Matt Kelly
@radicalcompliance.bsky.social
Editor of Radical Compliance, the best damn analysis of ethics and compliance issues you can find (for free).
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Trading on material non-public information, people. We’ve talked about this. #compliance #corruption
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Trading on material non-public information, people. We’ve talked about this. #compliance #corruption
Now play this out. An AI agent asks an LLM for data; LLM gives an amount off by $200. The agent takes that fact and runs with it and does some other action, based on an error.
Who’s responsible for that screw up? Because until we figure that out, lots of companies will be cautious with this.
Who’s responsible for that screw up? Because until we figure that out, lots of companies will be cautious with this.
So Google's AI can't reliably add up numbers: "In my previous response, I typed $2,887.67 (a $200 typo), but the actual math on those lines equals $2,687.67."
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Now play this out. An AI agent asks an LLM for data; LLM gives an amount off by $200. The agent takes that fact and runs with it and does some other action, based on an error.
Who’s responsible for that screw up? Because until we figure that out, lots of companies will be cautious with this.
Who’s responsible for that screw up? Because until we figure that out, lots of companies will be cautious with this.
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EFF's Surveillance Self-Sefense guides help you protect your privacy when using digital devices. Learn basics like how encryption works, what settings on your phone do and don't do, and has guides for activists, protesters, journalists, LGBTQ youth. It's also in over a dozen languages.
ssd.eff.org
ssd.eff.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
EFF's Surveillance Self-Sefense guides help you protect your privacy when using digital devices. Learn basics like how encryption works, what settings on your phone do and don't do, and has guides for activists, protesters, journalists, LGBTQ youth. It's also in over a dozen languages.
ssd.eff.org
ssd.eff.org
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That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
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Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
www.miamiherald.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Trump, who says he had "no idea" at the time that Epstein sexually molested girls, told the police in 2006 that "everyone has known he’s been doing this.” That's according to an FBI interview with the then-Palm Beach police chief.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Here's a gift link to Julie K. Brown's article in the Miami Herald.
Read: Tariffs, reckless law enforcement, immigration convulsions.
J.P. Morgan: "Business caution, rather than AI displacement, primarily explains last year’s employment stall."
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Read: Tariffs, reckless law enforcement, immigration convulsions.
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
That last Patriots drive was 19 seconds. I have had farts that lasted longer. #SuperBowl
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
That last Patriots drive was 19 seconds. I have had farts that lasted longer. #SuperBowl
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The tax law passed by Congress last year let Amazon pay just $2.8B in federal income taxes—down from more than $7B in each of the prior two years.
All while its profits jumped 44.5% to $89.5B.
This is the same company that announced 16k layoffs last month.
All while its profits jumped 44.5% to $89.5B.
This is the same company that announced 16k layoffs last month.
Amazon Saved Billions Under Trump’s New Tax Law
Breaks for investment and research lowered the company’s payments to the U.S. government.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The tax law passed by Congress last year let Amazon pay just $2.8B in federal income taxes—down from more than $7B in each of the prior two years.
All while its profits jumped 44.5% to $89.5B.
This is the same company that announced 16k layoffs last month.
All while its profits jumped 44.5% to $89.5B.
This is the same company that announced 16k layoffs last month.
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Some 17 years after Bitcoin’s launch, the one and only “killer app” in crypto is the stablecoin: a digital version of old-fashioned fiat money, which the financial and banking industry already digitalized decades ago, Nouriel Roubini observes.
The Coming Crypto Apocalypse
Nouriel Roubini thinks the writing is on the wall for an industry that has offered no use cases beyond crime and corruption.
prosyn.org
February 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Some 17 years after Bitcoin’s launch, the one and only “killer app” in crypto is the stablecoin: a digital version of old-fashioned fiat money, which the financial and banking industry already digitalized decades ago, Nouriel Roubini observes.
Compliance Jobs Report for week ending Feb. 6, 2026! Lots of news as always. Send us your tips on new jobs, promotions, job leads, and other industry gossip for next week’s report! #compliance #GRC #audit #fraud #corpgov #anticorruption
www.radicalcompliance.com/2026/02/06/c...
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Compliance Jobs Report: Feb. 6 - Radical Compliance
Compliance Jobs Report for week ending Feb. 6, 2026. News from ByteDance, Roche Diagnostics, Bloom Energy, Pinterest, Levi Strauss, many more.
www.radicalcompliance.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Compliance Jobs Report for week ending Feb. 6, 2026! Lots of news as always. Send us your tips on new jobs, promotions, job leads, and other industry gossip for next week’s report! #compliance #GRC #audit #fraud #corpgov #anticorruption
www.radicalcompliance.com/2026/02/06/c...
www.radicalcompliance.com/2026/02/06/c...
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I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
So unhealthy.
Millions of people are forming emotional bonds with artificial intelligence chatbots — a problem that politicians need to take seriously, according to top scientists.
The warning comes in an assessment released today on the progress and risks of artificial intelligence.
The warning comes in an assessment released today on the progress and risks of artificial intelligence.
AI chatbots are not your friends, experts warn
Tens of millions of people now use artificial intelligence as a companion.
www.politico.eu
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM
So unhealthy.
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That last sentence waaaaay misses the mark
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
That last sentence waaaaay misses the mark
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The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
So many crimes happening here.
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
So many crimes happening here.
Here's another email exchange between Epstein and Boris Nikolic. This time discussing Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the US and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. www.justice.gov/epstein/file... #doj #epstein #files #fcpa 👀⚖️
February 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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On the “huge vibe divergence” between tech and finance on AI:
Enhanced AI tools are much more to the world, but AI is also much more of investors. sherwood.news/markets/why-...
Enhanced AI tools are
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
On the “huge vibe divergence” between tech and finance on AI:
Enhanced AI tools are much more to the world, but AI is also much more of investors. sherwood.news/markets/why-...
Enhanced AI tools are
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Not sure KMPG has thought this one through - if it is pressing its auditor to lower fees because of AI, does not that encourage its own clients to do the same? rpt here by @stephenfoleyft.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/c891...
KPMG pressed its auditor to pass on AI cost savings
Big Four accounting firm’s move to cut fees for its own audit comes amid debate over pricing model
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Not sure KMPG has thought this one through - if it is pressing its auditor to lower fees because of AI, does not that encourage its own clients to do the same? rpt here by @stephenfoleyft.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/c891...
So right away I wonder whether corporate donations to these charities might be construed as a bribery and corruption risk #corruption #FCPA #BriberyAct #compliance
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
ft.trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
So right away I wonder whether corporate donations to these charities might be construed as a bribery and corruption risk #corruption #FCPA #BriberyAct #compliance
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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The admin is creating incentives to not hire POC unless they clearly, explicitly have objectively superior CVs. Otherwise, you have to create an extensive record justifying the hire.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.
It sounds like the EEOC is trying to bring back the pattern or practice enforcement action.
Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The admin is creating incentives to not hire POC unless they clearly, explicitly have objectively superior CVs. Otherwise, you have to create an extensive record justifying the hire.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.
Meanwhile, if you reject POC, you are confident the administration won't pursue a lawsuit.