Linda McMahon Will Send Education Back to the States and Defend Universal School Choice

Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for education secretary, will work on "sending Education back to the states” while reducing or eliminating the federal Department of Education. This was one of Trump's key education campaign pledges. With a slimmer educational résumé than typical of candidates for the Secretary of Education position, she served 16 years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, where a student center is named for her. She also spent just over a year on the Connecticut State Board of Education, where she was one of fifteen members overseeing all public education in the state, including its technical high school system. Later, in 2010, she would resign to run as a Republican for a Senate seat. Linda McMahon, a leader of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, is known for her many years in wrestling as the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). According to President Trump's statement, her approach to education is based on advocating for parents' and families' rights and universal school choice. This means that money typically flowing to public schools will instead go to families so they can spend it on private education. "As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families," Mr. Trump said. On Tuesday, Ms. McMahon posted a message on social media praising “apprenticeship programs” and highlighting their examples in Switzerland, which is often cited as a high-performing country whose model the United States should follow. She also has backed a House bill to make federal Pell Grants available for those pursuing skills training programs and technical education, not just traditional college degrees. The for-profit college sector applauded Ms. McMahon’s selection. “Under her leadership, we are confident that the new Department of Education will take a more reasoned and thoughtful approach in addressing many of the overreaching and punitive regulations put forth by the Biden administration, especially those targeting career schools,” Jason Altmire, president of Career Education Colleges and Universities, a trade group that represents the for-profit sector, said in a statement. • NYT: How Linda McMahon Might Approach the Dept. of Education — Comments of the audience

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OpenAI officially opened its New York office this month. It's located at the iconic Puck Building. "This new office reflects our mission to harness the potential of GenAI to empower people to solve complex problems right here in New York," said the company that created ChatGPT At the same time, OpenAI announced a partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) through their startup accelerator program, the Founder Fellowship. As a marketing promotion, OpenAI will offer all 2025 $5,000 on API credits to help them innovate and grow. OpenAI is contributing $375,000. The Founder Fellowship has supported 250 entrepreneurs across 168 companies, with founders raising over $22 million in venture capital and grant funding.

Mistral Introduces a Moderation API to Detect Undesirable Text Content

Paris-based AI startup Mistral launched a new API for content moderation last week. This addresses growing concerns about data privacy, latency, and compliance, which can prove especially attractive to European companies subject to strict data protection regulations. This API powers the moderation service in Mistral’s Le Chat. Powered by a fine-tuned model (Ministral 8B), it can be tailored to specific applications and safety standards. Mistral is releasing two end-points: one for raw text and one for conversational content. The API is the same API that powers moderation in Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot platform. It includes English, French, and German languages into one of nine categories: sexual, hate and discrimination, violence and threats, dangerous and criminal content, self-harm, health, financial, law, and personally identifiable information. Mistral says the moderation API can be applied to raw or conversational text. The moderation API is available through Mistral’s cloud platform, with pricing based on usage. The release follows Mistral’s recent announcement of high-profile partnerships, including deals with Microsoft Azure, Qualcomm, and SAP.

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Meta's Llama Open-Source AI Model Is Being User by U.S. National Security Agencies

Llama open-source AI model is increasingly used by U.S. government agencies, contractors in national security, and large companies such as Accenture, AWS, Azure, Anduril, Booz Allen, Databricks, Deloitte, IBM, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Oracle, Palantir, Scale AI, and Snowflake. Meta talked publicly about it to combat the perception that it is aiding foreign adversaries like China. Last week, Reuters reported that Chinese research scientists linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the military wing of China’s ruling party, used an older Llama model, Llama 2, to develop a tool for defense applications. "These Llama uses will also help establish U.S. open-source standards in the global race for AI leadership," said the company. "Also, open-source systems have helped to accelerate defense research and high-end computing, identify security vulnerabilities, and improve communication between disparate systems." • Lockheed Martin incorporated Llama into its AI Factory, accelerating various use cases such as code generation, data analysis, and enhancing business processes. Scale Ai is fine-tuning Llama to support specific national security team missions, such as planning operations and identifying adversaries’ vulnerabilities. Meta believes "a global open-source standard for AI models is likely to emerge, as it has with technologies like Linux and Android."

CEOs of Major Tech Companies Congratulated Trump and Vance on Their Victory

CEOs of major tech companies congratulated Donald Trump and JD Vance on their victory in the U.S. presidential election this Wednesday. They all wished Trump success in the Oval Office and stated they looked forward to working with him. Amazon's Founder and owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, said in a post on X that it was "an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory." Bezos recently struck a more conciliatory tone and praised Trump for his "courage under literal fire" following the attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania rally. Apple CEO Tim Cook congratulated Trump on his victory in a post on X. "We look forward to engaging with you and your administration to help make sure the United States continues to lead with and be fueled by ingenuity, innovation, and creativity," Cook wrote. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he hopes Trump will see "huge success in the job." In a follow-up post, he wrote, "It is critically important that the US maintains its lead in developing AI with democratic values." Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, "We have great opportunities ahead of us as a country." Elon Musk, who runs Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink, cheered Trump's win. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, congratulated Trump on his victory and said he's committed to working with the president-elect's administration. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said, "Congratulations, President Trump. We're looking forward to engaging with you and your administration to drive innovation forward that creates new growth and opportunity for the United States and the world." IBM CEO Arvind Krishna congratulated Trump on his victory in a LinkedIn post. He said the company looks forward to working with the Trump administration and Congress "to advance American leadership in AI and quantum, strengthen America's competitiveness, and expand economic opportunity across the country." Cisco founder and CEO Chuck Robbins wrote in a post on X that the company looks forward to working with Trump and Congress on policies around "connectivity, innovation, cybersecurity, and more." Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love. — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) November 6, 2024 Congratulations President Trump on your victory! We look forward to engaging with you and your administration to help make sure the United States continues to lead with and be fueled by ingenuity, innovation, and creativity. — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) November 6, 2024 congrats to President Trump. i wish for his huge success in the job. — Sam Altman (@sama) November 6, 2024 It is morning in America again pic.twitter.com/GNTE0cUWoc — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2024

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