustrate how policy‑driven enforcement, electoral‑system safeguards, and public‑order responses are reshaping

High-Bandwidth Fabric & Immersion Cooling Promise Reduced Water Use in AI-Scale Data Centers

High-Bandwidth Fabric & Immersion Cooling Promise Reduced Water Use in AI-Scale Data Centers

Today I will cover water consumption in GPU-intensive facilities, Alibaba’s compute-pooling efficiency gains, the impact of 400-800 GbE broadband switches combined with Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, and the energy-saving potential of liquid/immersion cooling. The data converge on three actionable insights: (1) water is becoming the primary utility constraint for

AI Venture Capital Surge Fueled by $1 Trillion Ecosystem and State Incentives

AI Venture Capital Surge Fueled by $1 Trillion Ecosystem and State Incentives

Funding Landscape and Capital Allocation The AI‑centric ecosystem now commands an aggregate market value of ≈ $1 trillion, driven by ten flagship firms (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Databricks, and others). In 2025 AI‑focused venture capital (VC) inflows reached $192.7 bn, representing 53 % of the global VC pool ($366.8

AI‑Driven Workforce Shift Spurs Reskilling and Hiring Constraints in 2025

AI‑Driven Workforce Shift Spurs Reskilling and Hiring Constraints in 2025

The 2025 job‑market analysis documents a modest rise in overall unemployment (0.2‑0.4 percentage points) driven primarily by the 22‑25 age cohort. In Canada, the 15‑24 unemployment rate fell from 14.7 % to 14.0 % in September, yet sector‑specific data show a decline for