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This article explores the rise of Hindu nationalism and its influence in America, particularly through the Hindutva lobby. It discusses the issue of caste discrimination and the efforts of California legislators to address it. The article also examines the involvement of Hindu donors in American politics and their support for politicians who align with their interests. It highlights the growing Indian-American community in the United States, their economic success, and their potential political influence. The article concludes by discussing the praise given to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by American politicians, despite allegations of human rights abuses under his leadership. It also compares the Hindu-nationalist influence to the pro-Israel lobby and discusses the connections between Hindu-nationalist groups and politicians. The text mentions the efforts of these groups to shape narratives, influence textbooks, and combat negative stereotypes of Hindus in America. It emphasizes the defense of Indian government actions and the attacks on academics and scholars who challenge the nationalist agenda. The Hindu American Political Action Committee (PAC) is highlighted as endorsing candidates from both parties in the 2020 election cycle, focusing on those who oppose Hinduphobia and terrorism against Indians in Kashmir. The article acknowledges the wealth, organization, and political connections of the Hindu American community, predicting their continued growth in influence. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the challenges and failures of incorporating artificial intelligence, particularly generative artificial intelligence (AI) similar to ChatGPT, in military intelligence systems, using the example of Shin Bet's experience in Israel and the Pentagon's efforts. Topics include the overconfidence in AI, the Pentagon's collaboration with Silicon Valley, and instances of technology not meeting expectations in military applications.

Personal computing has had a major effect on the way that many people work; whole organisations have been revolutionised by tools such as filing systems and word processors. Whilst personal computing has enhanced the execution of work it has largely failed to support the cooperative environment in which it is done. CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) aims to remove this artificial division caused by the systemic focus on the single user and to replace it with systems supporting the wider, social, web of cooperation. Unfortunately CSCW in practice has failed in this task. This paper briefly discusses the reasons for this failure, and proposes a "reflexive perspective" of CSCW as an emphasis shift in current CSCW research which, it is argued and demonstrated by example, will result in greater success for future cooperative systems.